1904 in Australia
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See also: 1903 in Australia, other events of 1904, 1905 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Prime Minister - Alfred Deakin (until April 27), Chris Watson (until August 18), then George Reid
- Governor General - Hallam Tennyson, 2nd Baron Tennyson (until January 21), then Henry Northcote, 1st Baron Northcote
- Premier of New South Wales - John See (until June 14), Thomas Waddell (until August 29), then Joseph Carruthers
- Premier of South Australia - John Jenkins
- Premier of Queensland - Arthur Morgan
- Premier of Tasmania - William Propsting (until July 12), then John Evans
- Premier of Western Australia - Walter James (until August 10), then Henry Daglish
- Premier of Victoria - William Irvine (until February 16), then Thomas Bent
[edit] Events
- Ipswich, Queensland is proclaimed as a city
- The P&O ship SS Australia is wrecked at the entrance to Port Phillip Bay. There is no loss of life
[edit] Arts and literature
- Hans Heysen wins the Wynne Prize with Mystic Morn
- Melbourne businessmann Alfred Felton leaves a large bequest to the Art Gallery of Victoria
[edit] Sport
- Acrasia wins the Melbourne Cup
- New South Wales wins the Sheffield Shield
- Two Australians, Corrie Gardner and Leslie McPherson, compete in athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics. They do not return with any medals
[edit] Births
- April 7 - Roland Wilson, Economist
- April 8 - John Antill, Musician, Composer (d. 1986)
- May 29 - Hubert Opperman, Cyclist and Politician
[edit] Deaths
- January 8 - Alfred Felton (b. 1831), entrepreneur and philanthropist
- January 25 - Graham Berry (b. 1822), Premier of Victoria
- February 2 - Edward Braddon (b. 1829), Premier of Tasmania
- August 5 - George Dibbs (b. 1834), Premier of New South Wales
- December 17 - William Shiels (b. 1848), Premier of Victoria
