1908 in Australia

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See also: 1907 in Australia, Other events of 1908, 1909 in Australia, Timeline of Australian history.

1 Incumbents
2 Events
3 Science and Technology
4 Arts and Literature
5 Film
6 Sport
7 Births
8 Deaths

[edit] Incumbents

Prime Minister - Alfred Deakin until 13 November then Andrew Fisher
Governor General - The Right Hon. Henry Northcote, 1st Baron Northcote until 9 September then The Right Hon. William Ward, 2nd Earl of Dudley
Premier of New South Wales - Charles Wade
Premier of South Australia - Thomas Price
Premier of Queensland - Robert Philp until 18 February then William Kidston
Premier of Tasmania - John Evans
Premier of Western Australia - Newton Moore
Premier of Victoria - Thomas Bent

[edit] Events

March 10- Australians Douglas Mawson and Edgeworth David accompanied by Ernest Shackleton and others are the first people to scale Mount Erebus in Antarctica.
April 20 - 44 are killed and 400 injured in the Sunshine train disaster.
May 7 - The Coat of Arms of Australia are granted.
August 20 - The Great White Fleet arrives in Sydney
October 8 - The capital of Australia was chosen settling a feud between rivals Melbourne and Sydney.

[edit] Science and Technology

Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology formally commenced operation on 1 January.

[edit] Arts and Literature

Commonwealth Literary Fund established.

[edit] Film

Grand Memorial Service - The funeral of Salvation Army officer Major Kenneth McLeod, the Director of the Bayswater Boys' Home. The funeral was held at the Kew cemetery in Melbourne.

[edit] Sport

Lord Nolan wins the Melbourne Cup
Cricket - Victoria wins the 1907-08 Sheffield Shield
- February 11 - Australia regain The Ashes with a 308 run victory over England.
First year of rugby league in Australia