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Encyclopedia > 1857 in Australia

See also: 1856 in Australia, other events of 1857, 1858 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... This is a timeline of Australian history. ...

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Incumbents

Governors

Governors of the Australian colonies: The Governors of the Australian states are the representatives in the six states of Australia of Australias head of state, Queen Elizabeth II. The Governors perform the same constitutional and ceremonial functions at the state level as does the Governor-General of Australia at the national level. ...

the flag of the Governor of New South Wales The Governor of New South Wales is the representative in the Australian state of New South Wales of Australias head of state, Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia. ... Sir William Thomas Denison KCB (Born May 3, 1804, England; Died January 19, 1871, England}. Governor of New South Wales January 20, 1855 - January 22, 1861. ... List of Governors of Queensland See Governors of the Australian states for a description and history of the office of Governor. ... See Governors of the Australian states for a description and history of the office of Governor. ... Sir Richard Graves Macdonnell , C.B. (1814–1881) was a British colonial governor. ... Standard of the Governor of Tasmania The Governor of Tasmania is the representatives in the Australian state of Tasmania of Australias head of state, Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia. ... Sir Henry Edward Fox Young (1808–1870) was the fifth Governor of South Australia, serving in that role from 2 August 1848 until 20 December 1854. ... List of Governors of Victoria See Governors of the Australian states for a description and history of the office of Governor. ... Flag of the Governor of Western Australia The Governor of Western Australia is the representative in Western Australia of Australias head of state, Queen Elizabeth II. The Governor performs important constitutional, ceremonial and community functions, including: presiding over the Executive Council; proroguing and dissolving the Legislative Assembly and the... Sir Arthur Kennedy Sir Arthur Edward Kennedy (5 April 1809–3 June 1883) was a British colonial administrator who served as governor of a number of British colonies, namely Sierra Leone, Western Australia, Vancouver Island, Hong Kong and Queensland. ...

Premiers

Premiers of the Australian colonies: The Premiers of the Australian states are the heads of the executive governments in the six states of the Commonwealth of Australia. ...

Before the 1890s, there was no formal party system in New South Wales. ... Sir Henry Watson Parker (Born Lewisham, June 1, 1808; Died Richmond-upon-Thames, February 2, 1881. ... September 7 is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years). ... Sir Charles Cowper (April 26, 1807 - October 19, 1875) was an Australian politican and the Premier of New South Wales on five different occasions from 1856 to 1870. ... List of Premiers of Queensland Before the 1890s there was no formal party system in Queensland. ... This is a list of Premiers of South Australia. ... Boyle Travers Finniss (1807–1893) was the first Premier of the Colony of South Australia, serving from 24 October 1856 to 20 August 1857, when he was succeeded by the second Premier John Baker. ... John Baker was the second Premier of South Australia, succeeding Boyle Finnis, however he only held office for 10 days from 21 August to 1 September 1857 before being succeeded in office by the third Premier of the colony, Robert Torrens. ... Sir Robert Richard Torrens (1814 – 1884) was an Australian politician and one of the earliest Premiers of South Australia. ... Sir Richard Davies Hanson (December 6, 1805, London - March 4, 1876), was the fourth Premier of South Australia, from 30 September 1857 until 8 May 1860, and chief justice of South Australia. ... Before the 1890s there was no formal party system in Tasmania. ... William Champ William Thomas Napier Champ (Born; Essex, England, 15 April 1808; Death Melbourne, Victoria, 25 August 1892) was the first Premier of Tasmania. ... Thomas George Gregson (Born; 1798, Died; 1874) was the second Premier of Tasmania from 26 February 1857 until 25 April 1857. ... William Pritchard Weston William Pritchard Weston (Born; London, England, 1804; Died St Kilda, Victoria, 21 February 1888) was the third Premier of Tasmania. ... Sir Francis Villeneuve Smith (born England 13 February 1819; died England 17 January 1909) was the Premier of Tasmania from 12 May 1857 until 1 November 1860. ... List of Premiers of Victoria Before the 1890s there was no formal party system in Victoria. ... This article is about the Australian politician. ... Sir John OShanassy, KSG, CMG, KCMG (1818 – 5 May 1883), Australian colonial politician, was the 2nd Premier of Victoria. ... John Forrest, the first Premier of Western Australia The Premier of Western Australia is the head of the executive government in the Australian State of Western Australia. ...

Events

May 13 is the 133rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (134th in leap years). ... St Kilda railway station was the terminus of the line of the same name of the Melbourne suburban rail system. ... July 25 is the 206th day (207th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 159 days remaining. ... The Right Reverend Dr. Matthew Blagden Hale (June 18, 1811–April 3, 1895) was the first Bishop of Perth and later, Bishop of Brisbane. ... The Archbishop of Perth is the head of one of the twenty three dioceses of the Anglican Church of Australia. ... August 20 is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... The Dunbar was a 1167 ton clipper that was wrecked near the entrance to Sydney Harbour, Australia in 1857 with the loss of 121 lives. ... Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge located on Port Jackson Port Jackson is the natural harbour of Sydney, Australia, also known as Sydney Harbour and is the largest natural harbour in the world. ...

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