1883 in Australia
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[edit] Incumbents
[edit] 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
[edit] 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
[edit] Events
- The J. Boag & Son brewery is established in Launceston, Tasmania.
- 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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Sport
- Martini-Henry wins the Melbourne Cup
- January 30 - England defeats Australia 2-1 in the 1882-83 Test cricket, reclaiming "The Ashes" of English cricket.
[edit] Births
- April 15 - Stanley Bruce (d. 1967), 8th Prime Minister of Australia
- December 12 - William Baylebridge (d. 1943), poet and short story writer
[edit] Deaths
- January 5 - Charles Tompson (b. 1806), poet
- August 18 - Roger William Bede Vaughan (b. 1834), Archbishop of Sydney
