1863 in Australia

See also: 1862 in Australia, other events of 1863, 1864 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.

Contents 1 Incumbents 1.1 Governors 1.2 Premiers 2 Events 2.1 Non-specific dates 3 Exploration and settlement 4 Sport 5 Births 6 Deaths 7 References 8 See also

Incumbents

Governors

Governors of the Australian colonies:

• Governor of New South Wales — John Young, 1st Baron Lisgar
• Governor of Queensland — Sir George Bowen
• Governor of South Australia — Sir Dominick Daly
• Governor of Tasmania — Colonel Thomas Browne
• Governor of Victoria — Sir Henry Barkly until 10 September, then Sir Charles Darling

Premiers

Premiers of the Australian colonies:

• Premier of New South Wales — Charles Cowper until 15 October, then James Martin
• Premier of Queensland — Robert Herbert
• Premier of South Australia — George Waterhouse until 4 July, then Francis Dutton until 15 July, then Henry Ayers
• Premier of Tasmania — Thomas Chapman until 20 January, then James Whyte
• Premier of Victoria — John O'Shanassy until 27 June, then James McCulloch

Events

• 1 January — The Torrens title system is introduced in New South Wales with the commencement of the Real Property Act 1862.^[1]
• 7 February — The Sydney-based Royal Navy corvette HMS Orpheus sinks off the coast of New Zealand claiming 189 lives.
• 21 February — James Cockle is appointed the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland.
• 14 March — Queen Victoria issues Letters Patent granting Goulburn, New South Wales city status, making it Australia's first inland city.
• 6 July — Queen Victoria issues Letters Patent annexing to South Australia the part of the colony of New South Wales that would later become the Northern Territory.^[2]
• 11 November — Elizabeth Scott is hanged for the murder of her husband, making her the first woman to be executed in Victoria.

Non-specific dates

• South Sea Islanders are brought into Queensland to work as indentured labourers in the colony's sugar industry.
• Over 2,400 volunteers are recruited to fight in the New Zealand land wars.

Exploration and settlement

• 17 January — Explorer John McKinlay returns home to Gawler, South Australia after an unsuccessful two-year search for the missing Burke and Wills expedition.
• 28 April — Brewarrina, New South Wales proclaimed a township.

Sport

• 3 November — Banker wins the Melbourne Cup, in the smallest field in Cup history of six horses.

Births

• 26 January — Charles Wade, Premier of New South Wales (d. 1922)
• 14 July — Arthur Coningham, cricketer (d. 1939)
• 16 July — Anderson Dawson, Premier of Queensland (d. 1910)
• 26 October — Neville Howse, first Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross (d. 1930)
• 26 October — John Henry Michell, mathematician (d. 1940)
• 29 November — Adrian Knox, second Chief Justice of the High Court (d. 1932)

Deaths

• 5 February — John Wroe (b. 1782), British evangelist, founder of the Christian Israelite Church
• 26 March — James Drummond (b. 1786 or 1787), botanist
• 28 April — James Dickson (b. 1913), New South Wales politician
• 5 July — Thomas Brown (b. 1803), Western Australian politician
• 26 October — Gotthard Fritzsche (b. 1797), Lutheran pastor

References

See also

• 1863
• 1860s