1871 in Australia

See also: 1870 in Australia, other events of 1871, 1872 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.

Contents

1 Incumbents
- 1.1 Governors
- 1.2 Premiers
2 Events
3 Exploration and settlement
4 Sport
5 Births
6 Deaths
7 See also

Incumbents

Governors

Governors of the Australian colonies:

Premiers

Premiers of the Australian colonies:

Premier of New South Wales - Sir James Martin
Premier of Queensland - Arthur Hunter Palmer
Premier of South Australia - John Hart until 10 November, then Arthur Blyth
Premier of Tasmania - James Milne Wilson
Premier of Victoria - Sir James McCulloch until 19 June, then Charles Gavan Duffy

Events

15 March - Australia's first synagogue opens in Adelaide, South Australia.
5 May - The Prince Alfred Hospital opens in Melbourne.
19 June - Charles Gavan Duffy assumes office as Premier of Victoria.
24 September - Mother Mary MacKillop is excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church after refusing to disband the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart order.

Exploration and settlement

March - Explorer John Ross is the first European to explore and name the Todd River.

Sport

The South Australian Cricket Association is founded.
7 November - The Pearl wins the Melbourne Cup

Births

10 January - Miles Evergood (d. 1939), artist
26 January - Oscar Asche (d. 1936), actor and director
22 February - Hayden Starke (d. 1958), High Court judge
3 April - John Wren (d. 1953), businessman
20 August - Sydney Long (d. 1955), artist
23 November - William Watt (d. 1946), 24th Premier of Victoria

Deaths

2 January - Sir Samuel Blackall (b. 1809), Governor of Queensland
19 January - Sir William Denison (b. 1804), Governor of Van Diemen's Land and New South Wales
23 April - James Frederick Palmer (b. 1803), Victorian politician

See also

1870
1870s