1872 in Australia

none October 2022 January 2012 February 2020 1872 Australia Template:Year in Australia: Parameter 1=year required! Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 90px Other events of 1872 Timeline of Australian history The following lists events that happened during 1872 in Australia. Incumbents Governors Governors of the Australian colonies: Governor of New South Wales – Somerset Lowry-Corry, 4th Earl Belmore, then Hercules Robinson, 1st Baron RosmeadFormer Governors https://www.governor.nsw.gov.au/governor/former-governors 2026-04-13 Governor of New South Wales. Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley AC KC en-AU Governor of Queensland – George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of NormanbyQueensland Governors https://www.qld.gov.au/about/about-queensland/history/governors 2026-04-13 www.qld.gov.au en Governor of South Australia – Sir James Fergusson, 6th BaronetTable A: Governors and Administrators http://www.parliament.sa.gov.au/AboutParliament/From1836/Documents/StatisticalRecordoftheLegislature1836to20093.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20110312023915/http://www.parliament.sa.gov.au/AboutParliament/From1836/Documents/StatisticalRecordoftheLegislature1836to20093.pdf 2011-03-12 2026-04-13 Parliament of South Australia Governor of Tasmania – Charles Du CanePrevious Governors and Lieutenant-Governors of Tasmania Government House Tasmania https://www.govhouse.tas.gov.au/the-governor/previous-governors-and-lieutenant-governors-of-tasmania 2026-04-13 www.govhouse.tas.gov.au Governor of Victoria – John Manners-Sutton, 3rd Viscount Canterbury2025-06-25 Governors of Victoria https://www.governor.vic.gov.au/governors-victoria 2026-04-13 www.governor.vic.gov.au en-au Governor of Western Australia – The Hon. Sir Frederick Weld GCMG.Former Governors https://govhouse.wa.gov.au/office-of-the-governor/former-governors/ 2026-04-13 Government House of Western Australia Premiers Premiers of the Australian colonies: Premier of New South Wales – Sir James Martin, until 14 May then Henry ParkesPremiers of New South Wales, 1856 - present https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/about/Pages/Premiers-of-New-South-Wales-1856-present.aspx 2026-04-25 www.parliament.nsw.gov.au Premier of Queensland – Arthur Hunter PalmerQueensland Premiers https://www.qld.gov.au/about/about-queensland/history/premiers 2026-04-25 www.qld.gov.au en Premier of South Australia – Arthur Blyth, until 22 January then Henry Ayers (5th time)Premiers of South Australia since 1856 https://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/sa/2014/guide/premiers 2026-04-25 www.abc.net.au en-AU Premier of Tasmania – James Milne Wilson, until 4 November then Frederick InnesTasmania Parliament of 2023-06-13 Premiers of Tasmania - List https://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/resources/about-parliament/historyindex/members/premiers_table 2026-04-25 www.parliament.tas.gov.au en Premier of Victoria – Charles Gavan Duffy, until 10 June then James FrancisVictorian Parliament Website https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/about/history-and-heritage/people-who-shaped-parliament/former-members/ live Victorian Parliament Website Events 13 February to 28 March – An election is held in New South Wales. 19 February – The Municipal District of Dubbo is established, following the approval of the Colonial Secretary. 26 February – The brig Maria is wrecked when it strikes a reef near Cardwell off the coast of Queensland, killing 39 people. 12 June – A Victorian branch of the Royal Australian Mint opens in Melbourne. 24 June – Failure of the Java telegraph cable, linking Australia via Darwin, to the global telegraphy network. 22 August – The Australian Overland Telegraph Line is completed when two telegraph lines are joined at Frew's Ponds in the Northern Territory (then South Australia). 24 September – The General Post Office opens in Brisbane, Queensland. 21 October – With the restoration of the Java telegraph cable, first direct receipt via Adelaide (and the Overland Telegraph Line) of telegraphs from the UK in the eastern states. Sidney Cooke Limited founded. Sport The Quack wins the Melbourne Cup Births 1 January – Arthur Manning, New South Wales politician (d. 1947) 22 February – Shaw Neilson, poet (d. 1942) 26 February – John Holman, Western Australian politician (d. 1925) 23 March – Michael Joseph Savage, 23rd Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1940)Savage, Michael Joseph Dictionary of New Zealand Biography Te Ara https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/4s9/savage-michael-joseph 2026-06-27 teara.govt.nz en 13 June – Lydia Abell, military nurse, recipient of Royal Red Cross (RRC) (d. 1959) 20 June – George Carpenter, 5th General of The Salvation Army (d. 1948) 28 June – John Keating, Tasmanian politician (d. 1940) 28 September – David Unaipon, inventor and author (d. 1967) 14 October – John Leckie, Victorian politician (d. 1947) Full date unknown: Possibly September – Douglas Fry, artist (born in the United Kingdom) (d. 1911) Bertha Schroeder, New Zealand Salvation Army officer, social worker, and probation officer (d. 1953)Bertha Schroeder Niels Reinsborg 3s6 23 April 2017 Joe Slater, composer and publisher (d. 1926) Deaths 4 January – Sir Edward Macarthur, Administrator of Victoria (born and died in the United Kingdom) (b. 1789) 15 January – John King, explorer (born in Ireland) (b. 1838) 12 February – George Herbert Rogers, actor (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1820) 20 February – Andrew Petrie, architect (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1798) 20 March – William Wentworth, New South Wales politician and explorer (born in Norfolk Island) (b. 1790) 28 April – Louisa Atkinson, writer and botanist (b. 1834) 19 May – John Baker, 2nd Premier of South Australia (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1813) 11 June – John Davies, newspaper proprietor (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1814) 31 December – John McKinlay, explorer and grazier (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1819) Unknown – John Dibbs, mariner (born and died in the United Kingdom) (b. 1790) References 1872 in yes Australia Category:Years of the 19th century in Australia