The following lists events that happened during 1871 in Australia.
Incumbents
Governors Governors of the Australian colonies: Governor of New South Wales – Somerset Lowry-Corry, 4th Earl Belmore Governor of Queensland – George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby Governor of South Australia – Sir James Fergusson 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 – Sir James Martin Premier of Queensland – Arthur Hunter Palmer Premier of South Australia – John Hart until 10 November, then Arthur Blyth Premier of Tasmania – James Milne Wilson Premier of Victoria – Sir James McCulloch until 19 June, then Charles Gavan Duffy
Events 15 March – Australia's first synagogue opens in Adelaide, South Australia. 5 May – The Prince Alfred Hospital opens in Melbourne. 19 June – Charles Gavan Duffy assumes office as Premier of Victoria. 24 September – Mother Mary MacKillop is excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church after refusing to disband the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart order. 20 November – Initial operation of the Java telegraph cable, landed at Darwin, linking Australia to the UK.
Exploration and settlement March – Explorer John Ross is the first European to explore and name the Todd River.
Sport The South Australian Cricket Association is founded. The "ing" was dropped between the 1898 and 1899 A.G.M.s 7 November – The Pearl wins the Melbourne Cup
Births 10 January – Miles Evergood (died 1939), artist 24 January – Oscar Asche (died 1936), actor and director 17 February – Florence Anderson, (died 1939) first female trade union secretary in Victoria 22 February – Hayden Starke (died 1958), High Court judge 3 April – John Wren (died 1953), businessman 20 August – Sydney Long (died 1955), artist 23 November – William Watt (died 1946), 24th Premier of Victoria
Deaths 2 January – Sir Samuel Blackall (born 1809), Governor of Queensland 19 January – Sir William Denison (born 1804), Governor of Van Diemen's Land and New South Wales 23 April – James Frederick Palmer (born 1803), Victorian politician
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