1909 in Australia
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| 1909 in Australia | |
| Monarch | Edward VII |
|---|---|
| Governor-General | William Ward, 2nd Earl of Dudley |
| Prime Minister | Alfred Deakin |
| Population | 4,272,439 |
| Elections | Queensland, Tasmania |
See also: 1908 in Australia, other events of 1909, 1910 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Monarch – King Edward VII
- Governor-General – William Ward, 2nd Earl of Dudley
- Prime Minister – Andrew Fisher (until June 2), then Alfred Deakin
[edit] State premiers
- Premier of New South Wales – Charles Wade
- Premier of South Australia – Thomas Price (until 5 June), then Archibald Peake
- Premier of Queensland – William Kidston
- Premier of Tasmania – John Evans (until 19 June), then Sir Elliott Lewis (until 20 October), then John Earle (until 27 October), then Sir Elliott Lewis
- Premier of Western Australia – Sir Newton Moore
- Premier of Victoria – Sir Thomas Bent (until 8 January), then John Murray
[edit] State governors
- Governor of New South Wales – Admiral Sir Harry Rawson (until March 24), then Frederic Thesiger, 3rd Baron Chelmsford (from May 28)
- Governor of South Australia – Sir George Le Hunte (until January 2), then Sir Day Bosanquet (from March 29)
- Governor of Queensland – Frederic Thesiger, 3rd Baron Chelmsford (until May 26), then Sir William MacGregor (from December 2)
- Governor of Tasmania – Sir Gerald Strickland (until May 20), then Sir Harry Barron (from September 29)
- Governor of Western Australia – Admiral Sir Frederick Bedford (until April 23), then Sir Gerald Strickland (from May 31)
- Governor of Victoria – Sir Thomas Gibson-Carmichael
[edit] Events
- January 8 – Sir Thomas Bent retires as Premier of Victoria, and is replaced by John Murray.
- March 9 – Electric trams begin operation in Adelaide.
- March 31 – Victoria is the last Australian state to grant women's suffrage.
- April 30 – Tasmania begins to use the Hare-Clark single transferable vote method in the 1909 general election.
- May 26 – The Protectionist Party and the Free Trade Party merge to form the Fusion Party), led by Alfred Deakin.
- June 2 – The Labor government of Andrew Fisher is ousted from office by Alfred Deakin's Fusion Party, and Deakin becomes Prime Minister for the third time.
- June 5 – Steam trams begin operation in Rockhampton, Queensland.
- August 18 to August 21 – Disastrous floods strike Victoria.
- October 6 – Martha Rendell becomes the last woman to be hanged in Western Australia.
- October 9 – John Earle becomes Premier of Tasmania, leading Tasmania's first Labor government, however Earle's minority government only lasts a week.
- December 10 – The University of Queensland is established.
- December 14 – New South Wales passes law ceding land to the Commonwealth for construction of the national capital, Canberra.
- December 21 – British Field Marshal Lord Kitchener arrives in Darwin after an invitation from Alfred Deakin to review Australia's military and defence plans.
- December 24 – Former Prime Minister Sir George Reid resigns from Parliament to become Australia's first High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.
[edit] Science and Technology
- July 16 – The first powered aeroplane flight in Australia is made.
[edit] Sport
- January 29 – New South Wales wins the Sheffield Shield
- June 15 – Representatives from England, Australia and South Africa meet at Lord's and form the Imperial Cricket Conference.
- August 21 – Andrew Wood wins the inaugural men's national marathon title, clocking 2:59:15 in Brisbane. The race was the Australasian Championships, but it was not considered the official national championship by the Australian Athletics Union.
- August 31 – The first interstate ice hockey competition is held in Melbourne.
- October 29 – The South Melbourne Swans defeat the Carlton Blues 4.14 (38) to 4.12 (36) in the 1909 VFL Grand Final.
- November 2 – Prince Foote wins the Melbourne Cup.
[edit] Births
- January 19 – Leon Goldsworthy, explosives expert (d. 1994)
- February 8 – Elisabeth Murdoch, philanthropist
- February 13 – Reginald Ansett, businessman and aviator (d. 1981)
- March 2 – Percival Bazeley, scientist (d. 1991)
- March 19 – Nell Hall Hopman, tennis player (d. 1968)
- March 26 – Chips Rafferty, actor (d. 1971)
- April 9 – Robert Helpmann, dancer and choreographer (d. 1986)
- May 23 – William Sidney, 1st Viscount De L'Isle, Governor General of Australia (d. 1991)
- June 15 – Cyril Walsh, High Court judge (d. 1973)
- June 20 – Errol Flynn, Australian actor (d. 1959)
- June 23 – Keith Virtue, aviator (d. 1980)
- July 6 – Eric Reece, Premier of Tasmania (d. 1999)
- September 9 – Decima Norman, athlete (d. 1983)
- September 10 – Dorothy Hill, geologist (d. 1998)
- December 3 – Stanley Burbury, Governor of Tasmania (d. 1995)
[edit] Deaths
- February 9 – Charles Conder, artist (b. 1868)
- March 4 – Max Hirsch, economist (b. 1852)
- March 14 – William Charles Kernot, engineer (b. 1845)
- April 6 – Sir Julian Salomons, chief justice and politician (b. 1836)
- April 18 – William Saumarez Smith, Anglican archbishop (b. 1836)
- April 28 – Henry D'Esterre Taylor, banker and Federationist (b. 1853)
- May 31 – Thomas Price, Premier of South Australia (b. 1852)
- June 29 – Sir George Shenton, first Mayor of Perth (b. 1842)
- July 23 – Sir Frederick Holder, Premier of South Australia (b. 1850)
- August 8 – Mary MacKillop, Australian nun (b. 1842)
- September 18 – Mary Lee, suffragette and social reformer (b. 1821)
- October 6 – Martha Rendell, last woman to be hanged in WA (b. 1871)
- November 10 – George Essex Evans, poet (b. 1863)
- December 6 – Sir William Henry Bundey, judge and politician (b. 1838)
