1873 in Australia

1873 in Australia

"See also:"
1872 in Australia,
other events of 1873,
1874 in Australia and the
Timeline of Australian history.

Incumbents

Governors

Governors of the Australian colonies:
*Governor of New South Wales - Hercules Robinson, 1st Baron Rosmead
*Governor of Queensland - George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby
*Governor of South Australia - Sir James Fergusson, 6th Baronet, then Anthony Musgrave
*Governor of Tasmania - Charles Du Cane
*Governor of Victoria - John Manners-Sutton, 3rd Viscount Canterbury, then George Bowen
*Governor of Western Australia - "(office first formed in 1890)"

Premiers

Premiers of the Australian colonies:
*Premier of New South Wales - Henry Parkes
*Premier of Queensland - Arthur Hunter Palmer
*Premier of South Australia - Henry Ayers, until 22 July then Arthur Blyth
*Premier of Tasmania - Frederick Innes, until 4 August then Alfred Kennerley
*Premier of Victoria - James Francis
*Premier of Western Australia - "office first formed in 1890"

Events

* December 9 - More than 1,000 striking gold miners attack police and Chinese workers brought in to Clunes, Victoria to break the strike.

Exploration and Settlement

* July 19 - Surveyor William Gosse names the rock now known as Uluru "Ayers Rock" after the Premier of South Australia Henry Ayers.
* September 3 - The town of Cooktown, Queensland is founded after gold is discovered in Georgetown, sparking a gold rush.

Births

* January 28 - Monty Noble, cricketer (d. 1940)
* August 21 - Fred Leist, artist (d. 1945)

Deaths

* January 28 - John Hart, senior, Premier of South Australia (b. 1809)
* April 19 - Hamilton Hume, explorer (b. 1797)
* June 22 - Terence Aubrey Murray, NSW politician (b. 1810)
* November 12 - David Lennox, bridge-builder (b. 1788)
* December 11 - John West, clergyman, writer and editor of "The Sydney Morning Herald" (b. 1809)

ee also

*1873
*1870s


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