1847 in Australia
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The following lists events that happened during 1847 in Australia.
Incumbents
Governors
Governors of the Australian colonies:
- Governor of South Australia - Lieutenant Colonel Frederick Holt Robe
- Governor of Tasmania - Sir William Denison
- Governor of Western Australia as a Crown Colony - Lieutenant-Colonel Andrew Clarke.
Events
- 15 July - St Peter's College, Adelaide is founded by members of the Anglican Church of Australia.[1]
- 28 December - Augustus Short, the first Anglican bishop of Adelaide, South Australia arrives from England.[2]
Births
- George Collingridge
- John Forrest
- James Huddart
- Archibald Liversidge
- Henry Montgomery
- Edward Petherick
- Louis de Rougemont
- Rose Scott
- Frederick William Ward
Deaths
- 11 February - Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Andrew Clarke, Governor of Western Australia (born 1793).[3]
- John Eardley-Wilmot
- John Franklin
- Joseph Wild
References
- ^ Cameron, Angus, ed. (1986). "Part One: Capital City Chronologies". The Second Australian Almanac: An 800-page Databank Crammed with Essential Information for Every Australian. North Ryde, NSW: Angus & Robertson. p. 73. ISBN 0-207-15232-2.
- ^ van Dissel, Dirk (1976). "Short, Augustus (1802 - 1883)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 6. Melbourne University Press. pp. 122–123.
{{cite book}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - ^ The Constitution Centre of Western Australia (2002). "Lieutenant-Colonel Andrew Clarke 1846–1847". Governors and Premiers of Western Australia. West Perth, WA: The Constitution Centre of Western Australia. Government of Western Australia. ISBN 0-7307-3821-3. Archived from the original on 13 September 2009. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
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