1876 in Australia

1876 in Australia

"See also:"
1875 in Australia,
other events of 1856,
1877 in Australia and the
Timeline of Australian history.

Events

*February 20 - Submarine cable between New South Wales and New Zealand completed.
*March 21 - J.V. Mulligan finds gold on the Hodgkinson River in Queensland.
*March 28 - Classes commence at the University of Adelaide.
*March 18 - Luigi d'Albertis leaves Australia to explore New Guinea.
*June 5 - George Thorn becomes Premier of Queensland.
*June 6 - John Colton becomes Premier of South Australia.
*July 5 - The completion of a railway bridge across the Brisbane River links Brisbane and Ipswich, Queensland.
*July 20 - Thomas Reibey becomes Premier of Tasmania
*September 11 - SS "Dandenong" sinks; 40 lives are lost.
*November 27 - Legislation is enacted in Queensland creating the first public fire service in Australia.
*December 2 - SS "Georgette" runs aground near Busselton, Western Australia; Grace Bussell becomes famous for helping to rescue the passengers.

Births

*September 7 - C. J. Dennis
*September 10 - Hugh D. McIntosh
*September 18 - James Scullin
*September 23 - Cyril Brundell White
*October 4 - Hugh McCrae
*November 24 - Walter Burley Griffin
*December 21 - J. T. Lang

Deaths

*January 22 - George Dalrymple
*March 8 - Truganini
*May 24 - Henry Kingsley
*August 29 - John Skinner Prout

References

*cite book
last = Barker
first = Anthony
authorlink =
coauthors =
title =What Happened When
publisher = Allen & Unwin
date = 1996
location = St Leonards
isbn = 1-86373-986


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