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The following lists events that happened during '''1912 in Australia'''. |
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{{Infobox Australian year |
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| year = 1912 |
| year = 1912 |
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| monarch = [[ |
| monarch = [[George V]] |
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| governor-general = [[Thomas Denman, 3rd Baron Denman]] |
| governor-general = [[Thomas Denman, 3rd Baron Denman]] |
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| pm = [[Andrew Fisher]] |
| pm = [[Andrew Fisher]] |
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[[1912|other events of 1912]], |
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[[Timeline of Australian history]]. |
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==Incumbents== |
==Incumbents== |
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[[File:Andrew Fisher 1912 (b&w).jpg|thumb|upright|140px|[[Andrew Fisher]]]] |
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*[[Monarchy in Australia|Monarch]] – [[ |
*[[Monarchy in Australia|Monarch]] – [[George V]] |
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*[[Governor-General of Australia|Governor-General]] – The Right Hon. [[Thomas Denman, 3rd Baron Denman]] |
*[[Governor-General of Australia|Governor-General]] – The Right Hon. [[Thomas Denman, 3rd Baron Denman]] |
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*[[Prime Minister of Australia|Prime Minister]] – [[Andrew Fisher]] |
*[[Prime Minister of Australia|Prime Minister]] – [[Andrew Fisher]] |
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*[[Chief Justice of Australia|Chief Justice]] – [[Samuel Griffith]] |
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===State premiers=== |
===State premiers=== |
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*[[Premier of New South Wales]] – [[James McGowen]] |
*[[Premier of New South Wales]] – [[James McGowen]] |
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*[[Premier of Queensland]] – [[Digby Denham]] |
*[[Premier of Queensland]] – [[Digby Denham]] |
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*[[Premier of South Australia]] – [[John Verran]] (until 17 February), then [[Archibald Peake]] |
*[[Premier of South Australia]] – [[John Verran]] (until 17 February), then [[Archibald Peake]] |
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*[[Premier of Tasmania]] – [[Elliott Lewis]] (until 14 June), then [[Albert Solomon]] |
*[[Premier of Tasmania]] – [[Elliott Lewis (politician)|Elliott Lewis]] (until 14 June), then [[Albert Solomon]] |
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*[[Premier of Victoria]] – [[John Murray (Victorian politician)|John Murray]] (until 18 May), then [[William Watt]] |
*[[Premier of Victoria]] – [[John Murray (Victorian politician)|John Murray]] (until 18 May), then [[William Watt (Australian politician)|William Watt]] |
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*[[Premier of Western Australia]] – [[John Scaddan]] |
*[[Premier of Western Australia]] – [[John Scaddan]] |
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==Events== |
==Events== |
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*6 January – First aircraft crash in Australia, between [[Mount Druitt, New South Wales|Mount Druitt]] and [[Rooty Hill, New South Wales|Rooty Hill]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article15300592 |title=AEROPLANE MISHAP. |newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=8 January 1912 |access-date=23 January 2012 |page=9 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>[http://www.blacktown.nsw.gov.au/our-city/history/the-region/important-dates_home.cfm Important Dates: Blacktown – The Region] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080506104005/http://www.blacktown.nsw.gov.au/our-city/history/the-region/important-dates_home.cfm |date=6 May 2008 }}, [[City of Blacktown|Blacktown City Council]].</ref> |
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*18 January – Tramway Employees Association members are dismissed for wearing union badges to work—the ensuing protest marks the beginning of the [[1912 Brisbane general strike]].<ref name=bristimes>{{cite news|last=Moore|first=Tony|title=Brisbane's great strike remembered|url=http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/brisbanes-great-strike-remembered-20120118-1q64v.html|access-date=23 January 2012|newspaper=Brisbane Times|date=18 January 2012}}</ref> |
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*1 March – The SS ''Koombana'' sinks off Western Australia during a cyclone, killing 149 persons. |
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* 4 February – Police officers and special constables attack protesters and strikers at Market Square in Brisbane during the [[1912 Brisbane general strike]]. The day becomes known as "Baton Friday" and later, "Black Friday".<ref name=bristimes /> |
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*20 or 21 March – The {{SS|Koombana}} sinks off Western Australia during a cyclone, killing around 150 people.<ref>[http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/wrecks/koombana Shipwreck Database: ''Koombana''], Western Australian Museum.</ref> |
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*30 May – The light cruiser [[HMAS Melbourne (1912)|HMAS ''Melbourne'']] is launched. |
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*13 April – [[Francis Birtles]] becomes the first person to cross the [[Nullarbor Plain]] by car.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article72910906 |title=FROM FREMANTLE TO SYDNEY. |newspaper=[[The Horsham Times]] |location=Vic. |date=16 April 1912 |access-date=23 January 2012 |page=5 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> |
