1913 in Australia

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2 January - Australian philately proper begins in early 1913 with the Kangaroo and Map series of stamps, featuring a kangaroo standing on a map of Australia, and inscribed "AUSTRALIA POSTAGE".
March 12 - Canberra is named by Lady Denman
May 31 - Australian referendum, 1913 contained six questions: Trade and Commerce, Corporations, Industrial Matters, Trusts, Monopolies, Railway Disputes. None of these were carried.
June 21 - HMAS Australia, commissioned at Portsmouth and sailed to Australia to become the Australian flagship.
The first national banknotes were introduced in denominations of 10 shillings, and 1, 5, and 10 pounds.
Royal Commission appointed to inquire into certain charges against Mr. Henry Chinn; Chinn was supervising engineer for the transcontinental railway in Western Australia.
Royal Commission on Northern Territory railways and ports
Royal Commission on powellised timber
Golden Fleece Company established by HC Sleigh; acquired by Caltex in 1981
The Workers' Educational Association founded; it is Australia's largest non-government adult community education organisation.
From 1859 until 1913, a squadron of the Royal Navy was maintained in Australian waters.
Norfolk Island Act 1913 meant that Norfolk Island became an Australia Territory under the authority of the Australian Commonwealth.

Amalgamation took place between Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Co. Ltd and the Australian Wireless Company forming Amalgamated Wireless Australasia Limited.
The first totalisator, an entirely mechanical system invented by the Australian George Julius of Julius Poole & Gibson Pty Ltd, was installed at Ellerslie Racecourse in New Zealand.

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Australia Calls, Raymond Longford's last film for Cozens Spencer was released.
Frank Hurley's actuality film, The Home of the Blizzard, about the Douglas Mawson expedition to Antarctica, was released.