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[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
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
- 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.
Arts and literature
Sport
- November – Malua wins the Melbourne Cup[5]
Births
- 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
Deaths
- 25 January – James Francis (born 1819), Premier of Victoria[8]
- 22 February – Sir Charles Sladen (born 1816), Premier of Victoria[9]
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