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See also: 1921 in Australia, other events of 1922, 1923 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.
Science and technology
21 September – A total solar eclipse occurs over Australia, allowing scientists to test Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity.
Arts and literature
4 May – British author D. H. Lawrence arrives in Australia for a three-month holiday, where he will meet Mollie Skinner and write the novel Kangaroo.
28 February – Victoria wins the Sheffield Shield.
30 September – Fitzroy wins the 1922 VFL Grand Final, defeating Collingwood 11.13 (79) to 9.14 (68).
7 November – King Ingoda wins the Melbourne Cup.
The 1922 NSWRFL Premiership is won by North Sydney who defeated Glebe in the final.
5 January – Anthony Synnot, Chief of the Defence Force (died 2001)
15 January – Eric Willis, Premier of New South Wales (died 1999)
23 January – Tom Lewis, Premier of New South Wales
21 February – Fos Williams, Australian rules footballer (died 2001)
24 February – Bill Morris, Australian rules footballer (died 1960)
14 March – Bob Bignall, soccer player
15 March – Hesba Fay Brinsmead, children's author (died 2003)
28 March – Neville Bonner, first Indigenous federal MP (died 1999)
29 March – Mac Holten, Australian rules footballer and politician (died 1996)
30 March – John McLeay, Jr., politician (died 2000)
10 April – Nancy Millis, microbiologist
9 May – Col Hoy, cricket umpire (died 1999)
7 July – Robert Raymond, filmmaker and television pioneer (died 2003)
1 August – Pat McDonald, actress (Number 96) (died 1990)
23 August – Ronald Wilson, High Court justice (died 2005)
30 August – Lionel Murphy, Attorney-General and High Court justice (died 1986)
26 September – Leonard Teale, actor (died 1994)
1 November – James Rowland, Chief of Air Force and Governor of New South Wales (died 1999)
18 November – Una Hale, operatic soprano (died 2005)
6 December – Gordon Ada, microbiologist
20 December – Geoff Mack, country music singer
28 December – Lionel Bowen, politician
10 January – Frank Tudor (born 1866), ALP opposition leader (1916–1921)
14 February – Bertram Stevens (born 1872), art critic
8 March – Elizabeth Hope, Lady Hope (born 1842), British evangelist
22 March – Arthur Groom (born 1852), politician and land agent
4 April – Peter Waite (born 1834), rancher and philanthropist
7 April – James McGowen (born 1855), Premier of New South Wales (1910–1913)
14 April – Rose Summerfield (born 1864), feminist and labour activist
24 April – Colin Campbell Ross (born 1892), publican executed for the Gun Alley murder
30 April – Robert Carl Sticht (born 1856), metallurgist
24 May – James Arthur Pollock (born 1865), physicist
25 May – Roy Redgrave (born 1873), silent film actor
31 May – Jørgen Christian Jensen (born 1891), Victoria Cross recipient
15 June – Alfred Cecil Rowlandson (born 1865), publisher
17 June – Robert Philp (born 1851), Premier of Queensland (1899–1903, 1907–1908)
11 July – Hans Irvine (born 1856), Victorian politician and vigneron
23 July – Joseph Edmund Carne (born 1855), geologist
30 July – Harry Butler (born 1889), aviator
2 September – Henry Lawson (born 1867), writer and poet
26 September – Sir Charles Wade (born 1863), Premier of New South Wales (1907–1910)
4 October – Ellis Rowan (born 1847), naturalist and illustrator
17 December – David Lindsay (born 1856), explorer
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