1883 in Australia

1883 in Australia

"See also:"
1882 in Australia,
other events of 1883,
1884 in Australia and the
Timeline 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 then Samuel Griffith
*Premier of South Australia - John Cox Bray
*Premier of Tasmania - William Giblin
*Premier of Victoria - Bryan O'Loghlen until 8 March then James Service

Events

*The J. Boag & Son brewery is established in Launceston, Tasmania.
*June 12 - The first Australasian headquarters of the Salvation Army opened in Melbourne.
*June 14 - A rail service between Sydney and Melbourne commences when the NSW and Victorian rail systems are joined at Albury.
*October 1 - Sydney Boys High School is founded in Sydney, 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 and Fiji.

Exploration and Settlement

*Boundary rider Charles Rath discovers the Line of Lode, a massive silver deposit near the town of Broken 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 renamed Queensland Rugby Union) is formed at a meeting in Brisbane

Births

*April 12 - Dally Messenger, rugby footballer (d. 1959)
*April 15 - Stanley Bruce (d. 1967), 8th Prime Minister of Australia
*December 12 - William Baylebridge (d. 1943), poet and short story writer

Deaths

*January 5 - Charles Tompson (b. 1806), poet
*August 18 - Roger William Bede Vaughan (b. 1834), Archbishop of Sydney

ee also

*1883
*1880s


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