1889 in Australia
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The following lists events that happened during 1889 in Australia.
Incumbents
Premiers
- Premier of New South Wales â Henry Parkes until 16 January, then George Dibbs 17 January-7 March, then Henry Parkes
- Premier of Queensland â Boyd Dunlop Morehead
- Premier of South Australia â Thomas Playford II until 27 June, then John Cockburn
- Premier of Tasmania â Philip Fysh[1]
- Premier of Victoria â Duncan Gillies
Governors
- Governor of New South Wales â Lord Carrington
- Governor of Queensland â Henry Wylie Norman
- Governor of South Australia â Sir William Robinson until 5 March, then 9th Earl of Kintore
- Governor of Tasmania â Sir Robert Hamilton
- Governor of Victoria â Lord Loch
- Governor of Western Australia â Sir Frederick Broome
Arts and literature
- 17 August â The 9 by 5 Impression Exhibition, featuring works by Tom Roberts, Arthur Streeton and Charles Conder, was opened in Melbourne.
- 21 December â The poem "Clancy of the Overflow", by Banjo Paterson, is first published in The Bulletin magazine.
Sport
- 5 October â Norwood defeat Port Adelaide by 2 goals to win the 1889 SAFA Grand Final, the first Grand Final in Australian rules football.
- November â Bravo wins the Melbourne Cup[2]
Births
- 23 February â Lucy Godiva Woodcock, pacifist, schoolteacher, trade union official and women's activist (died 1968)[3]
- 6 March â William Douglas Francis, botanist (died 1959)
- 4 April â Jack Cato, photographer (died 1971)[4]
- 18 April â Jessie Street, feminist and suffragette (died 1970)[5]
- 20 April â Cuthbert Butler, politician (died 1950)
- 2 June â Margaret Theadora Allan, community worker (died 1968)
- 18 September â Doris Blackburn, politician (died 1970)
- 27 October â Fanny Durack, swimmer (died 1956)
- 23 November â Harry Sunderland, rugby league administrator (died 1964)[6]
Deaths
- 9 February â Peter Lalor, Eureka Stockade leader (born 1827)
- 5 November â Peter Warburton, explorer (born 1813)