1883 in Australia
| |||||
Decades: |
| ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
See also: |
|
The following lists events that happened during 1883 in Australia.
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
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
- 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 – Roger William Bede Vaughan (born 1834), 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.
- ^ *Adelaide, Debra (1986). Australian Women Writers: A Bibliographic Guide. London: Pandora. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-86358-148-9.
- ^ Cunneen, Chris (1986). "Messenger, Herbert Henry (Dally) (1883–1959)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
- ^ Radi, Heather (1979). "Bruce, Stanley Melbourne (1883–1967)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
- ^ Corcoran, Kristine (1988). "Pearce, Sidney Charles (Sandy) (1883–1930)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
- ^ Bonnin, Nancy (1979). "Baylebridge, William (1883–1942)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
- v
- t
- e
- 1801
- 1802
- 1803
- 1804
- 1805
- 1806
- 1807
- 1808
- 1809
- 1810
- 1811
- 1812
- 1813
- 1814
- 1815
- 1816
- 1817
- 1818
- 1819
- 1820
- 1821
- 1822
- 1823
- 1824
- 1825
- 1826
- 1827
- 1828
- 1829
- 1830
- 1831
- 1832
- 1833
- 1834
- 1835
- 1836
- 1837
- 1838
- 1839
- 1840
- 1841
- 1842
- 1843
- 1844
- 1845
- 1846
- 1847
- 1848
- 1849
- 1850
- 1851
- 1852
- 1853
- 1854
- 1855
- 1856
- 1857
- 1858
- 1859
- 1860
- 1861
- 1862
- 1863
- 1864
- 1865
- 1866
- 1867
- 1868
- 1869
- 1870
- 1871
- 1872
- 1873
- 1874
- 1875
- 1876
- 1877
- 1878
- 1879
- 1880
- 1881
- 1882
- 1883
- 1884
- 1885
- 1886
- 1887
- 1888
- 1889
- 1890
- 1891
- 1892
- 1893
- 1894
- 1895
- 1896
- 1897
- 1898
- 1899
- 1900
- 1901
- 1902
- 1903
- 1904
- 1905
- 1906
- 1907
- 1908
- 1909
- 1910
- 1911
- 1912
- 1913
- 1914
- 1915
- 1916
- 1917
- 1918
- 1919
- 1920
- 1921
- 1922
- 1923
- 1924
- 1925
- 1926
- 1927
- 1928
- 1929
- 1930
- 1931
- 1932
- 1933
- 1934
- 1935
- 1936
- 1937
- 1938
- 1939
- 1940
- 1941
- 1942
- 1943
- 1944
- 1945
- 1946
- 1947
- 1948
- 1949
- 1950
- 1951
- 1952
- 1953
- 1954
- 1955
- 1956
- 1957
- 1958
- 1959
- 1960
- 1961
- 1962
- 1963
- 1964
- 1965
- 1966
- 1967
- 1968
- 1969
- 1970
- 1971
- 1972
- 1973
- 1974
- 1975
- 1976
- 1977
- 1978
- 1979
- 1980
- 1981
- 1982
- 1983
- 1984
- 1985
- 1986
- 1987
- 1988
- 1989
- 1990
- 1991
- 1992
- 1993
- 1994
- 1995
- 1996
- 1997
- 1998
- 1999
- 2000