1897 in Australia

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See also: 1896 in Australia, other events of 1897, 1898 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.

Contents 1 Incumbents 2 Events 3 Science & Technology 4 Arts and literature 5 Sport 6 Births 7 Deaths 8 See also

[edit] Incumbents

• Premier of New South Wales - George Reid
• Premier of South Australia - Charles Kingston
• Premier of Queensland - Hugh Nelson
• Premier of Tasmania - Edward Braddon
• Premier of Western Australia - John Forrest
• Premier of Victoria - George Turner

[edit] Events

• June 22 - The second Victoria Bridge is opened in Brisbane by the Governor of Queensland, Lord Lamington. The previous bridge was destroyed by floodwaters
• October 27 - St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne is consecrated

[edit] Science & Technology

[edit] Arts and literature

• Walter Withers wins the inaugural Wynne Prize for landscape painting or figure sculpture for his landscape The Storm

[edit] Sport

• Gaulus wins the Melbourne Cup
• New South Wales wins the Sheffield Shield

[edit] Births

• February 10 - Judith Anderson (d. 1992), actress
• July 6 - Frank Walsh (d. 1968), Premier of South Australia
• July 9 - Enid Lyons (d. 1981), politician
• July 28 - James Fairbairn (d. 1940), politician
• August 6 - William Slim (d. 1970), Governor General of Australia
• October 5 - Percy Spender (d. 1985), politician and diplomat
• October 7 - Charles Chauvel (d. 1959), film maker

[edit] Deaths

• June 11 - Henry Ayers (b. 1821), Premier of South Australia
• July 11 - Patrick Jennings (b. 1831), Premier of New South Wales
• November 15 - Alfred Kennerley (b. 1810), Premier of Tasmania
• November 20 - Ernest Giles (b. 1835), explorer

[edit] See also

• 1897
• 1800s