1905 in Australia

Infobox Australian year
year = 1905
monarch = Edward VII
governor-general = Henry Northcote, 1st Baron Northcote
pm = George Reid, then Alfred Deakin
population = 3,999,074
australian =
elections = South Australia, Western Australia"See also:"
1904 in Australia,
other events of 1905,
1906 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 – George Reid (until July 5), then Alfred Deakin

tate premiers

*Premier of New South Wales – Joseph Carruthers
*Premier of South Australia – John Jenkins (until March 1), then Richard Butler (until July 26), then Thomas Price
*Premier of Queensland – Arthur Morgan
*Premier of Tasmania – John Evans
*Premier of Western Australia – Henry Daglish (until August 25), then Cornthwaite Rason
*Premier of Victoria – Thomas Bent

tate governors

*Governor of New South Wales – Admiral Sir Harry Rawson
*Governor of South Australia – Sir George Ruvthen Le Hunt
*Governor of Queensland – Frederic Thesiger, 3rd Baron Chelmsford (from November 30)
*Governor of Tasmania – Sir Gerald Strickland
*Governor of Western Australia – Admiral Sir Frederick Bedford
*Governor of Victoria – Major General Sir Reginald Talbot

Events

* March 1 – John Jenkins resigns as Premier of South Australia to become Agent-General for South Australia in London. He is replaced by Richard Butler.
* May 12 – The first meeting of the Australian Council of Defence takes place between the Minister for Defence, the Treasurer, the Inspector-General Army, the Chief of Intelligence, and the Director of the Naval Forces.
* May 18 – A state election takes place in Queensland, returning the government of Arthur Morgan. Women are able to vote in Queensland state elections for the first time.
* May 24 – Empire Day is first celebrated in Australia.
* May 28 – The town of Maryborough in Queensland experiences an outbreak of pneumonic plague.
* July 5 – Alfred Deakin resumes office as Prime Minister of Australia after George Reid is unable to form a stable ministry.
* July 26 – A state election is held in South Australia. The Labor Party led by Thomas Price forms a minority government.
* September 6 – Last sighting of the clipper ship "Loch Vennachar" which sinks off Kangaroo Island, killing 32 people. Only one body was found.

Arts and literature

* Albert J. Hanson wins the Wynne Prize with "The Blue Noon"

port

* February 1 – New South Wales wins the Sheffield Shield
* July 15 – Australia first competes in the Davis Cup, in a combined Australiasian team with New Zealand.
* September 30 – Fitzroy wins the VFL premiership.
* November 7 – "Blue Spec" wins the Melbourne Cup.
* Australia loses cricket series to England 0-2

Births

* February 15 – Heathcote Howard Hammer, brigadier
* April 1 – Paul Hasluck (d. 1993), Governor General of Australia
* August 1 – Eddie Gilbert (d. 1978), cricketer

Deaths

* January 15 – George Thorn (b. 1838), Premier of Queensland
* May 6 – Robert Herbert (d. 1831), Premier of Queensland
* June 25 – Augustus Gregory (b. 1819), explorer
* October 30 – Boyd Morehead (b. 1843), Premier of Queensland
* December 29 – Victor Daley (b. 1858), poet

ee also

*1905
*1900s