1923 in Australia

1923 in Australia
Monarch	George V
Governor-General	Henry Forster
Prime Minister	Billy Hughes, then Stanley Bruce
Population	5,693,369
Elections	Queensland

See also: 1922 in Australia, other events of 1923, 1924 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.

Contents 1 Incumbents 1.1 State premiers 1.2 State governors 2 Events 3 Science and technology 4 Arts and literature 5 Film 6 Sport 7 Births 8 Deaths 9 References

Incumbents

• Monarch – King George V
• Governor General – Henry Forster
• Prime Minister – Billy Hughes (until 8 February), then Stanley Bruce

State premiers

• Premier of New South Wales – George Fuller
• Premier of Queensland – Ted Theodore
• Premier of South Australia – Henry Barwell
• Premier of Tasmania – John Hayes (until 13 August), then Sir Walter Lee (until 25 October), then Joseph Lyons
• Premier of Victoria – Harry Lawson
• Premier of Western Australia – James Mitchell

State governors

• Governor of New South Wales – Sir Walter Davidson (until 16 September)
• Governor of Queensland – Sir Matthew Nathan
• Governor of South Australia – Sir Tom Bridges
• Governor of Tasmania – none appointed
• Governor of Victoria – George Rous, 3rd Earl of Stradbroke
• Governor of Western Australia – Sir Francis Newdegate

Events

• 8 February – Billy Hughes resigns as Prime Minister, after the Country Party refuses to govern in coalition with him as the leader of the Nationalist Party. Hughes is succeeded by his Treasurer, Stanley Bruce.
• 25 April – The first Anzac Day dawn service is held in Albany, Western Australia.^[1]
• 28 April – Construction commences on the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
• 14 August – John Hayes resigns as Premier of Tasmania after failing to resolve Tasmania's financial crisis. Sir Walter Lee becomes Premier for the second time.
• 7 September – Harry Lawson assumes office for a second term as Premier of Victoria, forming a National-Country Party ministry.
• 10 October – Telephone link between Sydney and Brisbane officially opened.
• 12 October – Cairns, Queensland is proclaimed a city.
• 14 October – Severe floods in Melbourne, two people drown.
• 25 October – Sir Walter Lee is defeated in a no-confidence motion, and Joseph Lyons becomes Premier of Tasmania.
• 31 October – The Marble Bar heat wave begins, which by 7 April 1924 will hold the world record for the longest number of consecutive days (160) in which a temperature above 100°Fahrenheit (37.8°Celsius) was recorded.^[2]
• 1 November – The 1923 Victorian Police strike begins, with half of the Victoria Police force standing down over the use of labour spies. Rioting and looting takes place in the Melbourne city centre.^[3]

Science and technology

Arts and literature

Film

Sport

• 20 October – Essendon wins the Premiership of the 1923 VFL season, defeating Fitzroy 8.15 (63) to 6.10 (46) at the MCG.
• Bitalli wins the Melbourne Cup
• Wynette wins the Caulfield Cup
• New South Wales wins the Sheffield Shield

Births

• 3 January – Bud Tingwell, actor (d. 2009)
• 15 March – Lou Richards, Australian Rules footballer and media personality
• 21 May – Dorothy Hewett, poet and playwright (d. 2002)
• 15 June – Ninian Stephen, Governor General of Australia
• 25 June – Harry Seidler, architect (d. 2006)
• 28 July – Theo Bruce, long jumper (d. 2002)
• 4 August – Reg Grundy, media owner
• 15 October – Lindsay Thompson, Premier of Victoria (d. 2008)

Deaths

• 20 February – Abraham Tobias Boas (b. 1844), Adelaide rabbi
• 22 February – John Jenkins (b. 1851), Premier of South Australia (1901–1905)
• 18 March – Thomas Allwright Dibbs (b. 1832), banker
• 2 June – Ted Banfield (b. 1852), naturalist and author (Confessions of a Beachcomber)
• 4 June – Hume Nisbet (b. 1849), artist
• 6 June – Sir Denison Miller (b. 1860), first governor of the Commonwealth Bank
• 30 June – John Henry Nicholson (b. 1838), teacher and writer
• 26 July – Bella Guerin (b. 1858), feminist and suffragist
• 22 August – James Burns (b. 1846), shipowner
• 30 August – Sir Pope Alexander Cooper (b. 1848), chief justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland
• 14 September – Edward Millen (b. 1860), journalist and politician
• 26 September – Charles Scrivener (b. 1855), surveyor of Canberra
• 5 November – Dowell Philip O'Reilly (b. 1865), poet, writer and politician
• 27 November – Penleigh Boyd (b. 1890), artist
• 15 December – Frank Morton (b. 1869), journalist and poet
• 23 December – Sir John Gordon (b. 1850), judge and politician

References