1877 in Australia

none January 2012 February 2020 October 2022 1877 Australia Template:Year in Australia: Parameter 1=year required! Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 90px Other events of 1877 Timeline of Australian history The following events happened in Australia in the year 1877. Incumbents Governors Governors of the Australian colonies: Governor of New South Wales – Hercules Robinson, 1st Baron Rosmead Governor of Queensland – Sir William Cairns until 14 March, then Arthur Kennedy Governor of South Australia – Sir Anthony Musgrave until 29 January, then William Jervois Governor of Tasmania – Frederick Weld Governor of Victoria – Sir George Bowen Governor of Western Australia – Sir William Robinson GCMG, then Major General The Hon. Sir Harry Ord GCMG CB RE Premiers Premiers of the Australian colonies: Premier of New South Wales – until 21 March: John Robertson 21 March-16 August: Henry Parkes 17 August-17 December: John Robertson starting 17 December: James Farnell Premier of Queensland – George Thorn until 8 March, then John Douglas Premier of South Australia – John Colton until 26 October, then James Boucaut Premier of Tasmania – Thomas Reibey until 9 August, then Philip Fysh Premier of Victoria – James McCulloch Events 8 March – John Douglas becomes Premier of Queensland 10 March – Cloncurry was established 15 March to 4 April – 1877 Australia v England series is played 1 April – A settlement on Thursday Island was established for the refueling of steam ships 8 June – Lutherans found the Hermannsburg Mission at Finke River in the Northern Territory 20 July – Arthur Kennedy becomes Governor of Queensland 9 August – Philip Fysh becomes Premier of Tasmania 17 August – John Robertson begins another term as Premier of New South Wales 11 September – Ships Avalanche and Forrest collide off Portland, Victoria, only 3 of the 107 passengers are saved 2 October – William Jervois becomes Governor of South Australia 26 October – James Boucaut becomes Premier of South Australia 12 November – Harry Ord becomes Governor of Western Australia 8 December – Telegraph line between Western Australia and South Australia completed, linking Western Australia to the east coast by telegraphy for the first time, via Adelaide.WA SA overview https://telegramsaustralia.com/Forms/Colonial/Other/WA%20SA%20overview.html https://web.archive.org/web/20250619154144/https://telegramsaustralia.com/Forms/Colonial/Other/WA%20SA%20overview.html 2025-06-19 12 October 2025 telegramsaustralia.com live Arts and literature 1877 in Australian literature music Marie Gavotte.mid Marie Gavotte 1877 by Herbert Hedwan Chandler MIDI versionHadwen-Chandler, Herbert Marie gavotte : for piano 1900 W. H. Glen & Co https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/12940323 18 August 2021http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article176698141 Musical Notes. The Telegraph 5,346 Queensland, Australia 30 November 1889 18 August 2021 5 National Library of Australia Sport 30 April – South Australian Football League founded. 17 May – Victorian Football Association founded. Births 17 January – May Gibbs 25 August – John Latham 8 October – Hans Heysen 14 November – Norman Brookes Deaths 25 March – Caroline Chisholm, humanitarian (b. 1808) 2 April – Bully Hayes, ship's captain and trader 7 April – John Arthur, Tasmanian cricketer (b. 1847) 16 June – John Fairfax, journalist and politician (b. 1804) 18 July – Joseph Anderson, Norfolk Island administrator (b. 1790) 17 August – Martin Cash, convict escapee (born 1808) 16 September – Saxe Bannister, first Attorney General of New South Wales (b. 1790) References Barker Anthony What Happened When Allen & Unwin 1996 St Leonards 978-1-86373-986-3 1877 in yes Australia Category:Years of the 19th century in Australia