1876 in Australia
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See also: 1875 in Australia, other events of 1856, 1877 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.
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[edit] Events
- February 20 - Submarine cable between New South Wales and New Zealand completed.
- March 21 - J.V. Mulligan finds gold on the Hodgkinson River in Queensland.
- March 28 - Classes commence at the University of Adelaide.
- March 18 - Luigi d'Albertis leaves Australia to explore New Guinea.
- June 5 - George Thorn becomes Premier of Queensland.
- June 6 - John Colton becomes Premier of South Australia.
- July 5 - The completion of a railway bridge across the Brisbane River links Brisbane and Ipswich, Queensland.
- July 20 - Thomas Reibey becomes Premier of Tasmania
- September 11 - SS Dandenong sinks; 40 lives are lost.
- November 27 - Legislation is enacted in Queensland creating the first public fire service in Australia.
- December 2 - SS Georgette runs aground near Busselton, Western Australia; Grace Bussell becomes famous for helping to rescue the passengers.
[edit] Births
- September 7 - C. J. Dennis
- September 10 - Hugh D. McIntosh
- September 18 - James Scullin
- September 23 - Cyril Brundell White
- October 4 - Hugh McCrae
- November 24 - Walter Burley Griffin
- December 21 - J. T. Lang
[edit] Deaths
- January 22 - George Dalrymple
- March 8 - Truganini
- May 24 - Henry Kingsley
- August 29 - John Skinner Prout
[edit] References
- Barker, Anthony (1996). What Happened When. St Leonards: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86373-986.
