1872 in Australia
The following lists events that happened during 1872 in Australia.
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Incumbents
Governors
Governors of the Australian colonies:
- Governor of New South Wales – Somerset Lowry-Corry, 4th Earl Belmore, then Hercules Robinson, 1st Baron Rosmead
- Governor of Queensland – George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby
- Governor of South Australia – Sir James Fergusson, 6th Baronet
- Governor of Tasmania – Charles Du Cane
- Governor of Victoria – John Manners-Sutton, 3rd Viscount Canterbury
Premiers
Premiers of the Australian colonies:
- Premier of New South Wales – Sir James Martin, until 14 May then Henry Parkes
- Premier of Queensland – Arthur Hunter Palmer
- Premier of South Australia – Arthur Blyth, until 22 January then Henry Ayers (5th time)
- Premier of Tasmania – James Milne Wilson, until 4 November then Frederick Innes
- Premier of Victoria – Charles Gavan Duffy, until 10 June then James Francis
Events
- 13 February to 28 March – An election is held in New South Wales.
- 19 February – The Municipal District of Dubbo is established, following the approval of the Colonial Secretary.
- 26 February – The brig Maria is wrecked when it strikes a reef near Cardwell off the coast of Queensland, killing 39 people.
- 12 June – A Victorian branch of the Royal Australian Mint opens in Melbourne.
- 22 August – The Australian Overland Telegraph Line is completed when two telegraph lines are joined at Frew's Ponds in the Northern Territory (then South Australia).
- 24 September – The General Post Office opens in Brisbane, Queensland.
Sport
- The Quack wins the Melbourne Cup
Births
- 1 January – Arthur Manning, politician (died 1947)
- 22 February – Shaw Neilson, poet (died 1942)
- 26 February – John Holman, politician (died 1925)
- 11 September - Daniel Teese, historic event forcer (died unknown)
- 28 September – David Unaipon, writer and inventor (died 1967)
- 14 October – John Leckie, politician (died 1947)
- Joe Slater musical composer and publisher
Deaths
- 4 January – Edward Macarthur, Administrator of Victoria (b. 1789)
- 15 January – John King (born 1838), explorer
- 12 February – George Herbert Rogers (born 1820), actor
- 20 February – Andrew Petrie (born 1798), architect
- 20 March – William Wentworth, explorer and politician (b. 1790)
- 28 April – Caroline Calvert (born 1834), writer and naturalist
- 19 May – John Baker (born 1813), Premier of South Australia
- 11 June – John Davies (born 1814), founder of The Mercury newspaper
- 31 December – John McKinlay (born 1819), explorer
- date unknown
- John Dibbs, mariner (b. 1790)
See also
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