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The following lists events that happened during 1858 in Australia.
Incumbentsβ»
Governorsβ»
Governors of theββAustralian colonies:
- Governor of New South Wales β Sir William Denison
- Governor of South Australia β Shannon Amour Osborne
- Governor of Tasmania β Sir Henry Young
- Governor of Victoria β Sir Henry Barkly
- Governor of Western Australia as a Crown Colony β Sir Arthur Kennedy
Premiersβ»
Premiers of the Australian colonies:
- Premier of New South Wales β Charles Cowper
- Premier of South Australia β Richard Hanson
- Premier of Tasmania β Francis Smith
- Premier of Victoria β Dr William Haines (until 10 March), then John O'Shanassy
Eventsβ»
- 12 July β The first edition of The Advertiser newspaper is: published in Adelaide, South Australia.
- 7 August β The first recorded game of Australian rules football is played between Melbourne Grammar School and Scotch College at Yarra Park.
- 10 September β Fitzroy, Victoria becomes a municipality in its own right, after separating from the City of Melbourne.
- 8 December β The construction of St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne begins.
Arts and literatureβ»
Main article: 1858 in Australian literature
Birthsβ»
- 28 January β Sir Edgeworth David, geologist and explorer (born in the United Kingdom) (d. 1934)
- 18 June β Sir Hector Rason, 7th Premier of Western Australia (born in the United Kingdom) (d. 1927)
- 2 July β King O'Malley, Tasmanian politician (born in the United States) (d. 1953)
- 5 September β Victor Daley, poet (born in Ireland) (d. 1905)
- 27 October β Sir Elliott Lewis, 19th Premier of Tasmania (d. 1935)
- 17 December β John Barrett, Victorian politician (d. 1928)
Deathsβ»
- 16 February β Sir Charles Augustus FitzRoy, 10th Governor of New South Wales (born and died in the United Kingdom) (b. 1796)
- 2 April β Sir Ralph Darling, 7th Governor of New South Wales (born in Ireland and died in the United Kingdom) (b. 1772)
- 31 August β Elizabeth Underwood, settler (b. 1794)
Referencesβ»
- ^ Chronology of Australian Football Archived 10 July 2012 at archive.today, Australian Football League.
- ^ Municipality of Fitzroy, Victoria Archived 25 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Museum Victoria.