See also: 1876 in Australia, other events of 1877, 1878 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 References

[edit] Events

• March 8 - John Douglas becomes Premier of Queensland
• March 10 - Cloncurry was established
• March 15 to April 4 - 1877 Australia v England series is played
• April 1 - A settlement on Thursday Island was established for the refueling of steam ships
• June 8 - Lutherans found the Hermannsburg Mission at Finke River in the Northern Territory
• July 20 - Arthur Kennedy becomes Governor of Queensland
• August 9 - Philip Fysh becomes Premier of Tasmania
• August 17 - John Robertson begins another term as Premier of New South Wales
• September 11 - Ships Avalanche and Forrest collide off Portland, Victoria, only 3 of the 107 passengers are saved
• October 2 - William Jervois becomes Governor of South Australia
• October 26 - James Boucaut becomes Premier of South Australia
• November 12 - Harry Ord becomes Governor of Western Australia

[edit] Births

• January 17 - May Gibbs
• August 25 - John Latham
• October 8 - Hans Heysen
• November 14 - Norman Brookes

[edit] Deaths

• March 25 - Caroline Chisholm
• April 2 - W. H. Hayes
• June 16 - John Fairfax
• August 17 - Martin Cash
• September 16 - Saxe Bannister

[edit] References

• Barker, Anthony (1996). What Happened When. St Leonards: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86373-986.