The following lists events that happened during 1870 in Australia.
Incumbents
Governors Governors of the Australian colonies: Governor of New South Wales – Somerset Lowry-Corry, 4th Earl Belmore Governor of Queensland – Colonel Sir Samuel Blackall Governor of South Australia – Sir James Fergusson, 6th Baronet Governor of Tasmania – Charles Du Cane Governor of Victoria – John Manners-Sutton, 3rd Viscount Canterbury Governor of Western Australia – The Hon. Sir Frederick Weld GCMG.
Premiers Premiers of the Australian colonies: Premier of New South Wales – John Robertson, until 13 January then Charles Cowper, until 16 December then James MartinParliament of New South Wales, http://parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/web/common.nsf/key/ResourcesFactspremiers Premier of Queensland – Charles Lilley, until 3 May then Arthur Hunter PalmerParliament of Queensland, http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/view/historical/records1860.asp?SubArea=officeHolders Premier of South Australia – Henry Strangways, until 30 May then John HartParliament of South Australia, http://www.parliament.sa.gov.au/Members/Ministers/Pages/PremiersofSouthAustralia.aspx Premier of Tasmania – James Milne WilsonParliament of Tasmania, http://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/tpl/datasheets/Premiers_Table.htm Premier of Victoria – John Alexander MacPherson, until 9 April then James McCullochParliament of Victoria,
Events 3 January – A state flag of Western Australia is adopted. 1 February – A state flag of Victoria is adopted, although with no crown like the current flag. 22 March – A state flag of Queensland is adopted, with a portrait of Queen Victoria. 20 April – A second state flag of New South Wales is adopted, similar to the current flag of Victoria: a crown above the Southern Cross. 22 July – A state flag of South Australia is adopted. 11 August – Melbourne Town Hall is opened.
Exploration and settlement Gulgong, New South Wales, is founded. 27 August – John Forrest successfully arrives in Adelaide from Perth, leading an expedition along the south coast via the Great Australian Bight.
Science and technology September – Work begins on the Australian Overland Telegraph Line linking Port Augusta to Darwin.
Sport 12 May – Port Adelaide Football Club is founded in South Australia
Births 3 January – Ethel Richardson, author (d. 1946) 14 January – Sir George Pearce, Western Australian politician (d. 1952) 17 May – Sir Newton Moore, 8th Premier of Western Australia (d. 1936) 1 November – Christopher Brennan, poet, scholar and literary critic (d. 1932) 21 November – Joe Darling, cricketer (d. 1946) 26 December – Norman Ewing, 23rd Tasmanian Opposition Leader (d. 1928)
Deaths 23 May – Foster Fyans, military officer, administrator and politician (born in Ireland) (b. 1790) 25 May – Captain Thunderbolt, bushranger (b. 1835) 24 June – Adam Lindsay Gordon, South Australian politician and (born in the United Kingdom) poet (b. 1833)
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