Events
- 3 January — A state flag of Western Australia is adopted.
- 1 February — A state flag of Victoria is adopted, although with no crown like the current flag.
- 22 March — A state flag of Queensland is adopted, with a portrait of Queen Victoria.
- 20 April — A second state flag of New South Wales is adopted, similar to the current flag of Victoria: a crown above the Southern Cross.
- 22 July — A state flag of South Australia is adopted.
- 11 August — Melbourne Town Hall is opened.
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