- 1883 in Australia
"See also:"
1882 in Australia ,
other events of 1883,1884 in Australia and theTimeline of Australian history .Incumbents
Governors
Governors of the Australian colonies:
*Governor of New South Wales - Lord Augustus Loftus
*Governor of Queensland - Commodore Sir James Ramsay
*Governor of South Australia - Sir William Jervois then Sir William Robinson
*Governor of Tasmania - Major Sir George Strahan
*Governor of Victoria -George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby Premiers
Premiers of the Australian colonies:
*Premier of New South Wales - Sir Henry Parkes until 5 January then Alexander Stuart
*Premier of Queensland -Thomas McIlwraith until 13 November thenSamuel Griffith
*Premier of South Australia -John Cox Bray
*Premier of Tasmania -William Giblin
*Premier of Victoria -Bryan O'Loghlen until 8 March thenJames Service Events
*The J. Boag & Son brewery is established in
Launceston, Tasmania .
*June 12 - The firstAustralasia n headquarters of theSalvation Army opened in Melbourne.
*June 14 - A rail service betweenSydney andMelbourne commences when the NSW and Victorian rail systems are joined at Albury.
*October 1 -Sydney Boys High School is founded inSydney, New South Wales . It is the first boys public school in Australia.
*November 26 - An Australasian Inter-Colonial Conference is held in Sydney. Federation and annexation of surrounding islands are discussed by the Australian colonies,New Zealand andFiji .Exploration and Settlement
*Boundary rider Charles Rath discovers the Line of Lode, a massive
silver deposit near the town ofBroken Hill, New South Wales .port
* "Martini-Henry" wins the
Melbourne Cup
*January 30 - England defeats Australia 2-1 in the 1882-83 Test cricket series, reclaiming "The Ashes " of English cricket.
*November 2 -The Northern Rugby Union (later renamedQueensland Rugby Union ) is formed at a meeting in BrisbaneBirths
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April 12 -Dally Messenger , rugby footballer (d. 1959)
*April 15 -Stanley Bruce (d. 1967), 8thPrime Minister of Australia
*December 12 -William Baylebridge (d. 1943), poet and short story writerDeaths
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January 5 -Charles Tompson (b. 1806), poet
*August 18 -Roger William Bede Vaughan (b. 1834), Archbishop of Sydneyee also
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1883
*1880s
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