1902 in Australia
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| 1902 in Australia | |
| Monarch | Edward VII |
|---|---|
| Governor-General | John Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun |
| Prime Minister | Edmund Barton |
| Population | 3,845,265 |
| Elections | South Australia, Victoria, Queensland |
See also: 1901 in Australia, other events of 1902, 1903 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Monarch – King Edward VII
- Governor-General – John Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun
- Prime Minister – Edmund Barton
[edit] State premiers
- Premier of New South Wales - John See
- Premier of South Australia - John Jenkins
- Premier of Queensland - Robert Philp
- Premier of Tasmania - Elliott Lewis
- Premier of Western Australia - George Leake (until July 1), then Walter James
- Premier of Victoria - Alexander Peacock (until June 10), then William Irvine
[edit] State governors
- Governor of New South Wales – Admiral Harry Rawson (from 27 May)
- Governor of South Australia – Hallam Tennyson, 2nd Baron Tennyson (until 17 July)
- Governor of Queensland – Major General Sir Herbert Chermside (from 24 March)
- Governor of Tasmania – Captain Sir Arthur Havelock
- Governor of Western Australia – Sir Arthur Lawley (until 14 August)
- Governor of Victoria – Sir George Clarke
[edit] Events
- February 7 – The Waterside Workers Federation is formed.
- May 31 – The Second Boer War, in which Australia is involved, ends.
- June 12 – The Commonwealth Franchise Act granted most Australian women the right to vote and stand in federal elections.
- July 31 – A coal gas explosion kills 96 in the Mount Kembla mining disaster
- August 1 – New Idea magazine is first published.
- November 3 – Postmaster-General James Drake opens a submarine telegraph cable from Southport, Queensland to Vancouver, Canada, completing a British Empire communications line.
- December 18 – The mayors of Sydney and Melbourne are conferred the title of Lord Mayor
- December 26 – Brisbane is declared a city.
- December 26 – Ada Evans becomes the first female law graduate in Australia.
[edit] Unknown dates
- The world's first successful pyritic smelting takes place at Mount Lyell, Tasmania
[edit] Arts and literature
- September 17 – Opera singer Nellie Melba arrives in Brisbane for her first Australian tour after 16 years in Europe.
- James White wins the Wynne Prize with his bronze sculpture In Defence of the Flat
[edit] Sport
- September 27 – Collingwood wins the 1902 VFL grand final, defeating Essendon 9.6 (60) to 3.9 (27) at the first final to be held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground before a record crowd of 35,000.
- November 11 – The Victory wins the Melbourne Cup
- New South Wales wins the Sheffield Shield
[edit] Births
- February 25 – Vince Gair (d. 1980), politician
- May 2 – Alan Marshall (d. 1984), writer
- May 22 – Leslie Herron (d. 1973), Chief Justice of NSW
- July 17 – Christina Stead (d. 1983), writer
- July 28 – Albert Namatjira (d. 1959), painter
[edit] Deaths
- February 27 – Breaker Morant (b. 1864), soldier
- March 6 – Frederick William Piesse (b. 1848), member of the federal parliament for Tasmania
- 24 June – George Leake (b. 1856), Premier of Western Australia
