See also: 1887 in Australia, other events of 1888, 1889 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.

Contents 1 Incumbents 1.1 Premiers 1.2 Governors 2 Events 2.1 Undated 3 Sport 4 Births 5 Deaths

[edit] Incumbents

[edit] Premiers

• Premier of New South Wales – Henry Parkes
• Premier of Queensland – Samuel Griffith (until 13 June), then Thomas McIlwraith (until 30 November), then Boyd Morehead
• Premier of South Australia – Thomas Playford II
• Premier of Tasmania – Philip Fysh
• Premier of Victoria – Duncan Gillies

[edit] Governors

• Governor of New South Wales – Lord Carrington
• Governor of Queensland – Sir Anthony Musgrave (until 9 October)
• Governor of South Australia – Sir William Robinson
• Governor of Tasmania – Sir Robert Hamilton
• Governor of Victoria – Lord Loch
• Governor of Western Australia – Sir Frederick Broome

[edit] Events

• 27 January – Centennial Park is opened in Sydney.
• 30 January – The Presbyterian Church of New South Wales establishes its first school, the Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney.
• 4 October – Princes Bridge, Melbourne is opened.
• 9 October – Launceston, Tasmania is proclaimed a city.

[edit] Undated

• Angus & Robertson publish their first book, A Crown of Wattle
• Excavation begins on the water supply tunnels beneath Fremantle Prison, in Western Australia.

[edit] Sport

• 6 November – Mentor wins the Melbourne Cup.

[edit] Births

• 12 January – Leslie Gordon Chandler, ornithologist (d. 1980)
• 29 June – Squizzy Taylor, Melbourne gangster. (d. 1927)
• 18 September – Herb Gilbert, national rugby league team captain (d. 1972)
• 31 October – Hubert Wilkins, polar explorer (d. 1958)
• 14 December – Harold Hardwick, freestyle swimmer (d. 1959)

[edit] Deaths

• 21 February – William Weston (b. 1804), Premier of Tasmania (1857)
• 30 May – Louis Buvelot (b. 1814), painter
• 15 August – Robert Seddon (b. 1860), British rugby union player
• 9 October – Anthony Musgrave (b. 1828), Governor of South Australia (1873–1877) and Queensland (1883–1888)