1 | Saturday, 1 January 1859 |
New Year's Day |
| Monday, 3 January 1859 |
New Year's Day Observance |
2 | Wednesday, 26 January 1859 |
Australia Day |
3 | Monday, 14 March 1859 |
Canberra Day/Adelaide Cup/Eight Hours Day/Labour Day |
4 | Friday, 22 April 1859 |
Good Friday |
5 | Saturday, 23 April 1859 |
Easter Saturday |
6 | Sunday, 24 April 1859 |
Easter Sunday |
7 | Monday, 25 April 1859 |
Easter Monday |
8 | Tuesday, 26 April 1859 |
Additional public holiday because Anzac day falling on week end/Easter Tuesday |
9 | Monday, 13 June 1859 |
King's Birthday |
10 | Tuesday, 1 November 1859 |
Melbourne Cup |
11 | Sunday, 25 December 1859 |
Christmas Day |
| Monday, 26 December 1859 |
Christmas Day Observance |
| Tuesday, 27 December 1859 |
Boxing Day Observance/Proclamation Day Observance |