1862 in Australia
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The following lists events that happened during 1862 in Australia.
Incumbents
Governors
Premiers
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
Sport
- 4 November - Archer wins the second Melbourne Cup (List of Melbourne Cup winners).
Births
- 4 February - George Ernest Morrison, Australian adventurer and journalist (died 1920)
- 16 November - Charles Turner, Australian cricketer (died 1944)
Deaths
- 13 March - Roderick Flanagan (born 1828), historian
- 5 July - Charles Whitehead (born 1804), English novelist
References
- ↑ B. A. Knox (1969). "Australian Dictionary of Biography - Volume 3: Barkly, Sir Henry (1815–1898)". adb.online.anu.edu.au. Melbourne University Press. pp. 95, 96. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
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