1900 in Australia
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See also: 1899 in Australia, other events in 1900, 1901 in Australia, Timeline of Australian history.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Premier of New South Wales - William Lyne
- Premier of South Australia - Frederick Holder
- Premier of Queensland - Robert Philp
- Premier of Tasmania - Elliott Lewis
- Premier of Western Australia - John Forrest
- Premier of Victoria - Allan McLean (to November 19), then George Turner
[edit] Events
- January 3 - Electric lighting is installed on Adelaide streets.
- January 25 - State Labor politicians meet in Sydney to formally found the federal Labor party.
- March 25 - The S.S. Glenelg is wrecked off the Victorian coast, resulting in 31 deaths.
- May 9 - The Sierra Nevada is wrecked off Portsea, Victoria; 23 lives are lost.
- July 5 - The Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act (UK) is passed.
- October 17 - Natural gas is found at Roma in Queensland
- October 27 - Notorious murderer Jimmy Governor is apprehended near Wingham, New South Wales.
[edit] Science and Technology
[edit] Film
- September 13 - The film Soldiers of the Cross is shown in Melbourne, one of the first films shown in Australia. (IMDb entry)
[edit] Television
[edit] Sport
- Clean Sweep wins the Melbourne Cup.
- Victoria wins the Sheffield Shield.
- 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France - Australia wins a total of six medals (three gold, three bronze). See Australia at the 1900 Summer Olympics.
[edit] Births
- March 29 - John McEwen, caretaker Prime Minister (1967–1968) (d. 1980)
- ?? - Jack Lindsay, writer (d. 1990)
[edit] Deaths
- July 17 - Thomas McIlwraith, former Queensland premier (b. 1835)
- November 17 - John Ferris, Australian cricketer (b. 1867)
