1921 in Australia

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See also: 1920 in Australia, other events of 1921, 1922 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 - Henry Forster
• Premier of New South Wales - John Storey (til October 5), James Dooley (from October 10 til December 20), George Fuller (premier for 7 hours), James Dooley
• Premier of South Australia - 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

• March 31 - Royal Australian Air Force is established
• October 26 - the first group of Barnardo's Boys arrived in Sydney.
• Edith Cowan is elected as first female parliamentarian in Australia
• Ginger Meggs cartoon character first appears

[edit] Science & Technology

[edit] Arts and literature

• William McInnes wins the inaugural Archibald Prize for portraiture

[edit] Film

[edit] Sport

• Sister Olive wins the Melbourne Cup
• New South Wales wins the Sheffield Shield
• In Test Cricket, Australia defeated England in The Ashes series
• A Le Fevre wins the Australian Open Championship in golf

[edit] Births

• December 26 - Donald Horne (d.2005), journalist and writer

[edit] Deaths

• July 12 - Harry Hawker (b.1889), aviation pioneer

[edit] See also

• 1921
• 1920s