1880 in Australia
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See also: 1879 in Australia, other events of 1880, 1881 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.
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[edit] Events
- January 20 - Bushranger Captain Moonlite (real name Andrew George Scott) hanged in Sydney.
- January 31 - The Bulletin magazine is first published
- April 16 - School is made compulsory for children aged 6 to 14 in New South Wales.
- June 28 Ned Kelly captured at Glenrowan, Victoria.
- October 1 - The Melbourne International Exhibition is opened at the Royal Exhibition Building in Carlton.
- October 10 - Geologist Lamont Young and four others disappear on a boat trip north from Bermagui, New South Wales.
- November 11 - Bushranger Ned Kelly is hanged.
- November 23 - Redmond Barry, the judge who sentenced Ned Kelly to be hanged, dies just twelve days after Kelly was hanged.
- Parliamentarians in Victoria become the first in Australia to be paid for their work.
[edit] Science & Technology
- February 2 - The first successful shipment of frozen mutton from Australia arrived in London aboard the SS Strathleven.
[edit] Sport
- Grand Flaneur wins the Melbourne Cup
- England defeat Australia by 5 wickets in a Cricket Test held at The Oval
[edit] Births
- December 11 - Frank Tarrant, cricketer (d. 1951)
- December 20 - Earle Page, the eleventh Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1961)
[edit] Deaths
- January 20 - Captain Moonlight, bushranger (b. 1842), hanged
- October 27 - Samuel Gill, artist (b. 1818)
- November 11 - Ned Kelly, bushranger (b. c. 1855), hanged
- November 23 - Redmond Barry, Judge (b. 1813)
