1858 in Australia
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The following lists events that happened during 1858 in Australia.
Incumbents
Governors
Premiers
Premiers of the Australian colonies:
- Premier of New South Wales â Charles Cowper
- Premier of South Australia â Richard Hanson
- Premier of Tasmania â Francis Smith
- Premier of Victoria â Dr William Haines (until 10 March), then John O'Shanassy
Events
- 22 May â The Adelaide to Melbourne telegraph line is open to the public.[1]
- 12 July â The first edition of The Advertiser newspaper is published in Adelaide, South Australia.
- 7 August â The first recorded game of Australian rules football is played between Melbourne Grammar School and Scotch College at Yarra Park.[2]
- 10 September â Fitzroy, Victoria becomes a municipality in its own right, after separating from the City of Melbourne.[3]
- 28 October â The Melbourne to Sydney telegraph line is open to the public.[4]
- 8 December â The construction of St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne begins.
Arts and literature
Births
- 28 January â Sir Edgeworth David, geologist and explorer (born in the United Kingdom) (d. 1934)
- 18 June â Sir Hector Rason, 7th Premier of Western Australia (born in the United Kingdom) (d. 1927)
- 2 July â King O'Malley, Tasmanian politician (born in the United States) (d. 1953)
- 5 September â Victor Daley, poet (born in Ireland) (d. 1905)
- 27 October â Sir Elliott Lewis, 19th Premier of Tasmania (d. 1935)
- 17 December â John Barrett, Victorian politician (d. 1928)
Deaths
- 16 February â Sir Charles Augustus FitzRoy, 10th Governor of New South Wales (born and died in the United Kingdom) (b. 1796)
- 2 April â Sir Ralph Darling, 7th Governor of New South Wales (born in Ireland and died in the United Kingdom) (b. 1772)
- 31 August â Elizabeth Underwood, settler (b. 1794)