1862 in Australia

The following lists events that happened during 1862 in Australia.

Incumbents

Governors
Governors of the Australian colonies:
Governor of New South Wales - John Young, 1st Baron Lisgar
Governor of Queensland - Sir George Bowen
Governor of South Australia - Sir Richard G. MacDonnell, Sir Dominick Daly
Governor of Tasmania - Colonel Thomas Browne
Governor of Victoria - Sir Henry Barkly.

Premiers
Premiers of the Australian colonies:
Premier of New South Wales - Charles Cowper
Premier of Queensland - Robert Herbert
Premier of South Australia - Thomas Reynolds, then George Waterhouse
Premier of Tasmania - Thomas Chapman
Premier of Victoria - John O'Shanassy

Exploration and settlement
 24 July - Explorer John McDouall Stuart successfully returns from crossing the Australian continent from north to south on his third attempt.

Music, arts and literature
 Waterfall, Strath Creek - Eugene von Guérard

Sport
 4 November - Archer wins the second Melbourne Cup (List of Melbourne Cup winners).

Births
4 February - George Ernest Morrison, Australian adventurer and journalist (died 1920)
29 July – Mona McBurney, British-born pianist, teacher and composer who lived and worked in Australia (died 1932) 
16 November - Charles Turner, Australian cricketer (died 1944)
8 December – Kate Rickards, Australian trapeze artist and later musical theatre actress (died 1922)

Deaths
13 March - Roderick Flanagan (born 1828), historian
5 July - Charles Whitehead (born 1804), English novelist

References

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Category:Years of the 19th century in Australia