1897 in Australia
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See also: 1896 in Australia, other events of 1897, 1898 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Premier of New South Wales - George Reid
- Premier of South Australia - Charles Kingston
- Premier of Queensland - Hugh Nelson
- Premier of Tasmania - Edward Braddon
- Premier of Western Australia - John Forrest
- Premier of Victoria - George Turner
[edit] Events
- June 22 - The second Victoria Bridge is opened in Brisbane by the Governor of Queensland, Lord Lamington. The previous bridge was destroyed by floodwaters
- October 27 - St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne is consecrated
[edit] Science & Technology
[edit] Arts and literature
- Walter Withers wins the inaugural Wynne Prize for landscape painting or figure sculpture for his landscape The Storm
[edit] Sport
- September 4 - Essendon wins the first Australian rules football premiership.
- October 8 - The Australasian Athletic Union was established in Sydney.
- Gaulus wins the Melbourne Cup
- New South Wales wins the Sheffield Shield
[edit] Births
- February 10 - Judith Anderson (d. 1992), actress
- July 6 - Frank Walsh (d. 1968), Premier of South Australia
- July 9 - Enid Lyons (d. 1981), politician
- July 28 - James Fairbairn (d. 1940), politician
- August 6 - William Slim (d. 1970), Governor General of Australia
- October 5 - Percy Spender (d. 1985), politician and diplomat
- October 7 - Charles Chauvel (d. 1959), film maker
[edit] Deaths
- June 11 - Henry Ayers (b. 1821), Premier of South Australia
- July 11 - Patrick Jennings (b. 1831), Premier of New South Wales
- November 15 - Alfred Kennerley (b. 1810), Premier of Tasmania
- November 20 - Ernest Giles (b. 1835), explorer
