1909 in Australia
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See also: 1908 in Australia, other events of 1909, 1910 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Prime Minister - Alfred Deakin
- Governor General - William Ward, 2nd Earl of Dudley
- Premier of New South Wales - Charles Wade
- Premier of South Australia - Thomas Price til 5 June then Archibald Peake
- Premier of Queensland - William Kidston
- Premier of Tasmania - John Evans til 19 June then Sir Elliott Lewis til 20 October then John Earle then from 27 October Sir Elliott Lewis again
- Premier of Western Australia - Sir Newton Moore
- Premier of Victoria - Sir Thomas Bent til 8 January then John Murray
[edit] Events
- March 9 - Electric trams begin operation in Adelaide
- March 31 - Victoria is the last Australian state to grant women's suffrage.
- June 5 - Steam trams begin operation in Rockhampton, Queensland
- December 10 - The University of Queensland is established
[edit] Science & Technology
- The first powered aeroplane flight in Australia is made.
[edit] Sport
- June 15 - Representatives from England, Australia and South Africa meet at Lord's and form the Imperial Cricket Conference.
- Prince Foote wins the Melbourne Cup
- New South Wales wins the Sheffield Shield
[edit] Births
- February 13 - Reginald Ansett, businessman and aviator (d. 1981)
- March 26 - Chips Rafferty, actor (d. 1971)
- April 9 - Robert Helpmann, dancer and choreographer (d. 1986)
- May 23 - William Sidney, 1st Viscount De L'Isle, Governor General of Australia (d. 1991)
- June 20 - Errol Flynn, Australian actor (d. 1959)
- July 6 - Eric Reece, Premier of Tasmania (d. 1999)
[edit] Deaths
- February 9 - Charles Conder, artist (b. 1868)
- July 23 - Frederick Holder, Premier of South Australia (b. 1850)
- August 8 - Mary MacKillop, Australian nun (b. 1842)
