The following lists events that happened during 1860 in Australia.
Incumbents
Governors
Governors of the Australian colonies:
Premiers
Premiers of the Australian colonies:
Events
Arts and literature
Births
- 6 April â Henry Willis, New South Wales politician (d. 1950)
- 20 June â Jack Worrall, Australian rules footballer (Fitzroy), cricketer and journalist (d. 1937)
- 23 June â Sir Walter Baldwin Spencer, evolutionary biologist, anthropologist, and ethnologist (born in the United Kingdom) (d. 1929)
- 27 July â Carty Salmon, Victorian politician (d. 1917)
- 25 August â Charles McDonald, Queensland politician (d. 1925)
- 6 September â May Jordan McConnel, trade unionist and suffragist (d. 1929)
- 25 September â John Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun, 1st Governor-General of Australia (born in the United Kingdom) (d. 1908)
- 7 November â Edward Millen, New South Wales politician (born in the United Kingdom) (d. 1923)
- 18 November â Charles Kenningham, opera singer and actor (born in the United Kingdom) (d. 1925)
- 7 December â Sir Joseph Cook, 6th Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1947)
- Unknown â Thomas Kennedy, Victorian politician (d. 1929)
Deaths
References