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1912 in Australia
1912 in Australia
Monarch	George V
Governor-General	Thomas Denman, 3rd Baron Denman
Prime minister	Andrew Fisher
Population	4,653,721
Elections	South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia

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Incumbents

Monarch – King George V
Governor-General – The Right Hon. Thomas Denman, 3rd Baron Denman
Prime Minister – Andrew Fisher

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

Events

6 January – First aircraft crash in Australia, between Mount Druitt and Rooty Hill.^[1]^[2]
20 March – The SS Koombana sinks off Western Australia during a cyclone, killing around 150 people.^[3]
24 April – The NSW government grants 43 acres (17 ha) of land for the construction of a zoological garden, later known as Taronga Park.^[4]
30 May – The light cruiser HMAS Melbourne is launched in England.^[5]
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.^[6]
19 September – An amended version of the coat of arms of Australia is granted Royal Assent by King 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).
12 October – Forty-two people die in the North Mount Lyell Disaster on the west coast of Tasmania.
Francis Birtles becomes the first person to cross the Nullarbor Plain by car.

Sport

The 1912 NSWRFL Premiership is won by Eastern Suburbs
Piastre wins the Melbourne Cup
New South Wales wins the Sheffield Shield
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 4x200m freestyle relay.
Essendon Bombers win the VFL Grand Final

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

Deaths

23 January – Martin Howy Irving (born 1831), educationist
10 February – Thomas Reibey (born 1821), Premier of Tasmania (1876–1877)
20 February – Albert Bythesea Weigall (born 1840), headmaster of Sydney Grammar School
11 March – William Austin Zeal (born 1830), railway engineer and politician
3 April – Philip Argall (born 1855), Test cricket umpire
20 April – Charles Harper (born 1842), pastoralist, newspaper proprieter and politician
21 May – Mick Grace (born 1874), VFL footballer
5 June – Francis James Gillen (born 1855), anthropologist and ethnologist
25 June – William Guilfoyle (born 1840), botanist
27 June – George Bonnor (born 1855), cricketer
29 June – Frederick Henry Piesse (born 1853), businessman and politician
13 September – Joseph Furphy (born 1843), novelist who wrote under the pseudonym Tom Collins
29 September – James Charles Cox (born 1834), physician and conchologist
18 November – Richard O'Connor (born 1851), Senator and High Court judge
16 December – George Rignold (born 1839), English actor

References

^ "AEROPLANE MISHAP". The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954). NSW: National Library of Australia. 8 January 1912. p. 9. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
^ Important Dates: Blacktown – The Region, Blacktown City Council.
^ Shipwreck Database: Koombana, Western Australian Museum.
^ Taronga Zoo, Taronga Conservation Society.
^ HMAS Melbourne (1913-1928), Australian War Memorial.
^ "THE COMMONWEALTH BANK". Cairns Post (Qld. : 1909 - 1954). Qld.: National Library of Australia. 16 July 1912. p. 5. Retrieved 23 January 2012.

[1] "AEROPLANE MISHAP". The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954). NSW: National Library of Australia. 8 January 1912. p. 9. Retrieved 23 January 2012.

[2] Important Dates: Blacktown – The Region, Blacktown City Council.

[3] Shipwreck Database: Koombana, Western Australian Museum.

[4] Taronga Zoo, Taronga Conservation Society.

[5] HMAS Melbourne (1913-1928), Australian War Memorial.

[commbank-6] "THE COMMONWEALTH BANK". Cairns Post (Qld. : 1909 - 1954). Qld.: National Library of Australia. 16 July 1912. p. 5. Retrieved 23 January 2012.

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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=[[Sydney_morning_herald|The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954)]] |location=NSW |date=8 January 1912 |accessdate=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], [[City of Blacktown|Blacktown City Council]].</ref>
 *20 March – The [[SS Koombana|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>
-*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]] [http://www.zoo.nsw.gov.au/content/view.asp?id=54]
+*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], Taronga Conservation Society.</ref>
-*30 May – The light cruiser [[HMAS Melbourne (1912)|HMAS ''Melbourne'']] is launched.
+*30 May – The light cruiser [[HMAS Melbourne (1912)|HMAS ''Melbourne'']] is launched in England.<ref>[http://www.awm.gov.au/units/unit_12588.asp HMAS Melbourne (1913-1928)], Australian War Memorial.</ref>
+*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|Cairns Post (Qld. : 1909 - 1954)]] |location=Qld. |date=16 July 1912 |accessdate=23 January 2012 |page=5 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
-*15 July – The first branch of the [[Commonwealth Bank]] opens.
 *19 September – An amended version of the [[coat of arms of Australia]] is granted [[Royal Assent]] by [[George V of the United Kingdom|King 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 [[Australian pound|pounds]] to the mother of every child born in Australia ([[Indigenous Australians|indigenous]] mothers and other non-citizens are excluded).