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1905 in Australia

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Monarchy
  
Edward VII

Population
  
3,999,074

Governor-General
  
Henry Northcote, 1st Baron Northcote

Prime minister
  
George Reid, then Alfred Deakin

Elections
  
South Australia, Western Australia

See also: 1904 in Australia, other events of 1905, 1906 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 – George Reid (until 5 July), then Alfred Deakin

    • State premiers

  • Premier of New South Wales – Joseph Carruthers
  • Premier of South Australia – John Jenkins (until 1 March), then Richard Butler (until 26 July), then Thomas Price
  • Premier of Queensland – Arthur Morgan
  • Premier of Tasmania – John Evans
  • Premier of Western Australia – Henry Daglish (until 25 August), then Cornthwaite Rason
  • Premier of Victoria – Thomas Bent

    • State governors

  • Governor of New South Wales – Admiral Sir Harry Rawson
  • Governor of South Australia – Sir George Ruvthen Le Hunt
  • Governor of Queensland – Frederic Thesiger, 3rd Baron Chelmsford (from 30 November)
  • Governor of Tasmania – Sir Gerald Strickland
  • Governor of Western Australia – Admiral Sir Frederick Bedford
  • Governor of Victoria – Major General Sir Reginald Talbot

    • Events

  • 1 March – John Jenkins resigns as Premier of South Australia to become Agent-General for South Australia in London. He is replaced by Richard Butler.
  • 12 May – The first meeting of the Australian Council of Defence takes place between the Minister for Defence, the Treasurer, the Inspector-General Army, the Chief of Intelligence, and the Director of the Naval Forces.
  • 18 May – A state election takes place in Queensland, returning the government of Arthur Morgan. Women are able to vote in Queensland state elections for the first time.
  • 24 May – Empire Day is first celebrated in Australia.
  • 28 May – The town of Maryborough in Queensland experiences an outbreak of pneumonic plague.
  • 5 July – Alfred Deakin resumes office as Prime Minister of Australia after George Reid is unable to form a stable ministry.
  • 26 July – A state election is held in South Australia. The Labor Party led by Thomas Price forms a minority government.
  • 6 September – Last sighting of the clipper ship Loch Vennachar which sinks off Kangaroo Island, killing 32 people. Only one body was found.

    • Arts and literature

  • Albert J. Hanson wins the Wynne Prize with The Blue Noon

    • Sport

  • 1 February – New South Wales wins the Sheffield Shield
  • 15 July – Australia first competes in the Davis Cup, in a combined Australasian team with New Zealand.
  • 30 September – Fitzroy wins the VFL premiership.
  • 7 November – Blue Spec wins the Melbourne Cup.
  • Australia loses cricket series to England 0-2

    • Births

  • 10 January - Albert Arlen, pianist, composer, actor, and playwright (died 1993)
  • 15 February – Heathcote Howard Hammer, brigadier (died 1961)
  • 1 April – Paul Hasluck (died 1993), Governor General of Australia
  • 1 August – Eddie Gilbert (died 1978), cricketer

    • Deaths

  • 15 January – George Thorn (born 1838), Premier of Queensland
  • 6 May – Robert Herbert (born 1831), Premier of Queensland
  • 25 June – Augustus Gregory (born 1819), explorer
  • 30 October – Boyd Dunlop Morehead (born 1843), Premier of Queensland
  • 29 December – Victor Daley (born 1858), poet

    • References

    1905 in Australia Wikipedia
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