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1875 in Australia

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1875
in
Australia

Decades:
See also:

The following lists events that happened during 1875 in Australia.

Incumbents

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Governors

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Governors of the Australian colonies:

Premiers

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Premiers of the Australian colonies:

Events

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Arts and literature

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Sport

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  • Polo played for the first time in Australia at Albert Park in Victoria
  • Soccer played for the first time in Australia at Goodna in New South Wales.
  • Wollomai wins the Melbourne Cup; the cup was held on the first Tuesday in November for this first time this year

Births

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Deaths

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Unknown date

References

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  1. ^ Robinson, Jeffrey. "Wrigley, Leslie James (1875–1933)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 18 February 2012.