1859 in Australia

The following lists events that happened during 1859 in Australia.

← 1858 1857 1856 1859 in Australia → 1860 1861 1862
Decades:	1830s 1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s
See also:	Other events of 1859 Timeline of Australian history

Incumbents

Governors

Governors of the Australian colonies:

• Governor of New South Wales – Sir William Denison
• Governor of Queensland – Sir George Bowen
• Governor of South Australia – Sir Richard MacDonnell
• Governor of Tasmania – Sir Henry Young
• Governor of Victoria – Sir Henry Barkly
• Governor of Western Australia as a Crown Colony – Sir Arthur Kennedy

Premiers

Premiers of the Australian colonies:

• Premier of New South Wales – Charles Cowper, William Forster
• Premier of Queensland – Robert Herbert
• Premier of South Australia – Richard Hanson
• Premier of Tasmania – Francis Smith
• Premier of Victoria – John O'Shanassy, William Nicholson

Events

• 14 May – Melbourne Football Club is founded.
• 6 June – The colony of Queensland is established by decree of Queen Victoria.
• July – Geelong Football Club is founded.[1]
• 5 August – The passenger steamship SS Admella is shipwrecked on a submerged reef near Mount Gambier South Australia with the loss of 89 lives.
• 6 October – Thomas Austin takes 24 rabbits and 5 hares to Australia in order to release them there as a game. They will multiply exponentially.
• The first permanent educational institution for girls, the East Leigh, is founded in Melbourne by Elizabeth Tripp.

References

1. "Detailed History". geelongcats.com.au. Geelong Cats. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2017.