The following lists events that happened during 1846 in Australia .
Incumbents
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formation of "The South Australian League for the Maintenance of Religious Freedom in the Province" in response to the proposed funding of Church of England education from public funds[1]
Arts and literature
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4 January – John Neild , New South Wales politician (born in the United Kingdom ) (d. 1911 )
10 February – Sir James Burns , New South Wales politician, shipowner and philanthropist (born in the United Kingdom ) (d. 1923 )
17 February – Sir John George Davies , Tasmanian politician, newspaper proprietor and cricketer (d. 1913 )
17 March – Edward O'Sullivan , New South Wales politician and journalist (d. 1910 )
24 April – Marcus Clarke , author (born in the United Kingdom ) (d. 1881 )
4 May – Jack Want , New South Wales politician (d. 1905 )[5]
15 July – William Trenwith , 1st Leader of the Victorian Labor Party (d. 1925 )
17 July – Nicholas Miklouho-Maclay , explorer, ethnologist and anthropologist (born and died in the Russian Empire ) (d. 1888 )
7 August – William Spence , trade union leader and politician (born in the United Kingdom ) (d. 1926 )
27 September – Sir Josiah Symon , South Australian politician (born in the United Kingdom ) (d. 1934 )
7 October – Charles Rasp , prospector (born in Germany ) (d. 1907 )
20 October – Sir William MacGregor , 11th Governor of Queensland (born in the United Kingdom ) (d. 1919 )
7 November – Sir Stephen Henry Parker , 5th Chief Justice of Western Australia (d. 1927 )
18 November – Lord Northcote , 3rd Governor-General of Australia (born in the United Kingdom ) (d. 1911 )
14 December – John Dunn , bushranger (d. 1866 )
16 December – William Miller , athlete (born in the United Kingdom ) (d. 1939 ) References
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^ Hodder, Edwin (1893). The History of South Australia from Its Foundation to the Year of Its Jubilee . Vol. 1. S. Low, Marston, Limited. pp. 221–225 – via Google Books.
^ a b Chittleborough, Jon (2005). "Horrocks, John Ainsworth (1818–1846)". In Cunneen, Christopher (ed.). Australian Dictionary of Biography: Supplement 1580–1980, with a Name Index to the Australian Dictionary of Biography to 1980 . National Centre of Biography, Australian National University . ISBN 0-522-85214-9 . Retrieved 24 February 2013 .
^ a b "Norfolk Island" . The Courier (Hobart, Tas. : 1840–1859) . National Library of Australia . 28 October 1846. p. 3.
^ a b Cameron, Angus, ed. (1985). "Part One: Facts and Figures: An Australian Historical Chronology". The Australian Almanac: 800 Pages Crammed with Australian and World Facts: Politics, the Arts, Geography, History and Much More . North Ryde, NSW : Angus & Robertson . p. 12. ISBN 0-207-15108-3 .
^ Finn, Paul (1990). "Want, John Henry (1846–1905)" . Australian Dictionary of Biography . Vol. 12. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University . pp. 380–381. ISSN 1833-7538 . Retrieved 24 February 2013 .