1864 in Australia
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The following lists events that happened during 1864 in Australia.
Incumbents
Governors
Premiers
Premiers of the Australian colonies:
- Premier of New South Wales â James Martin
- Premier of Queensland â Robert Herbert
- Premier of South Australia â Henry Ayers until 4 August, then Arthur Blyth
- Premier of Tasmania â James Whyte
- Premier of Victoria â James McCulloch
Arts
- Twofold Bay Waltzes by Georgina Isabella O'Sullivan née Keon (1841-1927 daughter of George Plunkett Keon JP, niece of John PlunkettQC)
Events
- 1 January â The Queensland Police Force is established and begins operations with approximately 143 employees.[2]
- 4 May â The first trout hatchery in the southern hemisphere is established at Plenty, Tasmania.
- 14 May â Bushranger Frank Gardiner is sentenced to 32 years in prison, although he is later pardoned by Henry Parkes in 1874.
- 20 May â Bushranger Ben Hall and his gang escape from a shootout with police after attempting to rob the Bang Bang Hotel in Koorawatha, New South Wales.
- 2 June â The schooner Waratah disappears between Sydney and Newcastle, claiming seven lives.
- 1 October â The Australasian (later to be known as Australasian Post) is first published in Melbourne.
- 1 December â Great Fire of Brisbane
Sport
- 1 January â The All England Eleven cricket team defeats the Victorian XXII at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
- Lantern wins the Melbourne Cup.
- Carlton FC was founded
Births
- 17 February â Banjo Paterson, bush poet, journalist and author (d. 1941)
- 7 April â Alfred Conroy, New South Wales politician (d. 1920)
- 18 April â Rose Summerfield, feminist and labour activist (d. 1922)
- 10 July â Sir Austin Chapman, New South Wales politician (d. 1926)
- 21 August â David O'Keefe, Tasmanian politician (d. 1943)
- 21 December â Sir James McCay, Victorian politician and soldier (born in Ireland) (d. 1930)
- 25 December â Joe Quinn, baseball player (d. 1940)
Deaths
- 15 January â Isaac Nathan, composer, musicologist, and journalist (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1791)
- 6 March â Peter Miller Cunningham, naval surgeon and author (born and died in the United Kingdom) (b. 1789)
- 25 May â John Joseph Therry, Catholic priest (born in Ireland) (b. 1790)
- 19 June â Richard Heales, 4th Premier of Victoria (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1822)
- 24 November â Edward Buckley Wynyard, New South Wales politician and military officer (born and died in the United Kingdom) (b. 1788)