1877 in Australia
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Incumbents
Governors
Governors of the Australian colonies:
- Governor of New South Wales â Hercules Robinson, 1st Baron Rosmead
- Governor of Queensland â Sir William Cairns until 14 March, then Arthur Kennedy
- Governor of South Australia â Sir Anthony Musgrave until 29 January, then William Jervois
- Governor of Tasmania â Frederick Weld
- Governor of Victoria â Sir George Bowen
- Governor of Western Australia â Sir William Robinson GCMG, then Major General The Hon. Sir Harry Ord GCMG CB RE
Premiers
Premiers of the Australian colonies:
- Premier of New South Wales â
- until 21 March: John Robertson
- 21 March-16 August: Henry Parkes
- 17 August-17 December: John Robertson
- starting 17 December: James Farnell
- Premier of Queensland â George Thorn until 8 March, then John Douglas
- Premier of South Australia â John Colton until 26 October, then James Boucaut
- Premier of Tasmania â Thomas Reibey until 9 August, then Philip Fysh
- Premier of Victoria â James McCulloch
Events
- 8 March â John Douglas becomes Premier of Queensland
- 10 March â Cloncurry was established
- 15 March to 4 April â 1877 Australia v England series is played
- 1 April â A settlement on Thursday Island was established for the refueling of steam ships
- 8 June â Lutherans found the Hermannsburg Mission at Finke River in the Northern Territory
- 20 July â Arthur Kennedy becomes Governor of Queensland
- 9 August â Philip Fysh becomes Premier of Tasmania
- 17 August â John Robertson begins another term as Premier of New South Wales
- 11 September â Ships Avalanche and Forrest collide off Portland, Victoria, only 3 of the 107 passengers are saved
- 2 October â William Jervois becomes Governor of South Australia
- 26 October â James Boucaut becomes Premier of South Australia
- 12 November â Harry Ord becomes Governor of Western Australia
- 8 December â Telegraph line between Western Australia and South Australia completed, linking Western Australia to the east coast by telegraphy for the first time, via Adelaide.[1]
Arts and literature
Sport
- 30 April â South Australian Football League founded.
- 17 May â Victorian Football Association founded.
Births
- 17 January â May Gibbs
- 25 August â John Latham
- 8 October â Hans Heysen
- 14 November â Norman Brookes
Deaths
- 25 March â Caroline Chisholm, humanitarian (b. 1808)
- 2 April â Bully Hayes, ship's captain and trader
- 7 April â John Arthur, Tasmanian cricketer (b. 1847)
- 16 June â John Fairfax, journalist and politician (b. 1804)
- 18 July â Joseph Anderson, Norfolk Island administrator (b. 1790)
- 17 August â Martin Cash, convict escapee (born 1808)
- 16 September â Saxe Bannister, first Attorney General of New South Wales (b. 1790)