The following lists events that happened during 1886 in Australia.
Incumbents Monarch - Victoria
Premiers Premier of New South Wales – John Robertson (until 25 February) then Patrick Jenning Premier of Queensland – Samuel Griffith Premier of South Australia – John Downer Premier of Tasmania – Adye Douglas (til 8 March) then James Agnew Premier of Victoria – James Service (til 18 February) then Duncan Gillies
Governors Governor of New South Wales – Lord Carrington Governor of Queensland – Anthony Musgrave Governor of South Australia – William Robinson Governor of Tasmania – George Strahan Governor of Victoria – Henry Brougham Loch, 1st Baron Loch Governor of the Crown Colony of Western Australia – Sir Frederick Broome
Events 25 January – The first assembly of the Federal Council of Australasia is held in Hobart. 30 May – The SS Ly-Ee-Moon sinks off Green Cape, New South Wales, with the loss of 71 persons. 12 June – William Spence chairs a meeting of shearers in Ballarat, Victoria at which the Australian Shearers Union is formed, an ancestor of the Australian Workers' Union.
Undated Queen Victoria grants the Cocos (Keeling) Islands to the Clunies Ross family.
Arts and literature
Sport November – Arsenal wins the Melbourne Cup England defeats Australia 3–0 in The Ashes
Births 3 January – Arthur Mailey (died 1967), cricketer and journalist 4 May – Aubrey Abbott (died 1975), politician and administrator of the Northern TerritoryAbbott, Charles Lydiard Aubrey (1886–1975) 28 November – Margaret McIntyre (died 1948), politician
Deaths 4 November – James Martin (born 1820), Premier of New South Wales
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