1864 in Australia
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See also: 1863 in Australia, other events of 1864, 1865 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.

Incumbents

Governors

Governors of the Australian colonies:

• Governor of New South Wales - John Young, 1st Baron Lisgar
• Governor of Queensland - Sir George Bowen
• Governor of South Australia - Sir Dominick Daly
• Governor of Tasmania - Colonel Thomas Browne
• Governor of Victoria - Sir Charles Darling

Premiers

Premiers of the Australian colonies:

• Premier of New South Wales - James Martin
• Premier of Queensland - Robert Herbert
• Premier of South Australia - Henry Ayers until 4 August, then Arthur Blyth
• Premier of Tasmania - James Whyte
• Premier of Victoria - James McCulloch

Events

• January 1 - The Queensland Police Force is established and begins operations with approximately 143 employees.^[1]
• May 4 - The first trout hatchery in the southern hemisphere is established at Plenty, Tasmania.
• May 14 - Bushranger Frank Gardiner is sentenced to 32 years in prison, although he is later pardoned by Henry Parkes in 1874.
• May 20 - Bushranger Ben Hall and his gang escape from a shootout with police after attempting to rob the Bang Bang Hotel in Koorawatha, New South Wales.
• June 2 - The schooner Waratah disappears between Sydney and Newcastle, claiming seven lives.
• October 1 - The Australiasian (later to be known as Australasian Post) is first published in Melbourne.

Sport

• January 1 - The All-England Eleven cricket team defeats the Victorian XXII at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
• Lantern wins the Melbourne Cup.

Births

• February 17 - Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson, poet (d. 1941)
• April 18 - Rose Summerfield, feminist and labour activist (d. 1922)

Deaths

• June 19 - Richard Heales, 4th Premier of Victoria (b. 1821)

See also

• 1864
• 1860s

References