1862 in Australia
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The following lists events that happened during 1862 in Australia.
Incumbents
Governors
Governors of the Australian colonies:
- Governor of New South Wales â John Young, 1st Baron Lisgar
- Governor of Queensland â Sir George Bowen
- Governor of South Australia â Sir Richard G. MacDonnell, Sir Dominick Daly
- Governor of Tasmania â Colonel Thomas Browne
- Governor of Victoria â Sir Henry Barkly.[1]
- Governor of Western Australia â Sir Arthur Kennedy, then Dr John Hampton.
Premiers
Exploration and settlement
- 24 July â Explorer John McDouall Stuart successfully returns from crossing the Australian continent from north to south on his third attempt.
Music, arts and literature
Sport
- 4 November â Archer wins the second Melbourne Cup (List of Melbourne Cup winners).
Births
- 18 January â William Higgs, Queensland politician (d. 1951)
- 4 February â George Ernest Morrison, journalist and geologist (d. 1920)
- 24 March â John Clemons, Tasmanian politician and lawyer (d. 1944)
- 29 July â Mona McBurney, pianist, teacher and composer (born in the United Kingdom) (d. 1932)
- 29 August â Andrew Fisher, 5th Prime Minister of Australia (born in the United Kingdom) (d. 1928)
- 25 September â Billy Hughes, 7th Prime Minister of Australia (born in the United Kingdom) (d. 1952)
- 16 November â Charles Turner, cricketer (d. 1944)[2]
- 8 December â Kate Rickards, trapeze artist and musical theatre actress (d. 1922)
Deaths
- 13 March â Roderick Flanagan, historian, poet, and journalist (born in Ireland) (b. 1828)