1870 in Australia
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Incumbents
Governors
Governors of the Australian colonies:
- Governor of New South Wales — Somerset Lowry-Corry, 4th Earl Belmore
- Governor of Queensland — Colonel Sir Samuel Blackall
- Governor of South Australia — Sir James Fergusson, 6th Baronet
- Governor of Tasmania — Charles Du Cane
- Governor of Victoria — John Manners-Sutton, 3rd Viscount Canterbury
Premiers
Premiers of the Australian colonies:
- Premier of New South Wales — John Robertson, until 13 January then Charles Cowper, until 16 December then James Martin[1]
- Premier of Queensland — Charles Lilley, until 3 May then Arthur Hunter Palmer[2]
- Premier of South Australia — Henry Strangways, until 30 May then John Hart[3]
- Premier of Tasmania — James Milne Wilson[4]
- Premier of Victoria — John Alexander MacPherson, until 9 April then James McCulloch[5]
Events
- 3 January — A state flag of Western Australia is adopted.
- 1 February — A state flag of Victoria is adopted, although with no crown like the current flag.
- 22 March — A state flag of Queensland is adopted, with a portrait of Queen Victoria.
- 20 April — A second state flag of New South Wales is adopted, similar to the current flag of Victoria: a crown above the Southern Cross.
- 22 July — A state flag of South Australia is adopted.
- 11 August — Melbourne Town Hall is opened.
Exploration and settlement
- Gulgong, New South Wales, is founded.
- 27 August — John Forrest successfully arrives in Adelaide from Perth, leading an expedition along the south coast via the Great Australian Bight.
Science and technology
- September — Work begins on the Australian Overland Telegraph Line linking Port Augusta to Darwin.
Sport
- 12 May — Port Adelaide Football Club is founded in South Australia
Births
- 3 January — Ethel Richardson (died 1946), author, better known by her nom de plume Henry Handel Richardson
- 17 May — Newton Moore (died 1936), Premier of Western Australia
- 1 November — Christopher Brennan (died 1932), poet
Deaths
- 23 May – Foster Fyans, first mayor of Geelong (b. 1790)
- 25 May – Captain Thunderbolt (real name Fred Ward, born 1836), bushranger
- 24 June – Adam Lindsay Gordon (born 1833), poet
References
- ^ Parliament of New South Wales, http://parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/web/common.nsf/key/ResourcesFactspremiers
- ^ Parliament of Queensland, http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/view/historical/records1860.asp?SubArea=officeHolders
- ^ Parliament of South Australia, http://www.parliament.sa.gov.au/Members/Ministers/Pages/PremiersofSouthAustralia.aspx
- ^ Parliament of Tasmania, http://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/tpl/datasheets/Premiers_Table.htm
- ^ Parliament of Victoria, http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/about/people-in-parliament/premier-of-victoria
