1895 in Australia
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The following lists events that happened during 1895 in Australia.
Incumbents
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- Governor of New South Wales – Robert Duff until 21 March, then Henry Brand, 2nd Viscount Hampden
- Governor of Queensland – Henry Wylie Norman until 31 December
- Governor of South Australia – Algernon Keith-Falconer, 9th Earl of Kintore until 10 April, then Sir Thomas Buxton, 3rd Baronet
- Governor of Tasmania – Jenico Preston, 14th Viscount Gormanston
- Governor of Victoria – John Hope, 1st Marquess of Linlithgow until 12 July, then Thomas Brassey, 1st Earl Brassey
- Governor of Western Australia – William C. F. Robinson until 22 December, then Gerard Smith
Events
- 8 August - The steamship SS Catterthun strikes Seal Rocks, NSW, and founders, killing 55 persons
- 17 August - The Albert Railway Bridge opens in Brisbane
- 10 December - Launceston, Tasmania becomes the first Australian city to be powered by hydro-electricity with the opening of the Duck Reach Power Station
Arts and literature
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- 6 April - The song Waltzing Matilda is first performed at the North Gregory Hotel, Winton, Queensland.
- Banjo Paterson publishes his first major collection of poetry, The Man from Snowy River and Other Verses{{cite book |title=The Man from Snowy River: and other verses |author=Banjo Paterson |publisher=OCLC |oclc = 29457822}}
- Tom Roberts painted Bailed Up
- Little Donah Polka published under the name 'Ansell Hope' (unidentified) {{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71222461 |title=New Music. |newspaper=Australian Town and Country Journal |volume=LI |issue=1346 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=23 November 1895 |access-date=23 April 2022 |page=9 |via=National Library of Australia}}
- Reverend Alfred Wheeler (composer) publishes Sailing Together{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article147089525 |title=TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1895. |newspaper=The Narracoorte Herald |volume=XVIII |issue=((1,732)) |location=South Australia |date=19 February 1895 |access-date=23 April 2022 |page=2 |via=National Library of Australia}}
Sport
- Auraria wins the Melbourne Cup
- Victoria wins the Sheffield Shield
Births
- 6 January – Hudson Fysh, aviator, joint founder of Qantas (d. 1974)
- 6 March – Les Holden, WWI fighter ace (d. 1932)
- 14 March – Duncan Thompson, rugby league footballer, coach and administrator (d. 1980)
- 22 March – Archie Cameron, politician (d. 1956)
- 29 March – George Alan Vasey, army officer (d. 1945)
- 13 April – Ivan Stedman, swimmer (d. 1979)
- 18 August – Sibyl Morrison, barrister (d. 1961)
- 31 October – Les Darcy, boxer (d. 1917)
Deaths
- 29 December – Arthur Sidney Olliff, taxonomist (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1865)
References
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