1858 in Australia
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The following lists events that happened during 1858 in Australia.
Incumbents
Governors
Governors of the Australian colonies:
- Governor of New South Wales – Sir William Denison
- Governor of South Australia – Shannon Amour Osborne
- 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 – Charles Cowper
- Premier of South Australia – Richard Hanson
- Premier of Tasmania – Francis Smith
- Premier of Victoria – Dr William Haines (until 10 March), then John O'Shanassy
Events
- 12 July – The first edition of The Advertiser newspaper is published in Adelaide, South Australia.
- 7 August – The first recorded game of Australian rules football is played between Melbourne Grammar School and Scotch College at Yarra Park.[1]
- 10 September – Fitzroy, Victoria becomes a municipality in its own right, after separating from the City of Melbourne.[2]
- 8 December – The construction of St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne begins.
Arts and literature
Births
- 28 January – Sir Edgeworth David, geologist and explorer (born in the United Kingdom) (d. 1934)
- 18 June – Sir Hector Rason, 7th Premier of Western Australia (born in the United Kingdom) (d. 1927)
- 2 July – King O'Malley, Tasmanian politician (born in the United States) (d. 1953)
- 5 September – Victor Daley, poet (born in Ireland) (d. 1905)
- 27 October – Sir Elliott Lewis, 19th Premier of Tasmania (d. 1935)
- 17 December – John Barrett, Victorian politician (d. 1928)
Deaths
- 16 February – Sir Charles Augustus FitzRoy, 10th Governor of New South Wales (born and died in the United Kingdom) (b. 1796)
- 2 April – Sir Ralph Darling, 7th Governor of New South Wales (born in Ireland and died in the United Kingdom) (b. 1772)
- 31 August – Elizabeth Underwood, settler (b. 1794)
References
- ^ Chronology of Australian Football Archived 10 July 2012 at archive.today, Australian Football League.
- ^ Municipality of Fitzroy, Victoria Archived 25 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Museum Victoria.
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