1920 in Australia

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See also: 1919 in Australia, other events of 1920, 1921 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.

Contents 1 Incumbents 2 Events 3 Science & Technology 4 Arts and literature 5 Film 6 Sport 7 Births 8 Deaths 9 See also

[edit] Incumbents

• Prime Minister - William Hughes
• Governor General - Ronald Munro-Ferguson (til October 6), then Henry Forster
• Premier of New South Wales - William Holman (til April 12) then John Storey
• Premier of South Australia - Archibald Peake (til April 8) then Henry Barwell
• Premier of Queensland - Ted Theodore
• Premier of Tasmania - Walter Lee
• Premier of Western Australia - James Mitchell
• Premier of Victoria - Harry Lawson

[edit] Events

• October 30 - The Communist Party of Australia is founded in Sydney, New South Wales.
• November 16 - The Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Service, later known as Qantas, is founded.

[edit] Science & Technology

[edit] Arts and literature

[edit] Film

[edit] Sport

• Poitrel wins the Melbourne Cup

[edit] Births

• March 16 - Leo McKern (d. 2002), actor
• July 20 - Arthur Boyd (d. 1999), artist
• November 16 - Colin Thiele (d. 2006), author
• Thomas John (T.J.) Smith (d. 1998), trainer of thoroughbred racehorses

[edit] Deaths

• January 7 - Edmund Barton (b. 1849), first Prime Minister of Australia
• August 9 - Samuel Griffith (b. 1845), Premier of Queensland

[edit] See also

• 1920
• 1920s