1877 in Australia
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Events
- 8 March - John Douglas becomes Premier of Queensland
- 10 March - Cloncurry was established
- 15 March to 4 April - 1877 Australia v England series is played
- 1 April - A settlement on Thursday Island was established for the refueling of steam ships
- 8 June - Lutherans found the Hermannsburg Mission at Finke River in the Northern Territory
- 20 July - Arthur Kennedy becomes Governor of Queensland
- 9 August - Philip Fysh becomes Premier of Tasmania
- 17 August - John Robertson begins another term as Premier of New South Wales
- 11 September - Ships Avalanche and Forrest collide off Portland, Victoria, only 3 of the 107 passengers are saved
- 2 October - William Jervois becomes Governor of South Australia
- 26 October - James Boucaut becomes Premier of South Australia
- 12 November - Harry Ord becomes Governor of Western Australia
Arts and literature
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Sport
- 30 April - South Australian Football League founded.
- 17 May - Victorian Football Association founded.
Births
- 17 January - May Gibbs
- 25 August - John Latham
- 8 October - Hans Heysen
- 14 November - Norman Brookes
Deaths
- 25 March - Caroline Chisholm
- 2 April - W. H. Hayes
- 16 June - John Fairfax
- 18 July – Joseph Anderson, Norfolk Island administrator (b. 1790)
- 17 August - Martin Cash
- 16 September – Saxe Bannister, first Attorney General of New South Wales (b. 1790)
References
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