1894 in Australia
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See also: 1893 in Australia, other events of 1894, 1895 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Premier of New South Wales - George Dibbs (until August 2) then George Reid
- Premier of South Australia - Charles Kingston
- Premier of Queensland - Hugh Nelson
- Premier of Tasmania - Henry Dobson (until April 14) then Edward Braddon
- Premier of Western Australia - John Forrest
- Premier of Victoria - James Patterson (until September 27) then George Turner
[edit] Events
- January - A cyclone hits the north west of Western Australia, killing approximately 50 persons
- June 28 - A Colonial Conference held in Ottawa, Canada, resolves to lay a telegraph cable between Canada and Australia.
- October 22 - Martha Needle is hanged in Melbourne Gaol for the poisoning of her husband, and three children, in an attempt to obtain money from insurance policies.
- November 10 - Jandamarra, an Indigenous Australian of the Bunuba people, leads one of the few armed insurrections against Europeans.
- December 18 - South Australia is the first colony to give women equal franchise with men.
- The Australian Workers Union is formed from the joining of the Amalgamated Shearers Union of Australia and the General Labourers Union
[edit] Science & Technology
[edit] Arts and literature
- The novel Seven Little Australians is published by Ethel Turner
[edit] Sport
- Patron wins the Melbourne Cup
- South Australia wins the Sheffield Shield
[edit] Births
- April 13 – Arthur Fadden (d. 1973), Prime Minister of Australia
- April 30 – H.V. Evatt (d. 1965), politician
- August 25 – Nick Winter (d. 1955), Australian athlete
- December 20 – Robert Menzies (d. 1978), Prime Minister of Australia
[edit] Deaths
- February 17 - John Alexander MacPherson (b. 1833), Premier of Victoria
