1925 in Australia

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See also: 1924 in Australia, other events of 1925, 1926 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 - Stanley Bruce
• Governor General - Henry Forster (until October 8) then John Baird, 1st Viscount Stonehaven
• Premier of New South Wales - George Fuller (until June 17) then Jack Lang
• Premier of South Australia - John Gunn
• Premier of Queensland - Ted Theodore (until February 26), William Gillies (until October 22) then William McCormack
• Premier of Tasmania - Joseph Lyons
• Premier of Western Australia - Philip Collier
• Premier of Victoria - John Allan

[edit] Events

• May 30 - Millicent Preston-Stanley becomes the first woman member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
• June 9 - ten people killed in a derailment near Traveston railway station, Queensland
• September 1 - Thomas Blamey becomes Chief Commissioner of Police in Victoria

[edit] Science & Technology

• The Cactoblastis moth is introduced in Queensland to control Prickly Pear

[edit] Arts and literature

• John Longstaff wins the Archibald Prize for his portrait of Maurice Moscovitch

[edit] Film

[edit] Sport

• Windbag wins the Melbourne Cup
• Victoria wins the Sheffield Shield

[edit] Births

• July 18 - Shirley Strickland (d. 2004), athlete
• November 17 - Charles Mackerras, conductor

[edit] Deaths

• April 20 - Rose Scott (b. 1847), social reformer

[edit] See also

• 1925
• 1920s