1883 in Australia

The following lists events that happened during 1883 in Australia.

← 1882 1881 1880 1883 in Australia → 1884 1885 1886
Decades:	1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s
See also:	Other events of 1883 Timeline of Australian history

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

Main article: 1883 in Australian literature

Sport

• 30 January – England defeats Australia 2–1 in the 1882–83 Test cricket series, reclaiming "The Ashes" of English cricket.
• November – Martini-Henry wins the Melbourne Cup
• 2 November –The Northern Rugby Union (later renamed Queensland Rugby Union) is formed at a meeting in Brisbane
• Petersham Rugby Union Football Club formed in Sydney NSW

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

References

1. "The Governor of NSW". Archived from the original on 28 January 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
2. "Governors of Queensland". Archived from the original on 5 March 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
3. "Previous Governors of South Australia". Retrieved 22 February 2010.
4. "Governors of Tasmania". Retrieved 22 February 2010.
5. "Governors of Victoria, 1855 – Current". Archived from the original on 2 October 2009. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
6. "Premiers of NSW, 1856 to date". Archived from the original on 5 February 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
7. "Records of Members and Office Holders since 1860". Archived from the original on 11 July 2009. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
8. "Past Premiers". Archived from the original on 12 November 2009. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
9. "Premiers of Tasmania". Archived from the original on 27 February 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
10. "Victorian Premiers Since Responsible Government, 1855 – Current". Archived from the original on 2 October 2009. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
11. Cunneen, Chris (1986). "Messenger, Herbert Henry (Dally) (1883–1959)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 22 February 2010 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
12. Radi, Heather (1979). "Bruce, Stanley Melbourne (1883–1967)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 22 February 2010 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
13. Corcoran, Kristine (1988). "Pearce, Sidney Charles (Sandy) (1883–1930)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 22 February 2010 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
14. Bonnin, Nancy (1979). "Baylebridge, William (1883–1942)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 22 February 2010 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.