1883 in Australia
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The following lists events that happened during 1883 in Australia.
Incumbents
Governors
Governors of the Australian colonies:
- Lord Augustus Loftus[1]
- Sir Arthur Edward Kennedy GCMG CB/Sir Anthony Musgrave GCMG[2]
- Sir William Robinson[3]
- Major Sir George Strahan[4]
- Governor of Victoria – George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby[5]
Premiers
Premiers of the Australian colonies
:
- Premier of South Australia – John Cox Bray[8]
- Premier of Tasmania – William Giblin[9]
Events
- The J. Boag & Son brewery is established in Launceston, Tasmania.
- 12 June – The first Salvation Armyopened in Melbourne.
- 14 June – A rail service between Albury.
- 1 October – 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 Broken Hill, New South Wales.
Arts and literature
Sport
- 30 January – 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 Brisbane
- Petersham Rugby Union Football Club formed in Sydney NSW
Births
- 16 March – Ethel Anderson (died 1958), poet, author, and painter [11]
- 12 April – Dally Messenger, (died 1959), rugby footballer[12]
- 15 April – Stanley Bruce (died 1967), 8th Prime Minister of Australia[13]
- 30 May – Sandy Pearce (died 1930), rugby league footballer and boxer[14]
- 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[15]
Deaths
- 5 January – Charles Tompson (born 1806), poet
- 18 August – Archbishop of Sydney
References
- ^ "The Governor of NSW". Archived from the original on 28 January 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
- ^ "Governors of Queensland". Archived from the original on 5 March 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
- ^ "Previous Governors of South Australia". Archived from the original on 27 January 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
- ^ "Governors of Tasmania". Retrieved 22 February 2010.
- ^ "Governors of Victoria, 1855 – Current". Archived from the original on 2 October 2009. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
- ^ "Premiers of NSW, 1856 to date". Archived from the original on 5 February 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
- ^ "Records of Members and Office Holders since 1860". Archived from the original on 11 July 2009. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
- ^ "Past Premiers". Archived from the original on 12 November 2009. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
- ^ "Premiers of Tasmania". Archived from the original on 27 February 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
- ^ "Victorian Premiers Since Responsible Government, 1855 – Current". Archived from the original on 2 October 2009. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
- ISBN 978-0-86358-148-9.
- ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
- ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
- ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
- ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
