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