1871 in Australia
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The following lists events that happened during 1871 in Australia.
Incumbents
Governors
Governors of the Australian colonies:
- Governor of New South Wales â Somerset Lowry-Corry, 4th Earl Belmore
- Governor of Queensland â George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby
- Governor of South Australia â Sir James Fergusson
- Governor of Tasmania â Charles Du Cane
- Governor of Victoria â John Manners-Sutton, 3rd Viscount Canterbury
- Governor of Western Australia â The Hon. Sir Frederick Weld GCMG.
Premiers
Premiers of the Australian colonies:
- Premier of New South Wales â Sir James Martin
- Premier of Queensland â Arthur Hunter Palmer
- Premier of South Australia â John Hart until 10 November, then Arthur Blyth
- Premier of Tasmania â James Milne Wilson
- Premier of Victoria â Sir James McCulloch until 19 June, then Charles Gavan Duffy
Events
- 15 March â Australia's first synagogue opens in Adelaide, South Australia.
- 5 May â The Prince Alfred Hospital opens in Melbourne.[1]
- 19 June â Charles Gavan Duffy assumes office as Premier of Victoria.
- 24 September â Mother Mary MacKillop is excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church after refusing to disband the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart order.[2]
- 20 November â Initial operation of the Java telegraph cable, landed at Darwin, linking Australia to the UK.
Exploration and settlement
- March â Explorer John Ross is the first European to explore and name the Todd River.
Sport
- The South Australian Cricket Association is founded.[3]
- 7 November â The Pearl wins the Melbourne Cup
Births
- 10 January â Miles Evergood (died 1939), artist
- 24 January â Oscar Asche (died 1936), actor and director
- 17 February â Florence Anderson, (died 1939) first female trade union secretary in Victoria
- 22 February â Hayden Starke (died 1958), High Court judge
- 3 April â John Wren (died 1953), businessman
- 20 August â Sydney Long (died 1955), artist
- 23 November â William Watt (died 1946), 24th Premier of Victoria
Deaths
- 2 January â Sir Samuel Blackall (born 1809), Governor of Queensland
- 19 January â Sir William Denison (born 1804), Governor of Van Diemen's Land and New South Wales
- 23 April â James Frederick Palmer (born 1803), Victorian politician