The following lists events that happened during 1891 in Australia.
Incumbents Premiers Premier of New South Wales - Henry Parkes (until 23 October) then George Dibbs Premier of South Australia - Thomas Playford II Premier of Queensland - Samuel Griffith Premier of Tasmania - Philip Fysh Premier of Western Australia - John Forrest Premier of Victoria - James Munro
Governors Governor of New South Wales – Victor Child Villiers, 7th Earl of Jersey Governor of Queensland – Henry Wylie Norman Governor of South Australia – Algernon Keith-Falconer, 9th Earl of Kintore Governor of Tasmania – Robert Hamilton Governor of Victoria – John Hope, 1st Marquess of Linlithgow Governor of Western Australia – William C. F. Robinson
Events 5 January - The 1891 Australian shearers' strike begins, which leads to the formation of the Australian Labor Party. 13 April - Howard Moffat founds newspaper Daily Commercial News, which runs for 108 years before merging with Lloyd's List Australia Weekly to form Lloyd's List DCN.
Arts and literature
Fire's on - Arthur Streeton
Census + 1891 census resultsNSWVicQldSATasNTWAAustralia1,123,9541,139,840393,718315,533146,6674,89849,7823,174,392
Sport Malvolio wins the Melbourne Cup
Births 6 January – Ted McDonald, cricketer (died 1937) 22 January – Jack Lockett, oldest recorded Australian man (died 2002) 15 February – Roy Rene, comedian (died 1954) 28 March – May Mabel Adamson, school principal (died 1966) 9 April – Lesbia Harford, poet (died 1927) 30 April – Pat O'Hara Wood, tennis player (died 1961) 27 June – Mina Wylie, swimmer (died 1984) 26 September – William McKell, Premier of NSW and Governor General of Australia (died 1985) 18 October – Joe Abbott, politician (died 1965) 25 December (in New Zealand) – Clarrie Grimmett, cricketer (died 1980)
Deaths 8 May – John Robertson (born 1816), Premier of New South Wales 27 October – Robert Allwood (born 1803), clergyman 29 October – Edward Hargraves (born 1816), gold prospector 7 December – Arthur Blyth (born 1823), Premier of South Australia
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