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1855 in Australia

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1855
in
Australia

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The following lists events that happened during 1855 in Australia.

Incumbents

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Governors

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Governors of the Australian colonies:

Events

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  • 5 January – The War of Southern Queensland ends with the hanging of Dundalli.
  • 12 June – the Victorian parliament passed the Chinese Restriction Act in an effort to restrict Chinese immigration.[1] These restrictions, including a £10 poll tax on Chinese and a limit to Chinese passengers per tonnage of shipping.
  • 8 September – Queen Victoria signs an Order in Council to change the name of Van Diemen's Land to Tasmania.
  • 26 September – Sydney to Parramatta railway opened[2]

Arts and literature

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Births

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Deaths

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References

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  1. ^ "Brief History of the Chinese in Australia". Asian Studies Program. La Trobe University. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
  2. ^ "Opening of the Sydney and Parramatta Railway". Freeman's Journal. Vol. VI, no. 275. New South Wales, Australia. 29 September 1855. p. 10. Retrieved 2 February 2023 – via National Library of Australia.