• Source: 1871 in Australia

      • The following lists events that happened during 1871 in Australia.


      Incumbents




      = Governors

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      Governors of the Australian colonies:

      Governor of New South Wales – Somerset Lowry-Corry, 4th Earl Belmore
      Governor of Queensland – George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby
      Governor of South Australia – Sir James Fergusson
      Governor of Tasmania – Charles Du Cane
      Governor of Victoria – John Manners-Sutton, 3rd Viscount Canterbury
      Governor of Western Australia – The Hon. Sir Frederick Weld GCMG.


      = Premiers

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      Premiers of the Australian colonies:

      Premier of New South Wales – Sir James Martin
      Premier of Queensland – Arthur Hunter Palmer
      Premier of South Australia – John Hart until 10 November, then Arthur Blyth
      Premier of Tasmania – James Milne Wilson
      Premier of Victoria – Sir James McCulloch until 19 June, then Charles Gavan Duffy


      Events


      15 March – Australia's first synagogue opens in Adelaide, South Australia.
      5 May – The Prince Alfred Hospital opens in Melbourne.
      19 June – Charles Gavan Duffy assumes office as Premier of Victoria.
      24 September – Mother Mary MacKillop is excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church after refusing to disband the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart order.


      Exploration and settlement


      March – Explorer John Ross is the first European to explore and name the Todd River.


      Sport


      The South Australian Cricket Association is founded.
      7 November – The Pearl wins the Melbourne Cup


      Births


      10 January – Miles Evergood (died 1939), artist
      24 January – Oscar Asche (died 1936), actor and director
      17 February – Florence Anderson, (died 1939) first female trade union secretary in Victoria
      22 February – Hayden Starke (died 1958), High Court judge
      3 April – John Wren (died 1953), businessman
      20 August – Sydney Long (died 1955), artist
      23 November – William Watt (died 1946), 24th Premier of Victoria


      Deaths


      2 January – Sir Samuel Blackall (born 1809), Governor of Queensland
      19 January – Sir William Denison (born 1804), Governor of Van Diemen's Land and New South Wales
      23 April – James Frederick Palmer (born 1803), Victorian politician


      References

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