1905 in Australia

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See also: 1904 in Australia, other events of 1905, 1906 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.

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

[edit] Incumbents

• Prime Minister - George Reid (until July 5), then Alfred Deakin
• Governor General - Hallam Tennyson, 2nd Baron Tennyson (until January 21), then Henry Northcote, 1st Baron Northcote
• Premier of New South Wales - Joseph Carruthers
• Premier of South Australia - John Jenkins (until March 1), Richard Butler (until July 26), then Thomas Price
• Premier of Queensland - Arthur Morgan
• Premier of Tasmania - John Evans
• Premier of Western Australia - Henry Daglish (until August 25), then Cornthwaite Rason
• Premier of Victoria - Thomas Bent

[edit] Events

• May 24 - Empire Day is first celebrated in Australia
• September 6 - Last sighting of the Clipper ship Loch Vennachar which sinks off Kangaroo Island, killing 32. Only one body was found

[edit] Arts and literature

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

[edit] Sport

• Blue Spec wins the Melbourne Cup
• New South Wales wins the Sheffield Shield
• Australia first competes in the Davis Cup, in a combined team with New Zealand

[edit] Births

• February 15 - Heathcote Howard Hammer, brigadier
• April 1 - Paul Hasluck (d. 1993), Governor General of Australia
• August 1 - Eddie Gilbert (d. 1978), cricketer

[edit] Deaths

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

[edit] See also

• 1905
• 1900s