1895 in Australia
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The following lists events that happened during 1895 in Australia.
Incumbents
Premiers
Governors
- Governor of New South Wales â Robert Duff until 21 March, then Henry Brand, 2nd Viscount Hampden
- Governor of Queensland â Henry Wylie Norman until 31 December
- Governor of South Australia â Algernon Keith-Falconer, 9th Earl of Kintore until 10 April, then Sir Thomas Buxton, 3rd Baronet
- Governor of Tasmania â Jenico Preston, 14th Viscount Gormanston
- Governor of Victoria â John Hope, 1st Marquess of Linlithgow until 12 July, then Thomas Brassey, 1st Earl Brassey
- Governor of Western Australia â William C. F. Robinson until 22 December, then Gerard Smith
Events
- 8 August - The steamship SS Catterthun strikes Seal Rocks, NSW, and founders, killing 55 persons
- 17 August - The Albert Railway Bridge opens in Brisbane
- 10 December - Launceston, Tasmania becomes the first Australian city to be powered by hydro-electricity with the opening of the Duck Reach Power Station
Arts and literature
- 6 April - The song Waltzing Matilda is first performed at the North Gregory Hotel, Winton, Queensland.
- Banjo Paterson publishes his first major collection of poetry, The Man from Snowy River and Other Verses[1]
- Tom Roberts painted Bailed Up
- Little Donah Polka published under the name 'Ansell Hope' (unidentified) [2]
- Reverend Alfred Wheeler (composer) publishes Sailing Together[3]
Sport
- Auraria wins the Melbourne Cup
- Victoria wins the Sheffield Shield
Births
- 6 January â Hudson Fysh, aviator, joint founder of Qantas (d. 1974)
- 6 March â Les Holden, WWI fighter ace (d. 1932)
- 14 March â Duncan Thompson, rugby league footballer, coach and administrator (d. 1980)
- 22 March â Archie Cameron, politician (d. 1956)
- 29 March â George Alan Vasey, army officer (d. 1945)
- 13 April â Ivan Stedman, swimmer (d. 1979)
- 18 August â Sibyl Morrison, barrister (d. 1961)
- 31 October â Les Darcy, boxer (d. 1917)
Deaths
- 21 October â Louisa Anne Meredith, poet (b. 1812 in the United Kingdom)[4]
- 29 December â Arthur Sidney Olliff, taxonomist (b. 1865 in the United Kingdom)