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*15 July – The first branch of the [[Commonwealth Bank]] opens. |
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⚫ | *24 April – The NSW government grants {{convert|43|acre|ha}} of land for the construction of a zoological garden, later known as [[Taronga Zoological Park|Taronga Park]].<ref>[http://www.taronga.org.au/about-us/history/taronga-zoo/taronga-zoo Taronga Zoo] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120504130608/http://www.taronga.org.au/about-us/history/taronga-zoo/taronga-zoo |date=4 May 2012 }}, Taronga Conservation Society.</ref> |
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*30 May – The light cruiser {{HMAS|Melbourne|1912|6}} is launched in England.<ref>[http://www.awm.gov.au/units/unit_12588.asp HMAS Melbourne (1913-1928)], Australian War Memorial.</ref> |
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*15 July – The first branches of the [[Commonwealth Bank]] open in Melbourne and country Victoria. The Prime Minister, [[Andrew Fisher]], is the bank's first account holder and depositor.<ref name=commbank>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article39915517 |title=THE COMMONWEALTH BANK. |newspaper=[[The Cairns Post]] |location=Qld. |date=16 July 1912 |access-date=23 January 2012 |page=5 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> |
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⚫ | *10 October – The Maternity Allowance Act 1912 is passed, granting a "[[Baby Bonus]]" of five [[Australian pound|pounds]] to the mother of every child born in Australia ([[Indigenous Australians|indigenous]] mothers and other non-citizens are excluded).<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article65274110 |title=MATERNITY ALLOWANCE. |newspaper=[[Gippsland Times]] |location=Vic. |date=23 September 1912 |access-date=23 January 2012 |page=3 Edition: MORNINGS. |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> |
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*12 October – Forty-two people die in the [[1912 North Mount Lyell Disaster|North Mount Lyell Disaster]] on the west coast of Tasmania. |
*12 October – Forty-two people die in the [[1912 North Mount Lyell Disaster|North Mount Lyell Disaster]] on the west coast of Tasmania. |
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*[[Francis Birtles]] becomes the first person to cross the [[Nullarbor Plain]] by car. |
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==Science and technology== |
==Science and technology== |
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* [[???]] is announced as [[Australian of the Year]] |
* [[???]] is announced as [[Australian of the Year]] |
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* [[???]] wins the [[Archibald Prize]] |
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==Sport== |
==Sport== |
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⚫ | * 5 May to 27 July – Australia sends women to the [[Olympic Games]], the [[1912 Summer Olympics]] in Stockholm, for the first time. [[Australasia]] won 2 gold, 2 silver and 3 bronze [[1912 Summer Olympics medal count|medals]]. [[Fanny Durack]] won the 100 metres freestyle. Australasia won the men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay. |
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* 28 September – The [[Essendon Football Club|Essendon Bombers]] win the [[1912 VFL Grand Final|VFL Grand Final]]—their second consecutive premiership—defeating [[Sydney Swans|South Melbourne Swans]] 5.17 (47) to 4.9 (33). |
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⚫ | * Australia sends women to the [[Olympic Games]], the [[1912 Summer Olympics]] in Stockholm, for the first time. [[Australasia]] won 2 gold, 2 silver and 3 bronze [[1912 Summer Olympics medal count|medals]]. [[Fanny Durack]] won the 100 metres freestyle. |
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* Essendon Bombers win the VFL Grand Final and Liam Berry was accepted in the legendary Hall of fame because he is sexy |
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==Births== |
==Births== |
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* 5 January – [[Doris Carter]], athlete ( |
* 5 January – [[Doris Carter]], athlete (died 1999) |
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* 3 February – [[Jack Metcalfe]], athlete ( |
* 3 February – [[Jack Metcalfe]], athlete (died 1994) |
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* 7 February – [[Russell Drysdale]], artist ( |
* 7 February – [[Russell Drysdale]], artist (died 1981) |
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* 12 March – [[Kylie Tennant]], writer ( |
* 12 March – [[Kylie Tennant]], writer (died 1988) |
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* 28 May – [[Patrick White]], writer ( |
* 28 May – [[Patrick White]], writer (died 1990) |
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* 4 June – [[William Dargie]], painter ( |
* 4 June – [[William Dargie]], painter (died 2003) |
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* 1 August – [[David Brand]], Premier of Western Australia ( |
* 1 August – [[David Brand]], Premier of Western Australia (died 1979) |
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* 1 August – [[Damien Parer]], war photographer ( |
* 1 August – [[Damien Parer]], war photographer (died 1944) |
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* 2 August – [[Gwen Plumb]], entertainer ( |
* 2 August – [[Gwen Plumb]], entertainer (died 2002) |
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* 18 November – [[Vic Hey]] ( |
* 18 November – [[Vic Hey]] (died 1995), rugby league footballer and coach |
