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The following lists events that happened during 1869 in Australia.
* 20 January – F. Matthias Alexander, actor and author (d. 1955)
* 25 February – Staniforth Smith, Western Australian politician (d. 1934)
* 10 March – John Longstaff, Sir John Longstaff, artist (d. 1941)
* 23 March – William Robson (1869–1951), William Robson, New South Wales politician and businessman (d. 1951)
* 11 April – John Patrick McGlinn, public servant and soldier (d. 1946)
* 13 April – Vida Goldstein, suffragette and social reformer (d. 1949)
* 27 April – May Moss, welfare worker and suffragette (d. 1948)
* 2 May – Florence Stawell, classical scholar (d. 1936)
* 14 May – Percy Abbott (Australian politician), Percy Abbott, New South Wales politician, soldier and solicitor (d. 1940)
* 15 May – John Storey (politician), John Storey, 20th Premier of New South Wales (d. 1921)
* 18 May – Harold Grimwade, military officer, businessman and pharmacist (d. 1949)
* 19 May – William Gibson (Australian politician), William Gibson, Victorian politician (d. 1955)
* 23 May – George Beeby, Sir George Beeby, New South Wales politician, judge and author (d. 1942)
* 11 July – Peter McAlister, cricketer (d. 1938)
* 21 July – John McDonald (Western Australian politician), John McDonald, Western Australian politician (d. 1934)
* 6 August – Marie Pitt, poet and journalist (d. 1948)
* 7 August – E. J. Brady, journalist and poet (d. 1952)
* 8 August – George James Coates, artist (d. 1930)
* 28 August – Albert Ellis (prospector), Sir Albert Ellis, prospector (d. 1951)
* 28 September – John Bisdee, military officer (d. 1930)
* 30 September – Ernie Jones (Australian sportsman), Ernie Jones, Australian rules footballer and cricketer (d. 1943)
* 24 October – Charlie McLeod, cricketer (d. 1918)
* 2 December – John Kirwan (politician), Sir John Kirwan, Western Australian politician (born in the United Kingdom) (d. 1949)
* 7 December – Frank Laver, cricketer and baseball player (d. 1919)
* 13 December – John Shirlow, artist (d. 1936)
* 21 December – Albert Green (Australian politician), Albert Green, Western Australian politician (d. 1940)
* 29 December – Bill Howell (cricketer), Bill Howell, cricketer (d. 1940)
Incumbents
Governors
Governors of the Australian colonies: *Governor of New South Wales
The governor of New South Wales is the viceregal representative of the Australian monarch, King Charles III, in the state of New South Wales. In an analogous way to the governor-general of Australia at the national level, the governors of the ...
– Somerset Lowry-Corry, 4th Earl Belmore
* Governor of Victoria – Sir John Manners-Sutton
* Governor of Queensland – Colonel Sir Samuel Blackall
* Governor of Western Australia – Sir Benjamin Pine (appointed, but not sworn in), Sir Frederick Weld (from 18 September)
*Governor of South Australia
The governor of South Australia is the representative in South Australia of the Monarch of Australia, currently King Charles III. The governor performs the same constitutional and ceremonial functions at the state level as does the governor-gene ...
– Sir James Fergusson, 6th Baronet (from 16 February)
* Governor of Tasmania – Charles Du Cane (from 15 January)
* Governor of Western Australia – Sir Benjamin Pine, then The Hon. Sir Frederick Weld GCMG.
