1888 in Australia
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See also: 1887 in Australia, other events of 1888, 1889 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Premier of New South Wales - Henry Parkes
- Premier of South Australia - Thomas Playford II
- Premier of Queensland - Samuel Griffith (til June 13), Thomas McIlwraith (til November 30) then Boyd Morehead
- Premier of Tasmania - Philip Fysh
- Premier of Victoria - Duncan Gillies
- Governor of the Crown Colony of Western Australia - Sir Frederick Broome
[edit] Events
- October 4 - Princes Bridge, Melbourne is opened
- October 9 - Launceston, Tasmania is proclaimed a city.
- Centennial Park is opened in Sydney
- 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
- Mentor wins the Melbourne Cup
[edit] Births
- June 29 – Squizzy Taylor, Melbourne gangster. (d. 1927)
- October 31 – Hubert Wilkins, polar explorer (d. 1958)
- December 14 – Harold Hardwick, freestyle swimmer (d. 1959)
[edit] Deaths
- February 21 - William Weston, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1804)
- May 30 - Louis Buvelot, painter (b. 1814)
- October 9 - Anthony Musgrave, Governor of Queensland (b. 1828)
