1870 in Australia

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Last updated October 18, 2023

The following lists events that happened during 1870 in Australia.

Incumbents

Governors

Governors of the Australian colonies:

Premiers

Premiers of the Australian colonies:

Premier of New South Wales – John Robertson, until 13 January then Charles Cowper, until 16 December then James Martin ^[1]
Premier of Queensland – Charles Lilley, until 3 May then Arthur Hunter Palmer ^[2]
Premier of South Australia – Henry Strangways, until 30 May then John Hart ^[3]
Premier of Tasmania – James Milne Wilson ^[4]
Premier of Victoria – John Alexander MacPherson, until 9 April then James McCulloch ^[5]

Events

3 January – A state flag of Western Australia is adopted.
1 February – A state flag of Victoria is adopted, although with no crown like the current flag.
22 March – A state flag of Queensland is adopted, with a portrait of Queen Victoria.
20 April – A second state flag of New South Wales is adopted, similar to the current flag of Victoria: a crown above the Southern Cross.
22 July – A state flag of South Australia is adopted.
11 August – Melbourne Town Hall is opened.

Exploration and settlement

Gulgong, New South Wales, is founded.
27 August – John Forrest successfully arrives in Adelaide from Perth, leading an expedition along the south coast via the Great Australian Bight.

Science and technology

September – Work begins on the Australian Overland Telegraph Line linking Port Augusta to Darwin.

Sport

12 May – Port Adelaide Football Club is founded in South Australia

Births

3 January – Ethel Richardson, author (d. 1946)
14 January – Sir George Pearce, Western Australian politician (d. 1952)
17 May – Sir Newton Moore, 8th Premier of Western Australia (d. 1936)
1 November – Christopher Brennan, poet, scholar and literary critic (d. 1932)
21 November – Joe Darling, cricketer (d. 1946)
26 December – Norman Ewing, 23rd Tasmanian Opposition Leader (d. 1928)

Deaths

23 May – Foster Fyans, military officer, administrator and politician (born in Ireland) (b. 1790)
25 May – Captain Thunderbolt, bushranger (b. 1835)
24 June – Adam Lindsay Gordon, South Australian politician and (born in the United Kingdom) poet (b. 1833)

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The following lists events that happened during 1868 in Australia.

The following lists events that happened during 1869 in Australia.

The following lists events that happened during 1861 in Australia.

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The following lists events that happened during 1878 in Australia.

The following lists events that happened during 1866 in Australia.

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References

↑ Parliament of New South Wales, http://parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/web/common.nsf/key/ResourcesFactspremiers Archived 16 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine
↑ Parliament of Queensland, http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/view/historical/records1860.asp?SubArea=officeHolders Archived 11 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine
↑ Parliament of South Australia, http://www.parliament.sa.gov.au/Members/Ministers/Pages/PremiersofSouthAustralia.aspx Archived 19 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine
↑ Parliament of Tasmania, http://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/tpl/datasheets/Premiers_Table.htm
↑ Parliament of Victoria, http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/about/people-in-parliament/premier-of-victoria

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[1] Parliament of New South Wales, http://parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/web/common.nsf/key/ResourcesFactspremiers Archived 16 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine

[2] Parliament of Queensland, http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/view/historical/records1860.asp?SubArea=officeHolders Archived 11 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine

[3] Parliament of South Australia, http://www.parliament.sa.gov.au/Members/Ministers/Pages/PremiersofSouthAustralia.aspx Archived 19 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine

[4] Parliament of Tasmania, http://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/tpl/datasheets/Premiers_Table.htm

[5] Parliament of Victoria, http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/about/people-in-parliament/premier-of-victoria

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