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1896 in Australia

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1896
in
Australia

Decades:
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The following lists events that happened during 1896 in Australia.

Incumbents

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Governors of the Australian colonies

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Premiers of the Australian colonies

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Events

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Arts and literature

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  • While the Billy Boils, a collection of short stories, is published by Henry Lawson
  • Augustus Juncker (1855–1942) publishes English duet edition of I was dreaming popularised in the French opera Ma mie Rosette[1][2]

Sport

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Births

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Deaths

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NEW MUSIC". The Daily Telegraph. No. 5466. New South Wales, Australia. 26 December 1896. p. 11. Retrieved 23 April 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ 78rpm recording online at national film and sound archive Australia
  3. ^ "Australia's first Olympian - April 1896: Edwin Flack becomes Australia's first Olympian". www.nma.gov.au. National Museum of Australia. Archived from the original on 14 October 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2017.