Premiers
Premiers of the Australian states, Premiers of the Australian colonies: *Premier of New South Wales – John Robertson (New South Wales Premier), John Robertson *Premier of Victoria – James McCulloch (until 20 September), then John Alexander MacPherson *Premier of Queensland – Charles Lilley *Premier of South Australia – Henry Strangways *Premier of Tasmania – Richard Dry, Sir Richard Dry (until 1 August), then James Milne Wilson (from 4 August)Events
*9 January – The British clipper ship ''Thermopylae (clipper), Thermopylae'' arrives in Melbourne, having sailed from London in the record time of 64 days. *5 February – A large gold nugget, named The Welcome Stranger, is found at Moliagul, Victoria. *5 February – George Goyder establishes a settlement of 135 people at Port Darwin. *2 March – After several days hiding in bushland near Bunbury, Western Australia, Irish political prisoner John Boyle O'Reilly escapes to America on the whaler ''Gazelle.'' *3 March – William Lanne, known as "King Billy", the last "full-blooded" Tasmanian Aboriginal man dies. His body is secretly dismembered and his skull removed while in the morgue, and William Crowther (Australian politician), Dr William Crowther, future Premier of Tasmania, is suspected as the culprit. *5 March – The Government of New South Wales, New South Wales government declares that Saint Patrick's Day, St. Andrew's Day and St George's Day are no longer public holidays. *24 March – A fatal case of cholera is reported in Sydney, New South Wales, Sydney. *8 May – The bushranger Captain Moonlite holds up a bank in Mount Egerton, Victoria. *22 June – Prince Alfred College opens in Adelaide, South Australia. *18 October – The Lithgow, New South Wales, Lithgow Zig Zag Railway was opened.Science and technology
*1 May – A submarine telegraph cable is completed, joining Tasmania to the mainland.Sport
*2 November – ''Warrior'' wins the Melbourne Cup.Births
* 20 January – F. Matthias Alexander, actor and author (d. 1955)
* 25 February – Staniforth Smith, Western Australian politician (d. 1934)
* 10 March – John Longstaff, Sir John Longstaff, artist (d. 1941)
* 23 March – William Robson (1869–1951), William Robson, New South Wales politician and businessman (d. 1951)
* 11 April – John Patrick McGlinn, public servant and soldier (d. 1946)
* 13 April – Vida Goldstein, suffragette and social reformer (d. 1949)
* 27 April – May Moss, welfare worker and suffragette (d. 1948)
* 2 May – Florence Stawell, classical scholar (d. 1936)
* 14 May – Percy Abbott (Australian politician), Percy Abbott, New South Wales politician, soldier and solicitor (d. 1940)
* 15 May – John Storey (politician), John Storey, 20th Premier of New South Wales (d. 1921)
* 18 May – Harold Grimwade, military officer, businessman and pharmacist (d. 1949)
* 19 May – William Gibson (Australian politician), William Gibson, Victorian politician (d. 1955)
* 23 May – George Beeby, Sir George Beeby, New South Wales politician, judge and author (d. 1942)
* 11 July – Peter McAlister, cricketer (d. 1938)
* 21 July – John McDonald (Western Australian politician), John McDonald, Western Australian politician (d. 1934)
* 6 August – Marie Pitt, poet and journalist (d. 1948)
* 7 August – E. J. Brady, journalist and poet (d. 1952)
* 8 August – George James Coates, artist (d. 1930)
* 28 August – Albert Ellis (prospector), Sir Albert Ellis, prospector (d. 1951)
* 28 September – John Bisdee, military officer (d. 1930)
* 30 September – Ernie Jones (Australian sportsman), Ernie Jones, Australian rules footballer and cricketer (d. 1943)
* 24 October – Charlie McLeod, cricketer (d. 1918)
* 2 December – John Kirwan (politician), Sir John Kirwan, Western Australian politician (born in the United Kingdom) (d. 1949)
* 7 December – Frank Laver, cricketer and baseball player (d. 1919)
* 13 December – John Shirlow, artist (d. 1936)
* 21 December – Albert Green (Australian politician), Albert Green, Western Australian politician (d. 1940)
* 29 December – Bill Howell (cricketer), Bill Howell, cricketer (d. 1940)
Deaths
* 3 March – William Lanne, whaler (b. 1835) * 6 May – Henry Vincent (gaoler), Henry Vincent, prison superintendent (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1796) * 9 May – John Plunkett, New South Wales politician (born in Ireland) (b. 1802) * 16 June – Charles Sturt, explorer (born in the British Raj and died in the United Kingdom) (b. 1795) * 4 September – John Pascoe Fawkner, Victorian politician and businessman (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1792) * 9 November – Charles Flaxman, settler and landowner (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1806)References
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