1862 in Australia

none February 2012 February 2020 October 2022 1862 Australia Template:Year in Australia: Parameter 1=year required! Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 90px Other events of 1862 Timeline of Australian history The following lists events that happened during 1862 in Australia. Incumbents Governors Governors of the Australian colonies: Governor of New South Wales – John Young, 1st Baron Lisgar Governor of Queensland – Sir George Bowen Governor of South Australia – Sir Richard G. MacDonnell, Sir Dominick Daly Governor of Tasmania – Colonel Thomas Browne Governor of Victoria – Sir Henry Barkly.https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/barkly-sir-henry-2936 Australian Dictionary of Biography - Volume 3: Barkly, Sir Henry (1815–1898) B. A. Knox 1969 95, 96 adb.online.anu.edu.au Melbourne University Press 7 August 2017 Governor of Western Australia – Sir Arthur Kennedy, then Dr John Hampton. Premiers Premiers of the Australian colonies: Premier of New South Wales – Charles Cowper Premier of Queensland – Robert Herbert Premier of South Australia – Thomas Reynolds, then George Waterhouse Premier of Tasmania – Thomas Chapman Premier of Victoria – John O'Shanassy Exploration and settlement 24 July – Explorer John McDouall Stuart successfully returns from crossing the Australian continent from north to south on his third attempt. Music, arts and literature Waterfall, Strath Creek – Eugene von Guérard Sport 4 November – Archer wins the second Melbourne Cup (List of Melbourne Cup winners). Births 18 January – William Higgs, Queensland politician (d. 1951) 4 February – George Ernest Morrison, journalist and geologist (d. 1920) 24 March – John Clemons, Tasmanian politician and lawyer (d. 1944) 29 July – Mona McBurney, pianist, teacher and composer (born in the United Kingdom) (d. 1932) 29 August – Andrew Fisher, 5th Prime Minister of Australia (born in the United Kingdom) (d. 1928) 25 September – Billy Hughes, 7th Prime Minister of Australia (born in the United Kingdom) (d. 1952) 16 November – Charles Turner, cricketer (d. 1944)Andrews B. G. Turner, Charles Thomas (1862–1944) https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/turner-charles-thomas-4759 Australian Dictionary of Biography National Centre of Biography, Australian National University 20 December 2021 en 8 December – Kate Rickards, trapeze artist and musical theatre actress (d. 1922) Deaths 13 March – Roderick Flanagan, historian, poet, and journalist (born in Ireland) (b. 1828) References 1862 in yes Australia Category:Years of the 19th century in Australia