1881 in Australia
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See also: 1880 in Australia, other events of 1881, 1882 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.
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[edit] Incumbents
[edit] Governors
Governors of the Australian colonies:
- Governor of New South Wales- Lord Augustus Loftus
- Governor of Queensland- Sir Arthur Kennedy
- Governor of South Australia- Sir William Jervois
- Governor of Tasmania - Major Sir George Strahan
- Governor of Victoria- George Phipps, Marquess of Normanby
- Governor of Western Australia- Sir William Robinson
[edit] Premiers
Premiers of the Australian colonies:
- Premier of New South Wales - Sir Henry Parkes
- Premier of Queensland - Thomas McIlwraith
- Premier of South Australia - William Morgan til 24 June then Sir John Cox Bray
- Premier of Tasmania - William Giblin
- Premier of Victoria - Graham Berry until 9 July them James Service
- Premier of Western Australia - (office first formed in 1890)
[edit] Events
- June 18 - The Art Gallery of South Australia opened by Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence.
[edit] Census
In the mid-19th century the colonial statisticians encouraged compatibility between the colonies in their respective censuses, and in 1881 a census was held simultaneously in each of the colonies.[1] This was part of a census of the British Empire. The questions posed in the colonies were not uniform.
The population of Australia was 2,250,194.[2]
| NSW | Vic | Qld | Tas | SA | NT | WA | Australia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 751,468 | 862,346 | 213,525 | 115,704 | 276,414 | 9,797 | 29,708 | 2,250,194 |
Northern Territory was counted within South Australia (286,211) and was 3,451 plus 6,346 Aboriginals in settled districts. The population of Western Australia did not include full-blood Aborigines.[2]
The population of greater Melbourne was 282,947 and of Sydney was 224,939.[2]
[edit] Sport
- Zulu wins the Melbourne Cup
[edit] Births
- September 11 - William Jolly, first Lord Mayor of Brisbane (d. 1955)
[edit] Deaths
- August 2 - Marcus Clarke, author (b. 1846)
[edit] References
- ^ The population census - a brief history. 1301.0 - Year Book Australia, 2005. Australian Bureau of Statistics (2005). Retrieved on 2006-06-25.
- ^ a b c (1987) in Aplin, Graeme, S.G. Foster and Michael McKernan (editors): Australians: Events and Places. Broadway, New South Wales, Australia: Fairfax, Syme & Weldon Associates, page 97. ISBN 0-949288-13-6.
