1877 in Australia

The following lists events that happened during 1877 in Australia.

Governors
Governors of the Australian colonies:
 * Governor of New South Wales – Hercules Robinson, 1st Baron Rosmead
 * Governor of Queensland – Sir William Cairns until 14 March, then Arthur Kennedy
 * Governor of South Australia – Sir Anthony Musgrave until 29 January, then William Jervois
 * Governor of Tasmania – Frederick Weld
 * Governor of Victoria – Sir George Bowen
 * Governor of Western Australia – Sir William Robinson GCMG, then Major General The Hon. Sir Harry Ord GCMG CB RE

Premiers
Premiers of the Australian colonies:
 * Premier of New South Wales –
 * until 21 March: John Robertson
 * 21 March-16 August: Henry Parkes
 * 17 August-17 December: John Robertson
 * starting 17 December: James Farnell
 * Premier of Queensland – George Thorn until 8 March, then John Douglas
 * Premier of South Australia – John Colton until 26 October, then James Boucaut
 * Premier of Tasmania – Thomas Reibey until 9 August, then Philip Fysh
 * Premier of Victoria – James McCulloch

Events

 * 8 March – John Douglas becomes Premier of Queensland
 * 10 March – Cloncurry was established
 * 15 March to 4 April – 1877 Australia v England series is played
 * 1 April – A settlement on Thursday Island was established for the refueling of steam ships
 * 8 June – Lutherans found the Hermannsburg Mission at Finke River in the Northern Territory
 * 20 July – Arthur Kennedy becomes Governor of Queensland
 * 9 August – Philip Fysh becomes Premier of Tasmania
 * 17 August – John Robertson begins another term as Premier of New South Wales
 * 11 September – Ships Avalanche and Forrest collide off Portland, Victoria, only 3 of the 107 passengers are saved
 * 2 October – William Jervois becomes Governor of South Australia
 * 26 October – James Boucaut becomes Premier of South Australia
 * 12 November – Harry Ord becomes Governor of Western Australia

Sport

 * 30 April – South Australian Football League founded.
 * 17 May – Victorian Football Association founded.

Births

 * 17 January – May Gibbs
 * 25 August – John Latham
 * 8 October – Hans Heysen
 * 14 November – Norman Brookes

Deaths

 * 25 March – Caroline Chisholm, humanitarian (b. 1808)
 * 2 April – Bully Hayes, ship's captain and trader
 * 7 April – John Arthur, Tasmanian cricketer (b. 1847)
 * 16 June – John Fairfax, journalist and politician (b. 1804)
 * 18 July – Joseph Anderson, Norfolk Island administrator (b. 1790)
 * 17 August – Martin Cash, convict escapee (born 1808)
 * 16 September – Saxe Bannister, first Attorney General of New South Wales (b. 1790)