1881 in Australia
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The following lists events that happened during 1881 in Australia.
Incumbents
Governors
Governors of the Australian colonies:
- Governor of New South Wales â Lord Augustus Loftus
- Governor of Queensland â Sir Arthur Kennedy
- Governor of South Australia â Sir William Jervois
- Governor of Tasmania â Major Sir George Strahan
- Governor of Victoria â George Phipps, Marquess of Normanby
- Governor of Western Australia â Sir William Robinson
Premiers
Premiers of the Australian colonies:
- Premier of New South Wales â Sir Henry Parkes
- Premier of Queensland â Thomas McIlwraith
- Premier of South Australia â William Morgan till 24 June then Sir John Cox Bray
- Premier of Tasmania â William Giblin
- Premier of Victoria â Graham Berry until 9 July then James Service
Events
- 28 June â The Art Gallery of South Australia opened by Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence.
Census
In the mid-19th century the colonial statisticians encouraged compatibility between the colonies in their respective censuses, and in 1881 a census was held simultaneously in each of the colonies.[1] This was part of a census of the British Empire. The questions posed in the colonies were not uniform.
The population of Australia was 2,250,194.[2]
| NSW | Vic | Qld | Tas | SA | NT | WA | Australia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 751,468 | 862,346 | 213,525 | 115,704 | 276,414 | 9,797 | 29,708 | 2,250,194 |
Northern Territory was counted within South Australia (286,211) and was 3,451 plus 6,346 Aboriginals in settled districts. The population of Western Australia did not include full-blood Aborigines.[2]
The population of greater Melbourne was 282,947 and of Sydney was 224,939.[2]
Arts and literature
Sport
- Zulu wins the Melbourne Cup
Births
- 10 January - Leslie Rainey, cricketer, footballer and tennis player (died 1962).
- 6 April - Frank Leslie Thomson Wilmot, Australian poet (died 1942).
- 11 September - William Jolly, first Lord Mayor of Brisbane (died 1955).
- 28 October - Vin Coutie, footballer (died 1951).
Deaths
- 2 August - Marcus Clarke, author (born 1846)