1883 in Australia
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Incumbents
Governors
Governors of the Australian colonies:
- Governor of New South Wales - Lord Augustus Loftus[1]
- Governor of Queensland - Sir Arthur Edward Kennedy GCMG CB/Sir Anthony Musgrave GCMG[2]
- Governor of South Australia - Sir William Jervois then Sir William Robinson[3]
- Governor of Tasmania - Major Sir George Strahan[4]
- Governor of Victoria - George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby[5]
Premiers
Premiers of the Australian colonies:
- Premier of New South Wales - Sir Henry Parkes until 5 January then Alexander Stuart[6]
- Premier of Queensland - Thomas McIlwraith until 13 November then Samuel Griffith[7]
- Premier of South Australia - John Cox Bray[8]
- Premier of Tasmania - William Giblin[9]
- Premier of Victoria - Bryan O'Loghlen until 8 March then James Service[10]
Events
- The J. Boag & Son brewery is established in Launceston, Tasmania.
- 12 June - The first Australasian headquarters of the Salvation Army opened in Melbourne.
- 14 June - A rail service between Sydney and Melbourne commences when the NSW and Victorian rail systems are joined at Albury.
- 1 October - Sydney Boys High School is founded in Sydney, New South Wales. It is the first boys public school in Australia.
- 26 November - 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.
Arts and literature
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Sport
- Martini-Henry wins the Melbourne Cup
- 30 January - England defeats Australia 2-1 in the 1882-83 Test cricket series, reclaiming "The Ashes" of English cricket.
- 2 November -The Northern Rugby Union (later renamed Queensland Rugby Union) is formed at a meeting in Brisbane
Births
- 12 April - Dally Messenger, rugby footballer (died 1959)[11]
- 15 April - Stanley Bruce (died 1967), 8th Prime Minister of Australia[12]
- 30 May - Sandy Pearce (died 1930), rugby league footballer and boxer[13]
- 1 July - Micky Dore (died 1910), rugby league footballer
- 1 September - Robert Graves (died 1958), rugby footballer
- 12 December - William Baylebridge (died 1943), poet and short story writer[14]
Deaths
- 5 January - Charles Tompson (born 1806), poet
- 18 August - Roger William Bede Vaughan (born 1834), Archbishop of Sydney
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