1895 in Australia

none October 2022 February 2012 October 2026 1895 Australia Template:Year in Australia: Parameter 1=year required! Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 90px Other events of 1895 Timeline of Australian history The following lists events that happened during 1895 in Australia. Incumbents Premiers Premier of New South Wales was George Reid Premier of South Australia was Charles Kingston Premier of Queensland was Hugh Nelson Premier of Tasmania was Edward Braddon Premier of Western Australia was John Forrest Premier of Victoria was George Turner Governors Governor of New South Wales – Robert Duff until 21 March, then Henry Brand, 2nd Viscount Hampden Governor of Queensland – Henry Wylie Norman until 31 December Governor of South Australia – Algernon Keith-Falconer, 9th Earl of Kintore until 10 April, then Sir Thomas Buxton, 3rd Baronet Governor of Tasmania – Jenico Preston, 14th Viscount Gormanston Governor of Victoria – John Hope, 1st Marquess of Linlithgow until 12 July, then Thomas Brassey, 1st Earl Brassey Governor of Western Australia – William C. F. Robinson until 22 December, then Gerard Smith Events 8 August - The steamship SS Catterthun strikes Seal Rocks, NSW, and founders, killing 55 persons 17 August - The Albert Railway Bridge opens in Brisbane 10 December - Launceston, Tasmania becomes the first Australian city to be powered by hydro-electricity with the opening of the Duck Reach Power Station Arts and literature 1895 in Australian literature 6 April - The song Waltzing Matilda is first performed at the North Gregory Hotel, Winton, Queensland. Banjo Paterson publishes his first major collection of poetry, The Man from Snowy River and Other VersesThe Man from Snowy River: and other verses Banjo Paterson OCLC 29457822 Tom Roberts painted Bailed Up Little Donah Polka published under the name 'Ansell Hope' (unidentified)Dona https://greensdictofslang.com/entry/2h7bqfi Green’s Dictionary of Slang Jonathon Green 1 June 2026http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71222461 New Music. Australian Town and Country Journal LI 1346 New South Wales, Australia 23 November 1895 23 April 2022 9 National Library of Australia Reverend Alfred Wheeler (composer) publishes Sailing Togetherhttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article147089525 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1895. The Narracoorte Herald XVIII ((1,732)) South Australia 19 February 1895 23 April 2022 2 National Library of Australia Sport Auraria wins the Melbourne Cup Victoria wins the Sheffield Shield Births 6 January – Hudson Fysh, aviator, joint founder of Qantas (d. 1974) 6 March – Les Holden, WWI fighter ace (d. 1932) 14 March – Duncan Thompson, rugby league footballer, coach and administrator (d. 1980) 22 March – Archie Cameron, politician (d. 1956) 29 March – George Alan Vasey, army officer (d. 1945) 13 April – Ivan Stedman, swimmer (d. 1979) 18 August – Sibyl Morrison, barrister (d. 1961) 31 October – Les Darcy, boxer (d. 1917) Deaths 21 October – Louisa Anne Meredith, poet (b. 1812 in the United Kingdom)O'Neill Sally Meredith, Louisa Ann (1812–1895) Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/meredith-louisa-ann-4435 2023-08-27 Canberra National Centre of Biography, Australian National University en 29 December – Arthur Sidney Olliff, taxonomist (b. 1865 in the United Kingdom) References 1895 in yes Australia Category:Years of the 19th century in Australia