1913 in Australia

1913 in Australia

Infobox Australian year
year = 1913
monarch = George V
governor-general = Thomas Denman, 3rd Baron Denman
pm = Andrew Fisher, then Joseph Cook
population = 4820172
australian =
elections =Federal, New South Wales, Elections in Tasmania
"See also:"
1912 in Australia,
other events of 1913,
1914 in Australia and the
Timeline of Australian history.

Incumbents

*Monarch – King George V
*Governor-General – The Right Hon. Thomas Denman, 3rd Baron Denman
*Prime MinisterAndrew Fisher (until June 24), then Joseph Cook

tate premiers

*Premier of New South WalesJames McGowen (until 29 June), then William Holman
*Premier of QueenslandDigby Denham
*Premier of South AustraliaArchibald Peake
*Premier of TasmaniaAlbert Solomon
*Premier of VictoriaWilliam Watt (until 9 December), then George Elmslie
*Premier of Western AustraliaJohn Scaddan

tate governors

*Governor of New South WalesFrederic Thesiger, 3rd Baron Chelmsford (until March 11), then Sir Gerald Strickland (from March 14)
*Governor of QueenslandSir William MacGregor
*Governor of South AustraliaAdmiral Sir Day Bosanquet
*Governor of TasmaniaMajor General Sir Harry Barron (until March 10), then Sir William Ellison-Macartney (from June 4)
*Governor of VictoriaSir John Fuller
*Governor of Western AustraliaSir Gerald Strickland (until March 4), then Major General Sir Harry Barron (from March 17)

Events

*January 2 - Australian philately proper begins in early 1913 with the Kangaroo and Map series of stamps, featuring a kangaroo standing on a map of Australia, and inscribed "AUSTRALIA POSTAGE".
* March 12 - Canberra is named by Lady Denman
*May 1 – The first national banknotes were introduced in denominations of 10 shillings, and 1, 5, and 10 pounds.
*May 31 - Australian referendum, 1913 contained six questions: Trade and Commerce, Corporations, Industrial Matters, Trusts, Monopolies, Railway Disputes. None of these were carried.
*June 21 - HMAS "Australia", commissioned at Portsmouth and sailed to Australia to become the Australian flagship.

* Royal Commission appointed to inquire into certain charges against Mr. Henry Chinn; Chinn was supervising engineer for the transcontinental railway in Western Australia.
* Royal Commission on Northern Territory railways and ports
* Royal Commission on powellised timber
* Golden Fleece Company established by HC Sleigh; acquired by Caltex in 1981
* The Workers' Educational Association founded; it is Australia's largest non-government adult community education organisation.
* From 1859 until 1913, a squadron of the Royal Navy was maintained in Australian waters.
*"Norfolk Island Act 1913" meant that Norfolk Island became an Australia Territory under the authority of the Australian Commonwealth.

cience & Technology

*Amalgamation took place between Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Co. Ltd and the Australian Wireless Company forming Amalgamated Wireless Australasia Limited.
*The first totalisator, an entirely mechanical system invented by the Australian George Julius of Julius Poole & Gibson Pty Ltd, was installed at Ellerslie Racecourse in New Zealand.

Film

*"Moondyne"
*"Australia Calls", Raymond Longford's last film for Cozens Spencer was released.
* Frank Hurley's actuality film, "The Home of the Blizzard", about the Douglas Mawson expedition to Antarctica, was released.

port

* "Posinatus" wins the Melbourne Cup
* South Australia wins the 1912-13 Sheffield Shield
* The Australian cricket team toured USA and Canada in June to August, playing five matches, four in Philadelphia and one in Toronto.

Births

*February 20 - Mary Durack, author and historian (d. 1994)
*March 6 - Ken Kennedy, ice speed skater (d. 1985)
*October 2 - Roma Mitchell, Australia's first female QC, and first female judge; judge of the Supreme Court of South Australia and subsequently Governor of South Australia.
*December 30 - Elyne Mitchell, Australian author (d. 2002)

ee also

*1913
*1910s


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