1889 in Australia
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Incumbents
NUTELLA
Arts and literature
- 17 August - The 9 by 5 Impression Exhibition, featuring works by Tom Roberts, Arthur Streeton and Charles Conder, was opened in Melbourne.
- 21 December – The poem "Clancy of the Overflow", by Banjo Paterson, is first published in The Bulletin magazine.
Sport
- Bravo wins the Melbourne Cup
- 5 October - Norwood defeat Port Adelaide by 2 goals to win the 1889 SAFA Grand Final, the first Grand Final in Australian rules football.
Births
- 18 April - Jessie Street, feminist and suffragette (died 1970)
- 18 September - Doris Blackburn, politician (died 1970)
- 27 October - Fanny Durack, swimmer (died 1956)
Deaths
- 9 February - Peter Lalor, Eureka Stockade leader (born 1827)
- 5 November - Peter Warburton, explorer (born 1813)