• Source: 1862 in Australia

      • The following lists events that happened during 1862 in Australia.


      Incumbents




      = Governors

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      Governors of the Australian colonies:

      Governor of New South Wales – John Young, 1st Baron Lisgar
      Governor of Queensland – Sir George Bowen
      Governor of South Australia – Sir Richard G. MacDonnell, Sir Dominick Daly
      Governor of Tasmania – Colonel Thomas Browne
      Governor of Victoria – Sir Henry Barkly.
      Governor of Western Australia – Sir Arthur Kennedy, then Dr John Hampton.


      = Premiers

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      Premiers of the Australian colonies:

      Premier of New South Wales – Charles Cowper
      Premier of Queensland – Robert Herbert
      Premier of South Australia – Thomas Reynolds, then George Waterhouse
      Premier of Tasmania – Thomas Chapman
      Premier of Victoria – John O'Shanassy


      Exploration and settlement


      24 July – Explorer John McDouall Stuart successfully returns from crossing the Australian continent from north to south on his third attempt.


      Music, arts and literature


      Waterfall, Strath Creek – Eugene von Guérard


      Sport


      4 November – Archer wins the second Melbourne Cup (List of Melbourne Cup winners).


      Births


      18 January – William Higgs, Queensland politician (d. 1951)
      4 February – George Ernest Morrison, journalist and geologist (d. 1920)
      24 March – John Clemons, Tasmanian politician and lawyer (d. 1944)
      29 July – Mona McBurney, pianist, teacher and composer (born in the United Kingdom) (d. 1932)
      29 August – Andrew Fisher, 5th Prime Minister of Australia (born in the United Kingdom) (d. 1928)
      25 September – Billy Hughes, 7th Prime Minister of Australia (born in the United Kingdom) (d. 1952)
      16 November – Charles Turner, cricketer (d. 1944)
      8 December – Kate Rickards, trapeze artist and musical theatre actress (d. 1922)


      Deaths


      13 March – Roderick Flanagan, historian, poet, and journalist (born in Ireland) (b. 1828)


      References

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