1884 in Australia

The following lists events that happened during 1884 in Australia.

Governors
Governors of the Australian colonies:
 * Governor of New South Wales – Lord Augustus Loftus
 * Governor of South Australia – William Cleaver Francis Robinson
 * 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
 * Premier of South Australia – Sir John Cox Bray until 16 June then John Colton
 * Premier of Tasmania – William Giblin until 15 August then Adye Douglas
 * 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.

Sport

 * November – Malua wins the Melbourne Cup

Births

 * 8 February – Reginald "Snowy" Baker (died 1953), sportsman and actor
 * 16 December – John Gunn (died 1959), Premier of South Australia
 * 22 December – Bartlett Adamson (died 1951), journalist, poet, author and political activist

Deaths

 * 25 January – James Francis (born 1819), Premier of Victoria
 * 22 February – Sir Charles Sladen (born 1816), Premier of Victoria