1925 in Australia

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1925 in Australia
Monarch	George V
Governor-General	Henry Forster, then John Baird
Prime Minister	Stanley Bruce
Population	5,939,231
Elections	Federal, Tasmania, New South Wales

Incumbents

26 January – Australia's oldest commercial radio station, 2UE, begins broadcasting in Sydney.^[1]
20 May – The Murrumbidgee River floods for eight days killing four people.^[2]
30 May – Millicent Preston-Stanley becomes the first woman member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.
3 June – A general election is held in Tasmania. The Labor government of Joseph Lyons is returned in a landslide victory.
9 June – Ten people are killed in a derailment near Traveston railway station, Queensland
1 September – Thomas Blamey becomes Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police.

The Cactoblastis moth is introduced in Queensland to control Prickly Pear cactus.

Victoria wins the Sheffield Shield
26 September – Geelong defeats Collingwood 10.19 (79) to 9.15 (69), becoming premiers of the 1925 VFL season.
3 November – Windbag wins the Melbourne Cup.
The 1925 NSWRFL Premiership is won by South Sydney who finished the season on top of the League.

8 February – Francis Webb, poet (died 1973)
10 February – Basil Hennessy, archaeologist
11 February – George Avery, Olympic triple jumper
17 February – Joy Nichols, comedian and actress
19 March – Creighton Burns, journalist and editor-in-chief of The Age (died 2008)
4 April – Dorothy Alison, actress (died 1992)
21 April – Anthony Mason, Chief Justice of the High Court
4 June – Peter Benjamin Graham, artist (died 1987)
6 July – Ruth Cracknell, actor (died 2002)
18 July – Shirley Strickland, athlete (died 2004)
19 August – Laurie Sawle, cricketer
21 August – Don Chipp, politician and founder of the Australian Democrats (died 2006)
24 August – Duncan Hall, rugby league footballer of the 1940s and 1950s (died 2011)
27 August – Fred Emery, psychologist (died 1997)
27 August – Ken Grieves, cricketer (died 1992)
27 August – Bill Neilson, Premier of Tasmania (1975–1977) (died 1989)
24 September – Harry Jenkins (senior), politician (died 2004)
4 October – Renfrey Potts, mathematician (died 2005)
18 October – Thomas Millar, historian (died 1994)
24 October – Ken Mackay, cricketer (died 1982)
17 November – Charles Mackerras, conductor
23 November – James Killen, politician (died 2007)
10 December – Norm McDonald, Australian rules footballer (died 2002)

24 January – William Aitcheson Haswell (born 1854), zoologist
4 February – Richard Godfrey Rivers (born 1859), artist
23 February – John Holman (born 1872), West Australian politician
1 March – Rev. John Ferguson (born 1852), Presbyterian minister
16 April – Thomas McCawley (born 1881), Chief Justice of Queensland
20 April – Rose Scott (born 1847), social reformer
28 April – Richard Butler (born 1850), Premier of South Australia (1905)
1 May – Arthur McCabe (born 1887), Olympic rugby union player
22 June – Matthew Gibney (born 1835), Catholic bishop who gave last rites to Ned Kelly
27 June – Simpson Newland (born 1835), Murray River pioneer
18 July – Edward Russell (born 1878), Victorian politician
26 July – William Trenwith (born 1846), trade unionist
3 August – William Bruce (born 1864), cricketer
30 August – Magnus Cromarty (born 1875), NSW politician
5 September – Reginald Augustus Frederick Murray (born 1846), geologist
28 September – Joseph Brown (born 1844), politician
3 October – Charles Web Gilbert (born 1867), sculptor
24 October – Charles Kenningham (born 1860), English opera singer
4 November – Paddy Hannan (born 1840), gold prospector
13 November – Charles McDonald (born 1860), politician
16 November – Joseph Maiden (born 1859), botanist

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