1861 in Australia
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[edit] Incumbents
[edit] Governors
Governors of the Australian colonies:
- Governor of New South Wales - Sir William Dennison, John Young, 1st Baron Lisgar
- 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
- Governor of Western Australia - (office first formed in 1890)
[edit] Premiers
Premiers of the Australian colonies:
- Premier of New South Wales - John Robertson, then Charles Cowper
- Premier of Queensland - Robert Herbert
- Premier of South Australia - Thomas Reynolds, then George Waterhouse
- Premier of Tasmania - William Weston, then Thomas Chapman
- Premier of Victoria - Richard Heales, then John O'Shanassy
- Premier of Western Australia - office first formed in 1890
[edit] Events
- May 13 - The Great Comet of 1861 is discovered by John Tebbutt of Windsor, New South Wales.
- July 6 - Robert Palin is hanged in Western Australia following the use of Ordinance 17 Victoria Number 7 to secure the capital punishment of a convict for a crime not normally punishable by death.
- July 8 - The Geelong College is established by Reverend Alexander James Campbell in Newtown, Victoria.
- October - Robertson land acts passed by Parliament of New South Wales.
[edit] Arts and literature
- National Gallery of Victoria founded
[edit] Sport
- November 7 - The first Melbourne Cup is won by Archer. (List of Melbourne Cup winners).
[edit] Births
- August 2 - Edith Cowan, the first Australian woman elected as a representative in an Australian parliament.
[edit] Deaths
- June 28 - Estimated death of William John Wills (b. 1834) and Robert O'Hara Burke (b. 1821), explorers.
