Sydney Technical College At Burnie, Tasmania, the Van Diemen's Land Company construct a 75 km wooden, horse-drawn, tramway to serve Mount Bischoff, at the time the richest tin mine in the world. Arts and literature 30 November – Advance Australia Fair first sung publicly at the Highland Society of NSW's annual Scottish concert in the Protestant Hall, Sydney. Sport 22 April – The Stawell Gift is run for the first time on Easter Monday in April. 5 November – Calamia wins the Melbourne Cup. Births 19 January – Don Cameron, politician (died 1962) 30 March – Harold Cazneaux, photographer (died 1953) 4 July – John McPhee, Premier of Tasmania (1928–1934) (died 1952) 1 October – Helen Mayo, medical doctor (died 1967) Deaths 11 March – Julie Vieusseux (born 1820), painter and educator 9 May – Thomas Sutcliffe Mort (born 1816), industrialist 14 August – Edward Henty (born 1810), pioneer settler 17 September – Randolph Isham Stow (born 1828), judge 22 October – Benjamin Babbage (born 1815), explorer 16 November – John Gardiner (born 1798), banker and pastoralist References Australia Years of the 19th century in Australia