1884 in Australia
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The following lists events that happened during 1884 in Australia.
Incumbents[edit]
Governors[edit]
Governors of the Australian colonies:
- Governor of New South Wales – Lord Augustus Loftus
- Governor of South Australia – William Cleaver Francis Robinson[1] Archived 5 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- Governor of Tasmania – Major Sir George Strahan
- Governor of Victoria – George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby then William Foster Stawell
Premiers[edit]
Premiers of the Australian colonies:
- Premier of New South Wales – Alexander Stuart[2]
- Premier of South Australia – Sir John Cox Bray until 16 June then John Colton[3] Archived 5 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- Premier of Tasmania – William Giblin until 15 August then Adye Douglas[4]
- Premier of Victoria – James Service
Events[edit]
- 13 March – Daisy Bates married Breaker Morant.
- 16 June – 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.
Science and technology[edit]
Arts and literature[edit]
Sport[edit]
- November – Malua wins the Melbourne Cup[5]
Births[edit]
- 8 February – Reginald "Snowy" Baker (died 1953), sportsman and actor[6]
- 16 December – John Gunn (died 1959), Premier of South Australia[7]
- 22 December – Bartlett Adamson (died 1951), journalist, poet, author and political activist[2]
Deaths[edit]
- 25 January – James Francis (born 1819), Premier of Victoria[8]
- 22 February – Sir Charles Sladen (born 1816), Premier of Victoria[9]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Pearl, Cyril (1958). Wild Men of Sydney. London: W.H. Allen. p. 255. ISBN 0-207-13539-8.
- ^ Adamson, George Ernest Bartlett (1884–1951)
