1874 in Australia
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 1874 in Australia |
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| Other events of 1874 • Timeline of Australian history |
Events
- 8 January - Arthur Macalister becomes Premier of Queensland for the third time.
- 10 March - Ernest Giles is the first European to explore and later names (12 March) the Petermann Ranges.
- 1 April - John Forrest leads an expedition from Geraldton, Western Australia across the Gibson Desert to the Peake telegraph station in South Australia.
- 15 June - Brisbane's first Victoria Bridge opens; it is lost in the 1893 Brisbane flood.
- 31 July - George Kerferd becomes Premier of Victoria.
- 28 September - Victorian Humane Society established; it later becomes the Royal Humane Society of Australasia.
- 6 November - University of Adelaide established by act of the South Australian Parliament; it opened in 1876.
Arts and literature
- Marcus Clarke's For the Term of his Natural Life is published in book form
Sport
- Southern Rugby Union is established; renamed New South Wales Rugby Union in 1892
- Haricot wins the Melbourne Cup
Births
- 2 March - Gregan McMahon
- 3 March - Ada Crossley
- 17 September - Walter Murdoch
- 17 October - Lionel Lindsay
Deaths
- 1 February - Alexander Harris
- 17 May - Sir Roger Therry
References
- Barker, Anthony (1996). What Happened When. St Leonards: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 978-1-86373-986-3.
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