1893 in Australia

See also: 1892 in Australia, other events of 1893, 1894 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.

Incumbents

• Premier of New South Wales - George Dibbs
• Premier of South Australia - John Downer (until 16 June) then Charles Kingston
• Premier of Queensland - Samuel Griffith (until 27 March), Thomas McIlwraith (until 27 October) then Hugh Nelson
• Premier of Tasmania - Henry Dobson
• Premier of Western Australia - John Forrest
• Premier of Victoria - William Shiels (until 23 January) then James Patterson

Events

• 30 January - The Federal Bank collapses, starting the Australian banking crisis of 1893.^[1]
• 4 February - 1893 Brisbane flood devastates Queensland.^[2]
• 14 June - Gold discovered at Kalgoorlie, Western Australia by Paddy Hannan and two others.
• Queensland is granted its Coat of Arms
• Coolgardie and Esperance are both declared as towns

Sport

• Tarcoola wins the Melbourne Cup
• Victoria wins the inaugural Sheffield Shield

Births

• 11 January - Charles "Chook" Fraser (d. 1981), rugby league footballer and coach
• 13 January – Roy Cazaly (d. 1963), Australian Rules footballer
• 8 October – William Morrison (d. 1961), Governor General of Australia
• 2 December – Raphael Cilento (d. 1985), medical administrator
• 9 December – Ivo Whitton (d. 1967), golfer

Deaths

• 4 September - Francis William Adams (b. 1862), writer

Footnotes