1860 in Australia

See also: 1859 in Australia, other events of 1860, 1861 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.

[edit] Incumbents

[edit] Governors

Governors of the Australian colonies:

• Governor of New South Wales - Sir William Dennison
• 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 - William Forster until 8 March then John Robertson
• Premier of Queensland - Robert Herbert
• Premier of South Australia - Richard Hanson until 9 May then Thomas Reynolds
• Premier of Tasmania - Francis Smith until 1 November then William Weston
• Premier of Victoria - William Nicholson until 26 November then Richard Heales
• Premier of Western Australia - office first formed in 1890

[edit] Events

• August 20 - Burke and Wills expedition sets off from Royal Park, Melbourne at about 4pm watched by around 15,000 spectators.
• November 12 - The Victorian College for the Deaf is opened in a small house in Peel Street Windsor.
• December 12 - Initial riots on the Lambing Flat goldfields near present day Young, New South Wales.

[edit] Births

• June 20 - Jack Worrall, Australian cricketer, footballer, and coach (d. 1937)
• June 23 - Sir Baldwin Spencer, the first person to study Australia anthropology.
• December 7 - Joseph Cook, sixth Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1947)

[edit] See also

• 1860
• 1860s