1856 in Australia

none February 2012 November 2019 December 2009 1856 Australia Template:Year in Australia: Parameter 1=year required! Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 90px Other events of 1856 Timeline of Australian history The following lists events that happened during 1856 in Australia. Incumbents Governors Governors of the Australian colonies: Governor of New South Wales – Sir William Denison Governor of South Australia – Sir Richard MacDonnell 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 – Stuart Donaldson from 6 June to 25 August then Charles Cowper to 2 October then Henry Parker Premier of Queensland – office not created until 1859 Premier of South Australia – Boyle Travers Finniss from 24 October Premier of Tasmania – William Champ from 1 November Premier of Victoria – Dr William Haines Premier of Western Australia – office not created until 1890 Events 6 January – French musician and composer Nicolas-Charles Bochsa dies in Sydney. 7 February – Tasmanian Electoral Act introduced the secret ballot, which was known elsewhere, in particular in the United States as the "Australian ballot" 19 March – The Electoral Act 1856 introduced the secret ballot in Victoria 2 April – South Australia introduced the secret ballot 11 April – At a public meeting in Melbourne, Dr Thomas Embling repeated the slogan "eight hours labour, eight hours recreation, eight hours rest". 22 May – First Parliament of New South Wales opened by the governor, Sir William Denison 24 June – Queen Victoria makes Norfolk Island a separate settlement from Tasmania to be administered by the Governor of New South Wales. 23 September – The town of Perth, Western Australia, is proclaimed a City by letters patent from Queen Victoria. 25 November – The first Parliament of Victoria is officially opened by the Acting Governor Edward Macarthur.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article7140698 THE NEW PARLIAMENT. The Argus Melbourne 26 November 1856 16 February 2012 4 National Library of Australia Exploration and settlement 1 January – The name Tasmania officially adopted to replace Van Diemen's Land which was felt to have too many convict connotations. 8 June – Pitcairn Islanders arrived on Norfolk Island; the last convict had left and the island was no longer a penal colony. Queen Victoria granted the island to the Pitcairners as a home. Bounty Day is celebrated each year in Norfolk Island to commemorate the event. Suburb of Goodna founded in Queensland, Australia – Originally part of NSW, its 150-year anniversary was celebrated in 2006. Arts and literature 1856 in Australian literature Births 100px|thumb|Alfred Deakin 25 January – Sir John Hoad, 4th Chief of the General Staff (d. 1911) 8 March – Tom Roberts, artist (born in the United Kingdom) (d. 1931) 12 March – Rosetta Jane Birks, suffragist (d. 1911) 11 April – Sydney Smith, New South Wales politician (d. 1934) 15 June – William Henry O'Malley Wood, banker, public servant and surveyor (d. 1941) 18 June – Sir Robert Best, Victorian politician and lawyer (d. 1946) 3 August – Alfred Deakin, 2nd Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1919) 19 September – Sir Arthur Morgan, 16th Premier of Queensland (d. 1916) 9 October – Sir Thomas Ewing, New South Wales politician (d. 1920) 3 December – George Leake, 3rd Premier of Western Australia (d. 1902) Deaths 30 January – William Buckley, convict (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1780) 3 May – John Wollaston, settler and clergyman (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1791) 17 October – William Allen, philanthropist and businessman (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1790) References 1856 in yes Australia Category:Years of the 19th century in Australia