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1868
in
Australia&o=10616
1868 in Australia&o=10616
1868 in Australia
See also:
1867 in Australia
,
other events of 1868
,
1869 in Australia
and the
Timeline of Australian history
.
Incumbents
Governors
Governors of the Australian colonies
:
Governor of New South Wales
-
Somerset Lowry-Corry, 4th Earl Belmore
Governor of Queensland
-
Sir George Bowen
, then
Colonel Sir Samuel Blackall
Governor of South Australia
-
Sir Dominick Daly
until 19 February
Governor of Tasmania
-
Colonel Thomas Browne
, then
Charles Du Cane
Governor of Victoria
-
Sir John Manners-Sutton
Governor of Western Australia
-
(office first formed in
1890
)
Premiers
Premiers of the Australian colonies
:
Premier of New South Wales
-
James Martin
, until 27 October then
John Robertson
Premier of Queensland
-
Robert Mackenzie
, until 25 November then
Charles Lilley
Premier of South Australia
-
Henry Ayers
, until 24 September then
John Hart
(2nd time), until 13 October then
Henry Ayers
(4th time), until 3 November then
Henry Strangways
Premier of Tasmania
-
Richard Dry
Premier of Victoria
-
James McCulloch
, until 6 May then
Charles Sladen
, until 11 July then
James McCulloch
(2nd time)
Premier of Western Australia
-
office first formed in 1890
Events
January 10
- The last
convict
ship to Western Australia, the
Hougoumont
, arrives in Western Australia.
March 12
-
Henry James O'Farrell
fires a revolver into the back of
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh
(second son of
Queen Victoria
) while the latter is picnicking in the beachfront suburb of
Clontarf
. Australia's first attempted political assassination.
Sport
May – October - The
first Australian cricket team to tour overseas
plays against several English teams, winning 14 matches, losing 14 and drawing 19.
November 3
-
Glencoe
wins the
Melbourne Cup
Births
November 14
- Arthur Hoey Davis, better known as author
Steele Rudd
(d. 1935)
Deaths
April 21
-
Henry James O'Farrell
, attempted assassin of Prince Alfred
June 10
-
Charles Harpur
, poet (b. 1813)
See also
1868
1860s
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