1899 in Australia
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See also: 1898 in Australia, other events of 1899, 1900 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Premier of New South Wales - George Reid (until September 13) then William Lyne
- Premier of South Australia - Charles Kingston (until December 1), Vaiben Solomon (until December 8) then Frederick Holder
- Premier of Queensland - James Dickson (until December 1), Anderson Dawson (until December 7) then Robert Philp
- Premier of Tasmania - Edward Braddon (until October 12) then Elliott Lewis
- Premier of Western Australia - John Forrest
- Premier of Victoria - George Turner (until December 5) then Allan McLean
[edit] Events
- March 4 - Cyclone Mahina strikes Bathurst Bay in Queensland. Approximately 400 persons are killed, and the pearling fleet is sunk. A storm surge of up to 14 metres sweeps 5 kilometres inland.
- April 24 - The 1,280 ton barque Loch Sloy hits rocks off Kangaroo Island and sinks, killing 31 persons.
- October 8 - The word "wowser" is first used by John Norton, editor of the Melbourne Truth newspaper.
- Colonial soldiers leave to fight in the Second Boer War.
[edit] Science & Technology
[edit] Arts and literature
- George Washington Lambert wins the Wynne Prize for landscape painting or figure sculpture for his landscape Across the Blacksoil Plains
- Dot and the Kangaroo, a childrens book by Ethel Pedley, is published
- On Our Selection by Steele Rudd is published
[edit] Sport
- Merriwee wins the Melbourne Cup
- Victoria wins the Sheffield Shield
[edit] Births
- January 7 - John Collins (d. 1989), Chief of Naval Staff and High Commissioner to New Zealand
- January 17 - Nevil Shute (d. 1960), writer
- January 21 - Ernestine Hill (d. 1972), travel writer
- February 22 - Ian Clunies Ross (d. 1959), scientist
- September 3 - Frank Macfarlane Burnet (d. 1985), biologist and Nobel Prize winner
[edit] Deaths
- February 21 - George Ferguson Bowen (b. 1821), Governor of Queensland
- April 13 - James Service (b. 1823), former Premier of Victoria
