1860 in Australia

See also: 1859 in Australia, other events of 1860, 1861 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.

Contents 1 Incumbents 1.1 Governors 1.2 Premiers 2 Events 3 Births 4 Deaths 5 See also

Incumbents

Governors

Governors of the Australian colonies:

• Governor of New South Wales - Sir William Dennison
• Governor of Queensland - Sir George Bowen
• Governor of South Australia - Sir Richard G. MacDonnell
• Governor of Tasmania - Sir Henry Young
• Governor of Victoria - Sir Henry Barkly

Premiers

Premiers of the Australian colonies:

• Premier of New South Wales - William Forster until 8 March then John Robertson
• Premier of Queensland - Robert Herbert
• Premier of South Australia - Richard Hanson until 9 May then Thomas Reynolds
• Premier of Tasmania - Francis Smith until 1 November then William Weston
• Premier of Victoria - William Nicholson until 26 November then Richard Heales

Events

• 20 August - Burke and Wills expedition sets off from Royal Park, Melbourne at about 4pm watched by around 15,000 spectators.
• 12 November - The Victorian College for the Deaf is opened in a small house in Peel Street Windsor.
• 12 December - Initial riots on the Lambing Flat goldfields near present day Young, New South Wales.

Births

• 20 June - Jack Worrall, Australian cricketer, footballer, and coach (d. 1937)
• 23 June - Sir Baldwin Spencer, the first person to study Australia anthropology.
• 7 December - Joseph Cook, sixth Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1947)

Deaths

• 1 July - Robert Thomas, (b.1860), newspaper proprietor

See also

• 1860
• 1860s