1885 in Australia explained
The following lists events that happened during 1885 in Australia.
Incumbents
Governors
Governors of the Australian colonies
Premiers
Premiers of the Australian colonies
Events
Science and technology
Arts and literature
See main article: 1885 in Australian literature.
Sport
Births
- 8 January – John Curtin (died 1945), Australian Prime Minister
- 26 January – Michael Considine (died 1959), Australian politician
- 29 January – Arthur Halloway (died 1961), rugby league footballer and coach
- 20 March – Vernon Ransford (died 1958), cricketer
- 1 July – Dorothea Mackellar (died 1968), poet
- 12 August – Keith Murdoch (died 1952), journalist and newspaper publisher
- 15 August – Beaumont Smith (died 1950), film director and producer
- 18 August
- 28 August – Vance Palmer (died 1959), novelist, essayist and critic (husband of Nettie Palmer)
- 22 September – Ben Chifley (died 1951), Australian Prime Minister
- 8 October - Oliver Woodward (died 1966), metallurgist, mine manager and soldier
- 10 October - William John Yuill (died 1960), agricultural writer, dairy industry leader and public servant
- 15 October – Frank Hurley (died 1962), photographer and adventurer
- 7 November – Frank Cheadle, rugby league footballer and World War I soldier (died 1916).
Deaths
Notes and References
- Web site: Sudan (New South Wales Contingent) March–June 1885. Australian military history overview. Australian War Memorial. 2 March 2012. 9 March 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120309060440/http://www.awm.gov.au/atwar/sudan.asp. dead.
- Web site: Painter. Alison. 1 April 1885 Russian scare. SA 175. Professional Historians Association (South Australia). 2 March 2012.
- News: The Exploratory Expedition to New Guinea . Sydney Morning Herald. 27 July 1885 . 4.
- Web site: John . Lack . McKay, Hugh Victor (1865 - 1926) . . . 12 March 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070321034140/http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A100286b.htm. 21 March 2007 . live.