The following lists events that happened during 1880 in Australia. Incumbents Governors Governors of the Australian colonies: Governor of New South Wales – Sir Augustus Loftus Governor of Queensland – Sir Arthur Kennedy Governor of South Australia – Sir William Jervois Governor of Tasmania – Frederick Weld until 5 April, vacant thereafter Governor of Victoria – George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby Premiers Premiers of the Australian colonies: Premier of New South Wales – Sir Henry Parkes Premier of Queensland – Thomas McIlwraith Premier of South Australia – William Morgan Premier of Tasmania – William Giblin Premier of Victoria – until 5 March – Graham Berry 5 March-3 August – James Service starting 3 August – Graham Berry Events 20 January – Bushranger Captain Moonlite (real name Andrew George Scott) hanged in Sydney. 31 January – The Bulletin magazine is first published. May – School is made compulsory for children aged 6 to 14 in New South Wales. 28 June – Ned Kelly captured at Glenrowan, Victoria. 1 October – The Melbourne International Exhibition is opened at the Royal Exhibition Building in Carlton. 10 October – Geologist Lamont Young and four others disappear on a boat trip north from Bermagui, New South Wales. 11 November – Bushranger Ned Kelly is hanged. 23 November – Redmond Barry, the judge who sentenced Ned Kelly to be hanged, dies just twelve days after Kelly was hanged. Science and technology 2 February – The first successful shipment of frozen beef and mutton from Australia arrived in London aboard the SS Strathleven. August – The first telephone exchange in Australia opened in Melbourne. Arts and literature Sport Grand Flaneur wins the Melbourne Cup. England defeat Australia by 5 wickets in a Cricket Test held at The Oval. Births 2 January – Charlie Frazer, politician (died 1913) 15 April – Doug McLean, Sr., rugby footballer (died 1947) 8 August – Earle Page, the eleventh Prime Minister of Australia (died 1961) 10 December – Jessie Aspinall, doctor, first female junior medical resident at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (died 1953) 11 December – Frank Tarrant, cricketer (died 1951) Deaths 20 January – Captain Moonlight, bushranger (born 1842), hanged 2 May – Tom Wills, cricketer and founder of Australian rules football (born 1835), suicide 26 June – Aaron Sherritt, bushranger (born August 1854), shot by Joe Byrne 28 June – Joe Byrne, bushranger (born November 1856), 28 June