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Queen Victoria, then Edward VII John Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun Federal, New South Wales, Western Australia |
Monarch — Queen Victoria (until 22 January), then Edward VII
Governor General — John Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun
Prime Minister — Edmund Barton
Premier of New South Wales — William Lyne (until 28 March), then John See
Premier of South Australia — Frederick Holder (until 15 May), then John Jenkins
Premier of Queensland — Robert Philp
Premier of Tasmania — Elliott Lewis
Premier of Western Australia — Sir John Forrest (until 15 February), George Throssell (until 27 May), George Leake (until 21 November), Alf Morgans (until 23 December), then George Leake
Premier of Victoria — Sir George Turner (until 12 February), then Alexander Peacock
Governor of New South Wales — William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp (until 30 April)
Governor of Victoria — George Clarke (from 10 December)
Governor of Queensland — Charles Cochrane-Baillie, 2nd Baron Lamington (until 19 December)
Governor of South Australia — Hallam Tennyson, 2nd Baron Tennyson
Governor of Western Australia — Arthur Lawley
Governor of Tasmania — Arthur Havelock (from 8 November)
1 January — The Constitution of Australia comes into force, as the federation of Australia is complete. John Adrian Louis Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun, is appointed as the first Governor-General, and Edmund Barton as the first Prime Minister.
1 March — Following federation naval and military forces of the States are transferred to Commonwealth control.
29 March — The first federal election is held to elect the first members of the House of Representatives and the first members of the Senate.
31 March — A national census is held, which indicates the population of Australia is 3,773,801 (excluding Indigenous Australians).
9 May — The Parliament of Australia is opened in the Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne.
22 May — The foundation stone for St John's Cathedral, Brisbane is laid by The Duke of Cornwall and York (later George V). the church celebrated 100 years of construction in 2006 and is only gothic-style stone building under construction anywhere in the world.
3 September — The Flag of Australia and Australian Red Ensign are adopted by the Government of Australia as official flags, following a national design competition.
21 December — Construction begins on the rabbit-proof fence.
23 December — The Immigration Restriction Act 1901 comes into force, instituting the White Australia Policy.
3 January — Victoria wins the Sheffield Shield.
28 September — Essendon beats Collingwood 6.7 (43) to 2.4 (16) in the 1901 VFL grand final
5 November — Revenue wins the Melbourne Cup.
27 March — Kenneth Slessor, poet (died 1971)
1 June — Tom Gorman, rugby league footballer (died 1978)
16 September — Peter "Mick" Madsen, rugby league footballer (died 1979)
25 September — Gordon Coventry, Australian rules footballer for Collingwood (died 1968)
10 January — Sir James Dickson (born 1832), Premier of Queensland and Federal Minister for Defence
22 January — Queen Victoria, first monarch of the Commonwealth of Australia (died in England)
20 June — Alexander Forrest (born 1849), explorer, surveyor and politician
8 August — William Henry Groom (born 1833), publican, newspaper proprietor and member of parliament
30 November — Edward John Eyre (born 1815), explorer
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