1905 in Australia
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See also: 1904 in Australia, other events of 1905, 1906 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Prime Minister - George Reid (until July 5), then Alfred Deakin
- Governor General - Hallam Tennyson, 2nd Baron Tennyson (until January 21), then Henry Northcote, 1st Baron Northcote
- Premier of New South Wales - Joseph Carruthers
- Premier of South Australia - John Jenkins (until March 1), Richard Butler (until July 26), then Thomas Price
- Premier of Queensland - Arthur Morgan
- Premier of Tasmania - John Evans
- Premier of Western Australia - Henry Daglish (until August 25), then Cornthwaite Rason
- Premier of Victoria - Thomas Bent
[edit] Events
- May 24 - Empire Day is first celebrated in Australia
- September 6 - Last sighting of the Clipper ship Loch Vennachar which sinks off Kangaroo Island, killing 32. Only one body was found
[edit] Arts and literature
- Albert J. Hanson wins the Wynne Prize with The Blue Noon
[edit] Sport
- Blue Spec wins the Melbourne Cup
- New South Wales wins the Sheffield Shield
- Australia first competes in the Davis Cup, in a combined team with New Zealand
- Fitzroy wins the VFL premiership
- Australia loses cricket series to England 0-2
[edit] Births
- February 15 - Heathcote Howard Hammer, brigadier
- April 1 - Paul Hasluck (d. 1993), Governor General of Australia
- August 1 - Eddie Gilbert (d. 1978), cricketer
[edit] Deaths
- January 15 - George Thorn (b. 1838), Premier of Queensland
- May 6 - Robert Herbert (d. 1831), Premier of Queensland
- June 25 - Augustus Gregory (b. 1819), explorer
- October 30 - Boyd Morehead (b. 1843), Premier of Queensland
- December 29 - Victor Daley (b. 1858), poet
