1859 in Australia

See also: 1858 in Australia, other events of 1859, 1860 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.

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

• May 14 — Melbourne Football Club is founded
• June 6 — The colony of Queensland is established by decree of Queen Victoria.
• August 5 — The passenger steamship SS Admella is shipwrecked on a submerged reef near Mount Gambier South Australia with the loss of 89 lives.
• October 6 — Thomas Austin takes 24 rabbits and 5 hares to Australia in order to release them there as a game. They will multiply exponentially.

See also

• 1859
• 1850s