• The following lists events that happened during 1872 in Australia. Governors of the Australian colonies: Governor of New South Wales – Somerset Lowry-Corry...
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  • Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1872. 1872 (MDCCCLXXII) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on...
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  • presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1872. Louisa Atkinson — Tressa's Resolve B. L. Farjeon — Bread-and-Cheese...
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  • 1872 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. College championship College football national championship – Princeton Tigers Events Five...
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  • James or Jim Griffiths may refer to: James Griffiths (Australian politician) (1872–1916), Australian politician James Griffiths (director), British television...
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  • government schools in what later became the State of Victoria in Australia. On 17 December 1872 the Act went through the Parliament of Victoria. The Argus...
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  • (1782–1872), Anglican priest Samuel Hood, 6th Viscount Hood (1910–1981), Foreign Office official and diplomat Sam Hood (1872–1953), Australian photographer...
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  • English Member of Parliament and Lord Mayor of York Robert Challoner (1872–1955), Australian rugby union player Thomas Chaloner (disambiguation), several people...
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    Gosses Bluff impact structure (category All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English)
    northeast of Uluru (Ayers Rock). It was named by Ernest Giles in 1872 after Australian explorer William Gosse's brother Henry, who was a member of William's...
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    as the establishment of a telegraph system between the colonies in 1872. The Australian colonies were also influenced by other federations that had emerged...
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    David Ngunaitponi (28 September 1872 – 7 February 1967), known as David Unaipon, was an Aboriginal Australian preacher, inventor, and author. A Ngarrindjeri...
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  • for the 1872 Melbourne Cup. Horses portal Sports portal Australia portal Melbourne Cup List of Melbourne Cup winners Victoria Racing Club "1872 Melbourne...
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  • footballer Eddie Sholl (1872–1952), Australian rules footballer Richard Sholl (1847–1919), Postmaster-General in Western Australia Robert John Sholl (1819–1886)...
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  • of events including expected and scheduled events for the year 2024 in Australia. Monarch Charles III Governor-General David Hurley Sam Mostyn Prime Minister...
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  • the surname include: Ada Mary à Beckett (1872–1948) Australian academic Arthur A'Beckett (1812–1871), Australian surgeon and politician Arthur William à...
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  • (Queensland politician) (1872–1950), Australian politician John Percy Jones (1872–1955), Australian politician Jack Jones (Australian politician) (John Joseph...
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  • Giblin, British double bassist and bass guitarist Lyndhurst Giblin (1872–1951), Australian statistician and economist Paul Giblin, American investigative journalist...
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    January 2014. Alumny Creek Public School 125th Anniversary 1872–1997 Australia. Royal Australian Air Force. Historical Section (1995), Logistics units, AGPS...
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    Dugite (category Reptiles described in 1872)
    affinis affinis Günther, 1872 — coastal mainland Western Australia Pseudonaja affinis exilis Storr, 1989 — mainland Western Australia and Rottnest Island Pseudonaja...
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    to various penal colonies in Australia. The British Government began transporting convicts overseas to American colonies in the early 18th century. After...
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    May 1872 – 25 June 1942), was an English author, writer and traveller born in Nottinghamshire, England. Her travels included Mauritius and Australia; she...
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    Ompax spatuloides (category 1872 in Australia)
    a hoax fish "discovered" in Australia in August, 1872. Said to be poisonous, it could be found on some lists of Australian fishes through the 1930s....
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    Northern Territory of Australia, and Adelaide, the capital of South Australia. Completed in 1872 (with a line to Western Australia added in 1877), it allowed...
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  • lists of members of the Western Australian Legislative Council: Prior to responsible government: 1832–1870 1870–1872 1872–1874 1874–1880 1880–1884 1884–1889...
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    1813 – 19 May 1872) was an early South Australian pastoralist and politician. He was the second Premier of the colony of South Australia, succeeding Boyle...
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    "Colebatch, Sir Harry Pateshall (Hal) (1872–1953)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7...
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    Pietro Porcelli (category 1872 births)
    Giacomo Porcelli (30 January 1872 – 28 June 1943) was an Italian-born sculptor responsible for many statues in Western Australia, including the Explorers'...
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    This is a list of locality names and populated place names in the state of Victoria, Australia, outside the Melbourne metropolitan area. It is organised...
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  • (politician) (1872–1937), Australian lawyer and politician Daniel Levy (sociologist) (born 1962), German-American sociology professor, specialist in memory studies...
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    in Australia is diverse. In the 2021 national census, 43.9% of Australians identified with Christianity and 38.9% declared "no religion". Australia has...
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