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1904 in Australia

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Monarchy
  
Edward VII

Population
  
3,941,208

Governor-General
  
Hallam Tennyson, 2nd Baron Tennyson, then Henry Northcote, 1st Baron Northcote

Prime minister
  
Alfred Deakin, Chris Watson, George Reid

Elections
  
Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia

See also: 1903 in Australia, other events of 1904, 1905 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.

Contents

Incumbents

  • Monarch – Edward VII
  • Governor-General – Hallam Tennyson, 2nd Baron Tennyson (until 21 January), then Henry Northcote, 1st Baron Northcote
  • Prime Minister – Alfred Deakin (until 27 April), Chris Watson (until 18 August), then George Reid

    • State premiers

  • Premier of New South Wales – John See (until 14 June), Thomas Waddell (until 29 August), then Joseph Carruthers
  • Premier of South Australia – John Jenkins
  • Premier of Queensland – Arthur Morgan
  • Premier of Tasmania – William Propsting (until 12 July), then John Evans
  • Premier of Western Australia – Walter James (until 10 August), then Henry Daglish
  • Premier of Victoria – William Irvine (until 16 February), then Sir Thomas Bent

    • State governors

  • Governor of New South Wales – Sir Harry Rawson
  • Governor of South Australia – Sir George Ruthven Le Hunte
  • Governor of Queensland – Sir Herbert Chermside (until 10 October)
  • Governor of Tasmania – Captain Sir Arthur Havelock (until 16 April), then Sir Gerald Strickland (from 28 October)
  • Governor of Western Australia – Admiral Sir Frederick Bedford
  • Governor of Victoria – Major General Sir Reginald Talbot (from 25 April)

    • Events

  • 6 January – The Tasmanian government replaces the state's Central Board of Health with a Public Health Department.
  • 13 January – The flag of South Australia is officially gazetted as the current design.
  • 23 January – A by-election is held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Ryde. It is won by Edward Terry for the Liberal Reform Party.
  • 29 February – Women's suffrage is granted in Tasmania.
  • 1 June – A general election is held in Victoria. Incumbent premier Sir Thomas Bent is returned with an increased majority.
  • 20 June – The P&O ship SS Australia is wrecked at the entrance to Port Phillip. There is no loss of life.
  • 12 November – John Drayton is imprisoned under parliamentary privilege provisions in Western Australia.
  • 1 December – Ipswich, Queensland is proclaimed as a city.

    • Arts and literature

  • 12 January – Melbourne businessmann Alfred Felton leaves a large bequest to the Art Gallery of Victoria.
  • Hans Heysen wins the Wynne Prize with Mystic Morn
  • The Austral Hall Toowoomba was officially opened on 5 November 1904 by Sir Hugh Nelson, Lieutenant Governor of Queensland for The Austral Society.

    • Sport

  • September – The Australasian Lawn Tennis Association is formed in Sydney.
  • 1 November – Acrasia wins the Melbourne Cup.
  • New South Wales wins the Sheffield Shield.
  • Two Australians, Corrie Gardner and Leslie McPherson, compete in athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics. They do not return with any medals

    • Births

  • 7 April – Roland Wilson, economist
  • 8 April – John Antill, musician and composer (died 1986)
  • 29 May – Hubert Opperman, cyclist and politician (died 1996)

    • Deaths

  • 8 January – Alfred Felton (born 1831), entrepreneur and philanthropist
  • 25 January – Graham Berry (born 1822), Premier of Victoria
  • 2 February – Edward Braddon (born 1829), Premier of Tasmania
  • 5 August – George Dibbs (born 1834), Premier of New South Wales
  • 17 December – William Shiels (born 1848), Premier of Victoria

    • References

    1904 in Australia Wikipedia
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