1857 IN AUSTRALIA

''See also:''
1856 in Australia,
other events of 1857,
1858 in Australia and the
Timeline of Australian history.

Contents

Incumbents

Governors

Premiers

Events

Exploration and Settlement

Births

Deaths

See also

Incumbents

Governors

Governors of the Australian colonies:

★ Governor of New South Wales - Sir William Denison

★ Governor Queensland - ''(office first formed in 1859)''

★ Governor of South Australia - Sir Richard MacDonnell

★ Governor of Tasmania - Sir Henry Young

★ Governor of Victoria - Sir Henry Barkly

★ Governor of Western Australia as a Crown Colony - Sir Arthur Kennedy

Premiers

Premiers of the Australian colonies:

★ Premier of New South Wales - Henry Parker to 7 September then Charles Cowper

★ Premier of Queensland - ''role created in 1859''

★ Premier of South Australia - Boyle Finniss, John Baker, Robert Torrens, Richard Hanson

★ Premier of Tasmania - William Champ, Thomas Gregson, William Weston, Francis Smith

★ Premier of Victoria - Dr William Haines, John O'Shanassy

★ Premier of Western Australia - ''office first formed in 1890''

Events

★ May 13 - St Kilda railway station, Melbourne is opened.

★ July 25 - Matthew Blagden Hale is consecrated as the first Bishop of Perth in a ceremony at the Lambeth Palace Chapel.

★ August 20 - The ''Dunbar'' is wrecked at the entrance to Sydney Harbour, killing 121 pessangers.

Exploration and Settlement

Births

Deaths

See also

★ 1857

★ 1850s