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* 11 December – [[Eric Joseph Wright]], [[General practitioner|gp]], medical administrator and public servant (died 1979) |
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==Deaths== |
==Deaths== |
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*23 January – [[Martin Howy Irving]] (b. 1831) |
* [[23 January]] – [[Martin Howy Irving]], rower and educationist (born and died in the [[United Kingdom]]) (b. [[1831]]) |
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*10 February – [[Thomas Reibey]] |
* [[10 February]] – [[Thomas Reibey]], 11th [[Premier of Tasmania]] (b. [[1821]]) |
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*20 February – [[Albert Bythesea Weigall]] |
* [[20 February]] – [[Albert Bythesea Weigall]], headmaster (born in the [[United Kingdom]]) (b. [[1840]]) |
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*11 March – [[William |
* [[11 March]] – [[William Zeal|Sir William Zeal]], Victorian politician and railway engineer (born in the [[United Kingdom]]) (b. [[1830]]) |
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*3 April – [[Philip Argall]] (b. 1855) |
* [[3 April]] – [[Philip Argall]], cricketer (b. [[1855]]) |
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*20 April – [[Charles Harper]] |
* [[20 April]] – [[Charles Harper (politician)|Charles Harper]], Western Australian politician, pastoralist and newspaper proprietor (b. [[1842]]) |
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* [[21 May]] – [[Mick Grace]], Australian rules footballer ([[Fitzroy Football Club|Fitzroy]], [[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]], [[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]]) (b. [[1874]]) |
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*21 May – [[Mick Grace]] (b. 1874), VFL footballer |
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*5 June – [[Francis James Gillen]] |
* [[5 June]] – [[Francis James Gillen]], anthropologist and ethnologist (b. [[1855]]) |
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*25 June – [[William Guilfoyle]] (b. 1840) |
* [[25 June]] – [[William Guilfoyle]], landscape gardener and botanist (born in the [[United Kingdom]]) (b. [[1840]]) |
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*27 June – [[George Bonnor]] (b. 1855) |
* [[27 June]] – [[George Bonnor]], cricketer (b. [[1855]]) |
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*29 June – [[Frederick Henry Piesse]] |
* [[29 June]] – [[Frederick Henry Piesse]], Western Australian politician, businessman and farmer (b. [[1853]]) |
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*13 September – [[Joseph Furphy]] (b. 1843) |
* [[13 September]] – [[Joseph Furphy]], author and poet (b. [[1843]]) |
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* [[29 September]] – [[James Charles Cox]], physician and conchologist (b. [[1834]]) |
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*29 September – [[James Charles Cox]] (b. 1834), physician and conchologist |
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* [[List of Australian films of the 1910s]] |
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==References== |
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The following lists events that happened during 1912 in Australia.
1912 in Australia | |
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Monarch | George V |
Governor-General | Thomas Denman, 3rd Baron Denman |
Prime minister | Andrew Fisher |
Population | 4,653,721 |
Elections | South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia |
Incumbents
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- Monarch – George V
- Governor-General – The Right Hon. Thomas Denman, 3rd Baron Denman
- Prime Minister – Andrew Fisher
- Chief Justice – Samuel Griffith
State premiers
- Premier of New South Wales – James McGowen
- Premier of Queensland – Digby Denham
- Premier of South Australia – John Verran (until 17 February), then Archibald Peake
- Premier of Tasmania – Elliott Lewis (until 14 June), then Albert Solomon
- Premier of Victoria – John Murray (until 18 May), then William Watt
- Premier of Western Australia – John Scaddan
State governors
- Governor of New South Wales – Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford
- Governor of Queensland – Sir William MacGregor
- Governor of South Australia – Admiral Sir Day Bosanquet
- Governor of Tasmania – Major General Sir Harry Barron
- Governor of Victoria – Sir John Fuller
- Governor of Western Australia – Sir Gerald Strickland
Events
- 6 January – First aircraft crash in Australia, between Mount Druitt and Rooty Hill.[1][2]
- 18 January – Tramway Employees Association members are dismissed for wearing union badges to work—the ensuing protest marks the beginning of the 1912 Brisbane general strike.[3]
- 4 February – Police officers and special constables attack protesters and strikers at Market Square in Brisbane during the 1912 Brisbane general strike. The day becomes known as "Baton Friday" and later, "Black Friday".[3]
- 20 or 21 March – The SS Koombana sinks off Western Australia during a cyclone, killing around 150 people.[4]
- 13 April – Francis Birtles becomes the first person to cross the Nullarbor Plain by car.[5]
- 24 April – The NSW government grants 43 acres (17 ha) of land for the construction of a zoological garden, later known as Taronga Park.[6]
- 30 May – The light cruiser HMAS Melbourne is launched in England.[7]
- 15 July – The first branches of the Commonwealth Bank open in Melbourne and country Victoria. The Prime Minister, Andrew Fisher, is the bank's first account holder and depositor.[8]
- 19 September – An amended version of the coat of arms of Australia is granted Royal Assent by George V. The Golden Wattle is declared Australia's floral emblem.
