1884 in Australia explained

The following lists events that happened during 1884 in Australia.

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^{https://web.archive.org/web/20060919161313/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

• 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

• Sydney and Melbourne connected by telephone.^[1]

Arts and literature

See main article: 1884 in Australian literature.

Sport

• November – Malua wins the Melbourne Cup^{http://www.vrc.net.au/cpa/htm/htm_flemington_content.asp?page_id=120}

Births

• 8 February – Reginald "Snowy" Baker (died 1953), sportsman and actor^{http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A070152b.htm}
• 16 December – John Gunn (died 1959), Premier of South Australia^{http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A090135b.htm}
• 22 December – Bartlett Adamson (died 1951), journalist, poet, author and political activist^[2]

Deaths

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

Notes and References

1. Book: Pearl , Cyril . Cyril Pearl . Wild Men of Sydney . W.H. Allen . 1958 . London . 0-207-13539-8 . 255 .
2. https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/adamson-george-ernest-bartlett-9309 Adamson, George Ernest Bartlett (1884–1951)