1860 in Australia
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The following lists events that happened during 1860 in Australia.
Incumbents
Governors
Governors of the Australian colonies:
- Governor of New South Wales – Sir William Denison
- 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
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
Events
- 20 August – Burke and Wills expedition sets off from Royal Park, Melbourne at about 4pm watched by around 15,000 spectators.
- 12 November – The Victorian College for the Deaf is opened in a small house in Peel Street Windsor.
- 12 December – Initial riots on the Lambing Flat goldfields near present-day Young, New South Wales.
Births
- 20 June – Jack Worrall, Australian cricketer, footballer, and coach (died 1937)
- 23 June – Sir Baldwin Spencer, the first person to study Australia anthropology.
- 6 September – May Jordan McConnel, trade unionist and suffragist (died 1929)[1]
- 7 December – Joseph Cook, sixth Prime Minister of Australia (died 1947)
Deaths
- 31 March – Frederick Irwin, acting Governor of Western Australia (b. 1788)
- 1 July – Robert Thomas, (b. 1781), newspaper proprietor
References
- ^ "Family Notices". The Moreton Bay Courier. Vol. XV, no. 915. Queensland. 8 September 1860. p. 2. Retrieved 29 December 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
