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* [[24 March]] – [[Hugh de Largie]], Western Australian politician (born in the [[United Kingdom]]) (d. [[1947]]) |
* [[24 March]] – [[Hugh de Largie]], Western Australian politician (born in the [[United Kingdom]]) (d. [[1947]]) |
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* 23 April – [[Bella Guerin]], activist (d. 1923)<ref>{{Citation |last=Kelly |first=Farley |title=Guerin, Julia Margaret (Bella) (1858–1923) |url=https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/guerin-julia-margaret-bella-6503 |work=Australian Dictionary of Biography |place=Canberra |publisher=National Centre of Biography, Australian National University |language=en |access-date=2023-02-02}}</ref> |
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* [[25 April]] – [[Joseph Maiden]], botanist (born in the [[United Kingdom]]) (d. [[1925]]) |
* [[25 April]] – [[Joseph Maiden]], botanist (born in the [[United Kingdom]]) (d. [[1925]]) |
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* [[16 June]] – [[John Russell (Australian painter)|John Russell]], |
* [[16 June]] – [[John Russell (Australian painter)|John Russell]], impressionist painter (d. [[1930]])<ref>{{Citation |last=Galbally |first=Ann E. |title=Russell, John Peter (1858–1930) |url=https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/russell-john-peter-8302 |work=Australian Dictionary of Biography |place=Canberra |publisher=National Centre of Biography, Australian National University |language=en |access-date=2023-02-02}}</ref> |
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* [[28 November]] – [[Richard Godfrey Rivers]], artist (born in the [[United Kingdom]]) (d. [[1925]]) |
* [[28 November]] – [[Richard Godfrey Rivers]], artist (born in the [[United Kingdom]]) (d. [[1925]]) |
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The following lists events that happened during 1859 in Australia.
Incumbents
Governors
Governors of the Australian colonies:
- Governor of New South Wales – Sir William Denison
- Governor of Queensland – Sir George Bowen
- 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 – Charles Cowper, William Forster
- Premier of Queensland – Robert Herbert
- Premier of South Australia – Richard Hanson
- Premier of Tasmania – Francis Smith
- Premier of Victoria – John O'Shanassy, William Nicholson
Events
- 14 May – Melbourne Football Club is founded.
- 6 June – The colony of Queensland is established by decree of Queen Victoria.
- July – Geelong Football Club is founded.[1]
- 5 August – The passenger steamship SS Admella is shipwrecked on a submerged reef near Mount Gambier South Australia with the loss of 89 lives.
- 6 October – Thomas Austin takes 24 rabbits and 5 hares to Australia in order to release them there as a game. They will multiply exponentially.
- The first permanent educational institution for girls, the East Leigh, is founded in Melbourne by Elizabeth Tripp.
Births
- 24 March – Hugh de Largie, Western Australian politician (born in the United Kingdom) (d. 1947)
- 23 April – Bella Guerin, activist (d. 1923)[2]
- 25 April – Joseph Maiden, botanist (born in the United Kingdom) (d. 1925)
- 16 June – John Russell, impressionist painter (d. 1930)[3]
- 28 November – Richard Godfrey Rivers, artist (born in the United Kingdom) (d. 1925)
References
- ^ "Detailed History". geelongcats.com.au. Geelong Cats. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ Kelly, Farley, "Guerin, Julia Margaret (Bella) (1858–1923)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 2 February 2023
- ^ Galbally, Ann E., "Russell, John Peter (1858–1930)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 2 February 2023
