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See also: 1877 in Australia, other events of 1878, 1879 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.

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Exploration and Settlement

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  • January 8 - The telephone is used for the first time in Australia in Melbourne.
  • The Sydney Mechanics Institute, founded in 1843 became the Sydney Technical College
  • At Burnie, Tasmania, the Van Diemen's Land Company constructed a wooden horse-drawn tramway to serve Mount Bischoff, which was then the richest tin mine in the world. The tramway was a remarkable timber construction that stretched over 75 kilometres and used horses to pull the tin laden carriages.

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See also: 1876 in Australia, other events of 1877, 1878 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.

Events

  • March 8 - John Douglas becomes Premier of Queensland
  • March 10 - Cloncurry was established

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18th century - 19th century - 20th century
1840s  1850s  1860s  - 1870s -  1880s  1890s  1900s
1875 1876 1877 - 1878 - 1879 1880 1881

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See also: 1878 in Australia, other events of 1879, 1880 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.

Incumbents

Governors

Governors of the Australian colonies:

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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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Australia

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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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Hercules George Robert Robinson, 1st Baron Rosmead, GCMG (Chinese Translated Name: 羅士敏勳爵 or 羅便臣) (19 December, 1824 - 28 October, 1897) was a British colonial administrator who became the 5th Governor of Hong Kong.
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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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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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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 William Francis Drummond Jervois, GCMG, CB (10 September 1821 – 17 August 1897) was a military engineer and Governor of the Straits Settlements, South Australia and New Zealand.
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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 Frederick Aloysius Weld, GCMG (1823 – 1891), was a New Zealand politician and a governor of various British colonies. He was the sixth person to serve as Premier of New Zealand, and later served as Governor of Western Australia, Governor of Tasmania, and Governor of the
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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 George Ferguson Bowen GCMG PC (November 2, 1821 - February 21, 1899) was a British colonial administrator whose appointments included postings to Hong Kong and New Zealand.

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George Bowen was born the eldest son of the Rev.
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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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See also: 1889 in Australia, other events of 1890, 1891 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.

Incumbents

  • Premier of New South Wales - Henry Parkes
  • Premier of South Australia - John Cockburn until August 19, then Thomas Playford II

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Australia

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James Squire Farnell (25 June 1825–21 August 1888) was an Australian politician and Premier of New South Wales. Farnell was a hard-working legislator who gave much study to the land question and also tried hard for some years to pass a bill for the regulation of contagious
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Sir Henry Parkes GCMG, (27 May 1815 – 27 April 1896) was an Australian politician, also called the "Father of Federation" as part of the catalyst for the Federation of Australia and is at least considered the most prominent among the Australian Founding Fathers.
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John Douglas CMG (6 March 1828 – 23 July 1904) was a British Australian politician and Premier of Queensland.

Douglas was born in London, the seventh son of Henry Alexander Douglas and Elizabeth Dalzell, his wife. His father was the third son of Sir William Douglas (c.
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Sir James Penn Boucaut (October 29 1831 - 1916) was an Australian judge and Premier of South Australia.

Boucaut was born near Falmouth, Cornwall, he was the son of a navy officer, Captain Ray Boucaut, and his wife, Winifred, daughter of James Penn, superintendent of the
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Sir William Morgan KCMG (12 September 1829 – 2 November 1883) was the Premier of South Australia between 1878 and 1881.

William Morgan was born in Bedfordshire, England, the son of a farmer. He emigrated to South Australia, arriving in Adelaide in February 1849.
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Sir Philip Oakley Fysh KCMG (1 March 1835 – 20 December 1919) was an Australian politician, Premier of Tasmania and a member of the first federal ministry.

Fysh was born in Highbury, London and was educated at the Denmark Hill school.
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William Robert Giblin (4 November 1840 – 17 January 1887) was Premier of Tasmania (Australia) from 5 March 1878 until 20 December 1878 and from 1879 until 1894.

Early life

Giblin, son of William Giblin, registrar of deeds, was born at Hobart, Tasmania.
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Sir Graham Berry, KCMG (28 August 1822 - 25 January 1904), Australian colonial politician, was the 11th Premier of Victoria. He was one of the most radical and colourful figures in the politics of colonial Victoria, and made the most determined efforts to break the power of the
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Premier of Western Australia is the head of the executive government in the Australian State of Western Australia. He or she performs the same functions in Western Australia as the Prime Minister of Australia does at the national level.
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January 8 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining.

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Sir Graham Berry, KCMG (28 August 1822 - 25 January 1904), Australian colonial politician, was the 11th Premier of Victoria. He was one of the most radical and colourful figures in the politics of colonial Victoria, and made the most determined efforts to break the power of the
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An appropriation bill or supply bill is a legislative motion which authorizes the government to spend money. In most democracies, approval of the legislature is necessary for the government to spend money.
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