1846 in Australia
The following lists events that happened during 1846 in Australia.
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| Monarchy | Queen Victoria |
| Population | 293,249 |
Incumbents
Governors
Events
- formation of "The South Australian League for the Maintenance of Religious Freedom in the Province" in response to the proposed funding of Church of England education from public funds[1]
September
- 23 September – Explorer John Ainsworth Horrocks dies at Penwortham in South Australia, a month after he accidentally shot himself in a hunting accident.[2]
Arts and literature
- 2 June – first editions of Melbourne's daily newspaper, The Argus; and of Brisbane's weekly newspaper, Moreton Bay Courier, are published.[4]
Sport
- February – Australia's first swimming championships are held at Robinson's Domain Baths.[4]
Births
- 4 January – John Neild, New South Wales politician (born in the United Kingdom) (d. 1911)
- 10 February – Sir James Burns, New South Wales politician, shipowner and philanthropist (born in the United Kingdom) (d. 1923)
- 17 February – Sir John George Davies, Tasmanian politician, newspaper proprietor and cricketer (d. 1913)
- 17 March – Edward O'Sullivan, New South Wales politician and journalist (d. 1910)
- 24 April – Marcus Clarke, author (born in the United Kingdom) (d. 1881)
- 4 May – Jack Want, New South Wales politician (d. 1905)[5]
- 15 July – William Trenwith, 1st Leader of the Victorian Labor Party (d. 1925)
- 17 July – Nicholas Miklouho-Maclay, explorer, ethnologist and anthropologist (born and died in the Russian Empire) (d. 1888)
- 7 August – William Spence, trade union leader and politician (born in the United Kingdom) (d. 1926)
- 27 September – Sir Josiah Symon, South Australian politician (born in the United Kingdom) (d. 1934)
- 7 October – Charles Rasp, prospector (born in Germany) (d. 1907)
- 20 October – Sir William MacGregor, 11th Governor of Queensland (born in the United Kingdom) (d. 1919)
- 7 November – Sir Stephen Henry Parker, 5th Chief Justice of Western Australia (d. 1927)
- 18 November – Lord Northcote, 3rd Governor-General of Australia (born in the United Kingdom) (d. 1911)
- 14 December – John Dunn, bushranger (d. 1866)
- 16 December – William Miller, athlete (born in the United Kingdom) (d. 1939)
Deaths
- 16 March – Henry Kable, convict and businessman (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1763)
- 20 March – Joseph Foveaux, soldier and convict settlement administrator (born and died in the United Kingdom) (b. 1767)
- 15 April – Robert Campbell, New South Wales politician and merchant (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1769)
- 26 August – Esther Abrahams, convict (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1767/1771)
- 23 September – John Ainsworth Horrocks, pastoralist and explorer (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1818)[2]
- 13 October – Lawrence Kavenagh, bushranger (born in Ireland) (b. 1810)[3]
- 12 December – Charles Alexandre Lesueur, naturalist, artist and explorer (born and died in France) (b. 1778)
References
- Hodder, Edwin (1893). The History of South Australia from Its Foundation to the Year of Its Jubilee. Vol. 1. S. Low, Marston, Limited. pp. 221–225 – via Google Books.
- Chittleborough, Jon (2005). "Horrocks, John Ainsworth (1818–1846)". In Cunneen, Christopher (ed.). Australian Dictionary of Biography: Supplement 1580–1980, with a Name Index to the Australian Dictionary of Biography to 1980. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 0-522-85214-9. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- "Norfolk Island". The Courier (Hobart, Tas. : 1840–1859). National Library of Australia. 28 October 1846. p. 3.
- Cameron, Angus, ed. (1985). "Part One: Facts and Figures: An Australian Historical Chronology". The Australian Almanac: 800 Pages Crammed with Australian and World Facts: Politics, the Arts, Geography, History and Much More. North Ryde, NSW: Angus & Robertson. p. 12. ISBN 0-207-15108-3.
- Finn, Paul (1990). "Want, John Henry (1846–1905)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 12. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 24 February 2013 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
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