Information about 1857 In Australia

See also: 1855 in Australia, other events of 1856, 1857 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.

Incumbents

Governors

Governors of the Australian colonies:

• Governor of New South Wales - Sir William Denison

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Incumbents

Governors

Governors of the Australian colonies:

• Governor of New South Wales - Sir William Denison
• Governor Queensland -

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This is a timeline of Australian history.

BC

• c. 40000 BC: Aboriginal tribes thought to have arrived in Australia.

1600s

• 1606 (March): The Dutch ship Duyfken

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The Governor of New South Wales is the representative in the Australian state of New South Wales of Australia's monarch, Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia. The Governor performs the same constitutional and ceremonial functions at the state level as does the Governor-General
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Sir William Thomas Denison, KCB (3 May 1804 – 19 January 1871) was Lieutenant Governor of Van Diemen's Land from 1847 to 1855, Governor of New South Wales from 20 January 1855 to 22 January 1861, and Governor of Madras from 1861 to 1866.
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Governor of Queensland is the representative in the state of Queensland of Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia. The Governor performs the same constitutional and ceremonial functions at the state level as does the Governor-General of Australia at the national level.
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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

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Governor of South Australia is the representative in the Australian state of South Australia of Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia. The Governor performs the same constitutional and ceremonial functions at the state level as does the Governor-General of Australia at the national
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Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell , K.C.M.G. C.B. (Chinese translated name: 麥當奴) (3 September, 1814 – 5 February, 1881) was an Anglo-Irish lawyer, judge and colonial governor.
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The Governor of Tasmania is the representative in the Australian state of Tasmania of Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia. The Governor performs the same constitutional and ceremonial functions at the state level as the Governor-General of Australia does at the national level.
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Sir Henry Edward Fox Young (23 April 1803^[1] – 18 September 1870) was the fifth Governor of South Australia, serving in that role from 2 August 1848 until 20 December 1854. He was then the first Governor of Tasmania, from 1855 until 1861.
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The Governor of Victoria is the representative in the Australian state of Victoria of Australia's monarch, Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia. The Governor performs the same constitutional and ceremonial functions at the state level as does the Governor-General of Australia
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Sir Henry Barkly GCMG KCB FRS (24 February 1815 – 20 October 1898) was a British politician and patron of the sciences.

Barkly was born in Monteagle, Rossshire, Scotland. He trained for commerce and follwed a business career before commencing his political career.
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Governor of Western Australia is the representative in Western Australia of Australia's Monarch Queen Elizabeth II. The Governor performs important constitutional, ceremonial and community functions, including:

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Sir Arthur Edward Kennedy GCMG CB (5 April 1809 – 3 June 1883) was a British colonial administrator who served as governor of a number of British colonies, namely Sierra Leone, Western Australia, Vancouver Island, Hong Kong and Queensland.
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Australia

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No. Name Party Assumed office Left office
1 Stuart Donaldson 6 June 1856 25 August 1856

2 Charles Cowper Liberal 26 August 1856 2 October 1856

3 Henry Parker 3 October 1856 7 September 1857

- Charles Cowper (2nd time)
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Sir Henry Watson Parker KCMG (June 1 1808 – February 2 1881) was Premier of New South Wales. He fitted into colonial society and politics in the pre-responsible government era, but his style was not suited to the democratic politics that began to develop in 1856.
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Sir Charles Cowper KCMG (April 26 1807 - October 19 1875) was an Australian politician and the Premier of New South Wales on five different occasions from 1856 to 1870.

Cowper did useful work but does not rank among the more distinguished Australian politicians.
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See Premiers of the Australian states for a description and history of the office of Premier.

Before the 1890s, there was no developed party system in Queensland. Political affiliation labels before that time indicate a general tendency only.
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No. Name Party Assumed office Left office
1 Boyle Finniss 24 October 1856 21 August 1857

2 John Baker 21 August 1857 1 September 1857

3 Robert Torrens 1 September 1857 30 September 1857
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Boyle Travers Finniss (18 August 1807 – 24 December 1893) was the first Premier of the Colony of South Australia, serving from 24 October 1856 to 20 August 1857.
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John Baker (28 December 1813 - 19 May 1872) was an early South Australian pastoralist and politician. He was the second Premier of South Australia, succeeding Boyle Finniss; however, he only held office for 12 days from 21 August to 1 September 1857 before being succeeded
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Robert Richard Torrens GCMG (1814 – August 31 1884) was the first^[1] Premier of South Australia and a pioneer and author of simplified system of transferring land.

Biography

Early Life

Torrens was born at Cork, Ireland, in 1814.
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Richard Hanson, see Richard Hanson.

Sir Richard Davies Hanson (6 December 1805 – 4 March 1876), was the fourth Premier of South Australia, from 30 September 1857 until 8 May 1860, and was a Chief Judge from 20 November 1861 until 4 March 1876 on
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No. Name Party Date elected
1 William Champ 1 November 1856
2 Thomas Gregson 26 February 1857
3 William Weston 25 April 1857
4 Francis Smith 12 May 1857
5 William Weston 1 November 1860
6 Thomas Chapman 2 August 1861
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William Thomas Napier Champ (15 April, 1808 – 25 August 1892) was a soldier and politician who became the first Premier of Tasmania.

Early life

Champ was born in Maldon, Essex, England and educated at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
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