1904 in Australia

Infobox Australian year
year = 1904
monarch = Edward VII
governor-general = Hallam Tennyson, 2nd Baron Tennyson, then Henry Northcote, 1st Baron Northcote
pm = Alfred Deakin, Chris Watson, George Reid
population = 3,941,208
australian =
elections = Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia"See also:"
1903 in Australia,
other events of 1904,
1905 in Australia and the
Timeline of Australian history.

Incumbents

*Monarch – King Edward VII
*Governor-General – Hallam Tennyson, 2nd Baron Tennyson (until January 21), then Henry Northcote, 1st Baron Northcote
*Prime Minister – Alfred Deakin (until April 27), Chris Watson (until August 18), then George Reid

tate premiers

*Premier of New South Wales – John See (until June 14), Thomas Waddell (until August 29), then Joseph Carruthers
*Premier of South Australia – John Jenkins
*Premier of Queensland – Arthur Morgan
*Premier of Tasmania – William Propsting (until July 12), then John Evans
*Premier of Western Australia – Walter James (until August 10), then Henry Daglish
*Premier of Victoria – William Irvine (until February 16), then Sir Thomas Bent

tate governors

*Governor of New South Wales – Sir Harry Rawson
*Governor of South Australia – Sir George Ruthven Le Hunte
*Governor of Queensland – Sir Herbert Chermside (until October 10)
*Governor of Tasmania – Captain Sir Arthur Havelock (until April 16), then Sir Gerald Strickland (from October 28)
*Governor of Western Australia – Admiral Sir Frederick Bedford
*Governor of Victoria – Major General Sir Reginald Talbot (from April 25)

Events

* January 6 – The Tasmanian government replaces the state's Central Board of Health with a Public Health Department.
* January 13 – The flag of South Australia is officially gazetted as the current design.
* January 23 – A by-election is held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Ryde. It is won by Edward Terry for the Liberal Reform Party.
* February 29 – Women's suffrage is granted in Tasmania.
* June 1 – A general election is held in Victoria. Incumbent premier Sir Thomas Bent is reutrned with an increased majority.
* June 20 – The P&O ship SS "Australia" is wrecked at the entrance to Port Phillip Bay. There is no loss of life.
* December 1 – Ipswich, Queensland is proclaimed as a city

Arts and literature

* January 12 – Melbourne businessmann Alfred Felton leaves a large bequest to the Art Gallery of Victoria.
* Hans Heysen wins the Wynne Prize with "Mystic Morn"

port

* September – The Australasian Lawn Tennis Association is formed in Sydney.
* November 1 – "Acrasia" wins the Melbourne Cup.
* New South Wales wins the Sheffield Shield.
* Two Australians, Corrie Gardner and Leslie McPherson, compete in athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics. They do not return with any medals

Births

* April 7 – Roland Wilson, economist
* April 8 – John Antill, musician and composer (d. 1986)
* May 29 – Hubert Opperman, cyclist and politician (d. 1996)

Deaths

* January 8 – Alfred Felton (b. 1831), entrepreneur and philanthropist
* January 25 – Graham Berry (b. 1822), Premier of Victoria
* February 2 – Edward Braddon (b. 1829), Premier of Tasmania
* August 5 – George Dibbs (b. 1834), Premier of New South Wales
* December 17 – William Shiels (b. 1848), Premier of Victoria

ee also

*1904
*1900s