1871 in Australia
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The following lists events that happened during 1871 in Australia.
Incumbents[edit]
Governors[edit]
Governors of the Australian colonies:
- Governor of New South Wales – Somerset Lowry-Corry, 4th Earl Belmore
- Governor of Queensland – George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby
- Governor of South Australia – Sir James Fergusson
- Governor of Tasmania – Charles Du Cane
- Governor of Victoria – John Manners-Sutton, 3rd Viscount Canterbury
- Governor of Western Australia – The Hon. Sir Frederick Weld GCMG.
Premiers[edit]
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[edit]
- 15 March – Australia's first synagogue opens in Adelaide, South Australia.
- 5 May – The Prince Alfred Hospital opens in Melbourne.[1]
- 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.[2]
Exploration and settlement[edit]
- March – Explorer John Ross is the first European to explore and name the Todd River.
Sport[edit]
- The South Australian Cricket Association is founded.[3]
- 7 November – The Pearl wins the Melbourne Cup
Births[edit]
- 10 January – Miles Evergood (died 1939), artist
- 24 January – Oscar Asche (died 1936), actor and director
- 17 February – Florence Anderson, (died 1939) first female trade union secretary in Victoria
- 22 February – Hayden Starke (died 1958), High Court judge
- 3 April – John Wren (died 1953), businessman
- 20 August – Sydney Long (died 1955), artist
- 23 November – William Watt (died 1946), 24th Premier of Victoria
Deaths[edit]
- 2 January – Sir Samuel Blackall (born 1809), Governor of Queensland
- 19 January – Sir William Denison (born 1804), Governor of Van Diemen's Land and New South Wales
- 23 April – James Frederick Palmer (born 1803), Victorian politician
References[edit]
- ^ Mitchell, Ann M. (1977). The hospital south of the Yarra : a history of Alfred Hospital Melbourne from foundation to the nineteen-forties. Melbourne: Alfred Hospital. ISBN 0-9596503-0-X. OCLC 6686065.
- ^ "MacKillop banished after uncovering sex abuse". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 25 September 2010. Archived from the original on 26 September 2010. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
- ^ "South Australian Cricketing Association". South Australian Register. Adelaide. 1 June 1871. p. 6. Retrieved 30 September 2012 – via National Library of Australia. The "ing" was dropped between the 1898 and 1899 A.G.M.s
