1871 in Australia
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[edit] Incumbents
[edit] Governors
Governors of the Australian colonies:
- Governor of New South Wales - Somerset Lowry-Corry, 4th Earl Belmore
- Governor of Queensland - George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby
- Governor of South Australia - Sir James Fergusson
- Governor of Tasmania - Charles Du Cane
- Governor of Victoria - John Manners-Sutton, 3rd Viscount Canterbury
[edit] Premiers
Premiers of the Australian colonies:
- Premier of New South Wales - Sir James Martin
- Premier of Queensland - Arthur Hunter Palmer
- Premier of South Australia - John Hart until 10 November, then Arthur Blyth
- Premier of Tasmania - James Milne Wilson
- Premier of Victoria - Sir James McCulloch until 19 June, then Charles Gavan Duffy
[edit] Events
- March 15 - Australia's first synagogue opens in Adelaide, South Australia.
- May 5 - The Prince Alfred Hospital opens in Melbourne.
- 19 June - Charles Gavan Duffy assumes office as Premier of Victoria.
- September 24 - Mother Mary MacKillop is excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church after refusing to disband the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart order.
[edit] Exploration and Settlement
- March - Explorer John Ross is the first European to explore and name the Todd River.
[edit] Sport
- The South Australian Cricket Association is founded.
- 7 November - The Pearl wins the Melbourne Cup
[edit] Births
- 10 January - Miles Evergood (d. 1939), artist
- 26 January - Oscar Asche (d. 1936), actor and director
- 22 February - Hayden Starke (d. 1958), High Court judge
- 3 April - John Wren (d. 1953), businessman
- 20 August - Sydney Long (d. 1955), artist
- 23 November - William Watt (d. 1946), 24th Premier of Victoria
[edit] Deaths
- January 2 - Sir Samuel Blackall (b. 1809), Governor of Queensland
- January 19 - Sir William Denison (b. 1804), Governor of Van Diemen's Land and New South Wales
- April 23 - James Frederick Palmer (b. 1803), Victorian politician
