1890 in Australia
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See also: 1889 in Australia, other events of 1890, 1891 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Premier of New South Wales - Henry Parkes
- Premier of South Australia - John Cockburn until August 19, then Thomas Playford II
- Premier of Queensland - Boyd Morehead until August 12, then Samuel Griffith
- Premier of Tasmania - Philip Fysh
- Premier of Western Australia - established from December 29, John Forrest
- Premier of Victoria - Duncan Gillies until November 5, then James Munro
[edit] Events
- January 1 - The University of Tasmania opens
- February 28 - The steamship RMS Quetta sinks off Cape York Peninsula, killing 133
- December 29 - Sir John Forrest becomes the Premier of Western Australia and the first Premier in Australia.
[edit] Arts and literature
- April 26 - Banjo Patterson's The Man from Snowy River is published.
[edit] Sport
- May 31 – The first Australian Championships in Athletics are held under the name Inter Colonial Meet. The men's competition is staged at the Moore Park in Sydney.
- Carbine wins the Melbourne Cup
[edit] Births
- 2 March Sir Malcolm Barclay-Harvey, Governor of South Australia 1939–1944 (d. 1969)
- March 10 - Albert Ogilvie, Premier of Tasmania (d. 1939)
- July 18 - Frank Forde, 15th Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1983)
- August 29 - Richard Gardiner Casey, Governor General of Australia (d. 1976)
- September 10 - Robert Heffron, Premier of New South Wales (d. 1978)
- December 31 - Daryl Lindsay, artist (d. 1976)
[edit] Deaths
- November 9 - James Boag I, brewer (b. 1822)