- 10 October – The Maternity Allowance Act 1912 is passed, granting a "Baby Bonus" of five pounds to the mother of every child born in Australia (indigenous mothers and other non-citizens are excluded).[9]
- 12 October – Forty-two people die in the North Mount Lyell Disaster on the west coast of Tasmania.
Arts and literature
Sport
- 29 January – New South Wales wins the Sheffield Shield.
- 5 May to 27 July – Australia sends women to the Olympic Games, the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, for the first time. Australasia won 2 gold, 2 silver and 3 bronze medals. Fanny Durack won the 100 metres freestyle. Australasia won the men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay.
- 17 August – The 1912 NSWRFL Premiership is won by Eastern Suburbs, who defeated Glebe 6–4.
- 28 September – The Essendon Bombers win the VFL Grand Final—their second consecutive premiership—defeating South Melbourne Swans 5.17 (47) to 4.9 (33).
- 5 November – Piastre wins the Melbourne Cup.
Births
- 5 January – Doris Carter, athlete (died 1999)
- 3 February – Jack Metcalfe, athlete (died 1994)
- 7 February – Russell Drysdale, artist (died 1981)
- 12 March – Kylie Tennant, writer (died 1988)
- 28 May – Patrick White, writer (died 1990)
- 4 June – William Dargie, painter (died 2003)
- 1 August – David Brand, Premier of Western Australia (died 1979)
- 1 August – Damien Parer, war photographer (died 1944)
- 2 August – Gwen Plumb, entertainer (died 2002)
- 18 November – Vic Hey (died 1995), rugby league footballer and coach
- 11 December – Eric Joseph Wright, gp, medical administrator and public servant (died 1979)
Deaths
- 23 January – Martin Howy Irving, rower and educationist (born and died in the United Kingdom) (b. 1831)
- 10 February – Thomas Reibey, 11th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1821)
- 20 February – Albert Bythesea Weigall, headmaster (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1840)
- 11 March – Sir William Zeal, Victorian politician and railway engineer (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1830)
- 3 April – Philip Argall, cricketer (b. 1855)
- 20 April – Charles Harper, Western Australian politician, pastoralist and newspaper proprietor (b. 1842)
- 21 May – Mick Grace, Australian rules footballer (Fitzroy, Carlton, St Kilda) (b. 1874)
- 5 June – Francis James Gillen, anthropologist and ethnologist (b. 1855)
- 25 June – William Guilfoyle, landscape gardener and botanist (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1840)
- 27 June – George Bonnor, cricketer (b. 1855)
- 29 June – Frederick Henry Piesse, Western Australian politician, businessman and farmer (b. 1853)
- 13 September – Joseph Furphy, author and poet (b. 1843)
- 29 September – James Charles Cox, physician and conchologist (b. 1834)
- 18 November – Richard O'Connor, New South Wales politician and inaugural High Court justice (b. 1851)
- 16 December – George Rignold, actor (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1839)
See also
References
- ^ "AEROPLANE MISHAP". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 8 January 1912. p. 9. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
- ^ Important Dates: Blacktown – The Region Archived 6 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Blacktown City Council.
- ^ a b Moore, Tony (18 January 2012). "Brisbane's great strike remembered". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
- ^ Shipwreck Database: Koombana, Western Australian Museum.
- ^ "FROM FREMANTLE TO SYDNEY". The Horsham Times. Vic.: National Library of Australia. 16 April 1912. p. 5. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
- ^ Taronga Zoo Archived 4 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Taronga Conservation Society.
- ^ HMAS Melbourne (1913-1928), Australian War Memorial.
- ^ "THE COMMONWEALTH BANK". The Cairns Post. Qld.: National Library of Australia. 16 July 1912. p. 5. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
- ^ "MATERNITY ALLOWANCE". Gippsland Times. Vic.: National Library of Australia. 23 September 1912. p. 3 Edition: MORNINGS. Retrieved 23 January 2012.