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Incumbents

Governors

Governors of the Australian colonies:

Governor of New South Wales – Lord Augustus Loftus^[1]
Governor of Queensland – Sir Arthur Edward Kennedy GCMG CB/Sir Anthony Musgrave GCMG^[2]
Governor of South Australia – Sir William Jervois then Sir William Robinson^[3]
Governor of Tasmania – Major Sir George Strahan^[4]
Governor of Victoria – George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby^[5]

Premiers

Premiers of the Australian colonies:

Premier of New South Wales – Sir Henry Parkes until 5 January then Alexander Stuart^[6]
Premier of Queensland – Thomas McIlwraith until 13 November then Samuel Griffith^[7]
Premier of South Australia – John Cox Bray^[8]
Premier of Tasmania – William Giblin^[9]
Premier of Victoria – Bryan O'Loghlen until 8 March then James Service^[10]

Events

The J. Boag & Son brewery is established in Launceston, Tasmania.
12 June – The first Australasian headquarters of the Salvation Army opened in Melbourne.
14 June – A rail service between Sydney and Melbourne commences when the NSW and Victorian rail systems are joined at Albury.
1 October – Sydney Boys High School is founded in Sydney, New South Wales. It is the first boys public school in Australia.
26 November – An Australasian Inter-Colonial Conference is held in Sydney. Federation and annexation of surrounding islands are discussed by the Australian colonies, New Zealand and Fiji.

Exploration and settlement

Boundary rider Charles Rath discovers the Line of Lode, a massive silver deposit near the town of Broken Hill, New South Wales.

Arts and literature

Sport

30 January – England defeats Australia 2–1 in the 1882–83 Test cricket series, reclaiming "The Ashes" of English cricket.
November – Martini-Henry wins the Melbourne Cup
2 November –The Northern Rugby Union (later renamed Queensland Rugby Union) is formed at a meeting in Brisbane
Petersham Rugby Union Football Club formed in Sydney NSW

Births

16 March – Ethel Anderson (died 1958), poet, author, and painter ^[11]
12 April – Dally Messenger, (died 1959), rugby footballer^[12]
15 April – Stanley Bruce (died 1967), 8th Prime Minister of Australia^[13]
30 May – Sandy Pearce (died 1930), rugby league footballer and boxer^[14]
1 July – Micky Dore (died 1910), rugby league footballer
1 September – Robert Graves (died 1958), rugby footballer
12 December – William Baylebridge (died 1943), poet and short story writer^[15]

Deaths

5 January – Charles Tompson (born 1806), poet
18 August – Roger William Bede Vaughan (born 1834), Archbishop of Sydney

References

^ "The Governor of NSW". Archived from the original on 28 January 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
^ "Governors of Queensland". Archived from the original on 5 March 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
^ "Previous Governors of South Australia". Archived from the original on 27 January 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
^ "Governors of Tasmania". Retrieved 22 February 2010.
^ "Governors of Victoria, 1855 – Current". Archived from the original on 2 October 2009. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
^ "Premiers of NSW, 1856 to date". Archived from the original on 5 February 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
^ "Records of Members and Office Holders since 1860". Archived from the original on 11 July 2009. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
^ "Past Premiers". Archived from the original on 12 November 2009. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
^ "Premiers of Tasmania". Archived from the original on 27 February 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
^ "Victorian Premiers Since Responsible Government, 1855 – Current". Archived from the original on 2 October 2009. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
^ *Adelaide, Debra (1986). Australian Women Writers: A Bibliographic Guide. London: Pandora. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-86358-148-9.
^ Cunneen, Chris (1986). "Messenger, Herbert Henry (Dally) (1883–1959)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
^ Radi, Heather (1979). "Bruce, Stanley Melbourne (1883–1967)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
^ Corcoran, Kristine (1988). "Pearce, Sidney Charles (Sandy) (1883–1930)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
^ Bonnin, Nancy (1979). "Baylebridge, William (1883–1942)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 22 February 2010.

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