1872 in Australia
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See also: 1871 in Australia, other events of 1872, 1873 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.
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[edit] Incumbents
[edit] Governors
Governors of the Australian colonies:
- Governor of New South Wales - Somerset Lowry-Corry, 4th Earl Belmore, then Hercules Robinson, 1st Baron Rosmead
- Governor of Queensland - George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby
- Governor of South Australia - Sir James Fergusson, 6th Baronet
- Governor of Tasmania - Charles Du Cane
- Governor of Victoria - John Manners-Sutton, 3rd Viscount Canterbury
- Governor of Western Australia - (office first formed in 1890)
[edit] Premiers
Premiers of the Australian colonies:
- Premier of New South Wales - Sir James Martin, until 14 May then Henry Parkes
- Premier of Queensland - Arthur Hunter Palmer
- Premier of South Australia - Arthur Blyth, until 22 January then Henry Ayers (5th time)
- Premier of Tasmania - James Milne Wilson, until 4 November then Frederick Innes
- Premier of Victoria - Charles Gavan Duffy, until 10 June then James Francis
- Premier of Western Australia - office first formed in 1890
[edit] Events
- February 26 - The brig Maria is wrecked when it strikes a reef near Cardwell off the coast of Queensland, killing 39 people.
- June 12 - A Victorian branch of the Royal Australian Mint opens in Melbourne.
- August 22 - The Australian Overland Telegraph Line is completed when two telegraph lines are joined at Frew's Ponds in the Northern Territory (then South Australia).
- September 24 - The General Post Office opens in Brisbane, Queensland.
[edit] Sport
- The Quack wins the Melbourne Cup
[edit] Births
- February 22 - Shaw Neilson, poet (d. 1942)
- September 28 - David Unaipon, writer and inventor (d. 1967)
[edit] Deaths
- January 15 - John King, explorer (b. 1838)
- February 20 - Andrew Petrie, architect (b. 1798)
- March 20 - William Wentworth, explorer (b. 1790)
- April 28 - Caroline Calvert, writer and naturalist (b. 1834)
- May 19 - John Baker, Premier of South Australia (b. 1813)
- June 11 - John Davies, founder of The Mercury newspaper (b. 1814)
- December 31 - John McKinlay, explorer (b. 1819)
