1884 in Australia

"See also:"
1883 in Australia,
other events of 1884,
1885 in Australia and the
Timeline of Australian history.

Incumbents

Governors

Governors of the Australian colonies:
*Governor of New South Wales - Lord Augustus Loftus
*Governor of South Australia - William Cleaver Francis Robinson ^{[http://www.legislation.sa.gov.au/parledu/html/sa_parl2.htm]}
*Governor of Tasmania - Major Sir George Strahan
*Governor of Victoria - George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby then William Foster Stawell

Premiers

Premiers of the Australian colonies:
*Premier of New South Wales - Alexander Stuart ^{[http://www.premiers.nsw.gov.au/ThePremierAndGovernment/HistoryOfOurPremiers/PastPremiers.htm]}
*Premier of South Australia - Sir John Cox Bray until 16 June then John Colton ^{[http://www.legislation.sa.gov.au/parledu/html/sa_parl2.htm]}
*Premier of Tasmania - William Giblin until 15 August then Adye Douglas ^{[http://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/tpl/DataSheets/Premiers_Table.htm]}
*Premier of Victoria - James Service

Events

* March 13 - Daisy Bates married Breaker Morant.
* June 16 - The South Australian government of John Bray lost a no confidence motion over the introduction of a new tax and Bray was replaced as premier by the opposition leader John Colton.
* October - Billy Hughes migrated to Australia.

cience and technology

*Sydney and Melbourne connected by telephone. [cite book
last =Pearl
first =Cyril
title =Wild Men of Sydney
publisher = W.H. Allen
date = 1958
location =London
pages =255
id = ISBN 0207135398 ]

port

* "Malua" wins the Melbourne Cup ^{[http://www.vrc.net.au/cpa/htm/htm_flemington_content.asp?page_id=120]}

Births

*February 8 - Reginald "Snowy" Baker (d. 1953), sportsman and actor ^{[http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A070152b.htm]}
*December 16 - John Gunn (d. 1959), Premier of South Australia ^{[http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A090135b.htm]}

Deaths

*January 25 - James Francis (b. 1819), Premier of Victoria ^{[http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A040232b.htm]}
*February 22 - Sir Charles Sladen (b. 1816), Premier of Victoria ^{[http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A060151b.htm]}

ee also

*1884
*1880s

Notes