1911 in Australia
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| 1911 in Australia | |
| Monarch | George V |
| Governor-General | William Ward, 2nd Earl of Dudley, then Thomas Denman, 3rd Baron Denman |
| Prime Minister | Andrew Fisher |
| Population | 4,489,545 |
| Elections | Victoria, Western Australia |
See also: 1910 in Australia, other events of 1911, 1912 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Prime Minister - Andrew Fisher
- Governor General - William Ward, 2nd Earl of Dudley then Thomas Denman, 3rd Baron Denman
- Premier of New South Wales - James McGowen
- Premier of Queensland - William Kidston until February then Digby Denham
- Premier of South Australia - John Verran
- Premier of Tasmania - Elliott Lewis
- Premier of Victoria - John Murray
- Premier of Western Australia - Frank Wilson until 7 October then John Scaddan
[edit] Events
- January 1 - The Australian Capital Territory is established through the Seat of Government (Administration) Act 1910.
- January 1 - Universal military training scheme comes into effect.
- March 3 - The city of Palmerston in the Northern Territory is renamed Darwin in honour of Charles Darwin.
- March 23 - The steamer SS Yongala sinks in a cyclone off the coast of Townsville, Queensland killing 122 people.
- May 30 - The Supreme Court of the Northern Territory is established.
- June 1 - The University of Queensland opens.
- July 10 - King George V grants the title of Royal Australian Navy to Australia's naval forces.
- June 27 - The Royal Military College, Duntroon opens.
- October 6 - Compulsory voting is introduced.
- December 2 - The Australasian Antarctic Expedition, lead by Douglas Mawson, leaves Hobart to begin an expedition to Antarctica.
- December 22 - The Commonwealth Bank of Australia is established by the Commonwealth Bank Act 1911.
[edit] Science & Technology
[edit] Arts and literature
[edit] Film
[edit] Sport
- The Parisian wins the Melbourne Cup
[edit] Births
- February 2 - Jack Pizzey (d. 1968), Premier of Queensland in 1968
- March 18 - Deverick John Cronin (d. 1979), Australian rules football player
[edit] Deaths
- August 16 - Patrick Cardinal Moran (b. 1830), Archbishop of Sydney
- September 29 - Henry Northcote, 1st Baron Northcote (b.1846), Governor-General from 1904-1908
