1882 in Australia

The following lists events that happened during 1882 in Australia.

Decades:

Incumbents

1 January â Bilateral conventions for the exchange of money orders come into effect between the United States of America and the colonies of New South Wales and Victoria.
2 February â A cyclone causes considerable damage to the town of Cardwell, Queensland.
8 May â Planning begins on the Working Men's College in Melbourne (now RMIT University).
31 May â The steamer Pretty Jane is wrecked on the Ninety Mile Beach, 30 km west of Lakes Entrance. There were no deaths.^[1]^[2]
9 December â Brisbane is the first city in Australia to install electric lighting.

6 December â A rare transit of Venus across the disc of the Sun is visible from Australia, and many scientific parties arrive from around the world to observe and record the transit. The next occurrence was June 2004.^{Archived 10 November 2006 at the Wayback Machine}

17 February â The first cricket Test match at the Sydney Cricket Ground begins.
29 August â The Australian cricket team beats England for the first time in a test match at The Oval in London. A mock obituary appears in the next day's Sporting Times, mourning "the death of English cricket", which leads to the creation of The Ashes.
The Assyrian wins the Melbourne Cup
30 December â The first Test of the 1882â83 Ashes tour begins at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.^[3]