1919 in Australia
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| 1919 in Australia | |
| Monarch | George V |
| Governor-General | Ronald Munro-Ferguson |
| Prime Minister | Billy Hughes |
| Population | 5,193,104 |
| Elections | Federal, Tasmania |
See also: 1918 in Australia, other events of 1919, 1920 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Prime Minister - Billy Hughes
- Governor General - Ronald Munro-Ferguson
- Premier of New South Wales - William Holman
- Premier of South Australia - Archibald Peake
- Premier of Queensland - Thomas Ryan (til October 22) then Ted Theodore
- Premier of Tasmania - Walter Lee
- Premier of Western Australia - Sir Henry Lefroy (til April 17) Sir Hal Colebatch (til May 17) then James Mitchell
- Premier of Victoria - Harry Lawson
[edit] Events
- March 1 - The Potts cartoon strip is first published
- October - Sir Adrian Knox is appointed Chief Justice of the High Court
- December 10 - Keith and Ross Smith, piloting a Vickers Vimy, reach Darwin at the end of the first England to Australia flight
- The worldwide Spanish flu epidemic continues, eventually claiming almost 12,000 lives in Australia
[edit] Science & Technology
[edit] Arts and literature
[edit] Film
- October 4 - The Sentimental Bloke premieres in Melbourne
[edit] Sport
- Artilleryman wins the Melbourne Cup
[edit] Births
- February 22 – Mary Maguire, actress (d. 1974)
- October 7 – Zelman Cowen, Governor General of Australia
[edit] Deaths
- September 10 - J.F. Archibald (b. 1856), publisher and journalist
- October 7 - Alfred Deakin (b. 1856) Prime Minister of Australia
