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* 28 September – The [[Essendon Football Club|Essendon Bombers]] win the [[1912 VFL Grand Final|VFL Grand Final]]—their second consecutive defeating [[Sydney Swans|South Melbourne Swans]] 5.17 (47) to 4.9 (33). |
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==Births== |
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Revision as of 03:28, 23 January 2012
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 |
See also: 1911 in Australia, other events of 1912, 1913 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.
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
- 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]
- 20 or 21 March – The SS Koombana sinks off Western Australia during a cyclone, killing around 150 people.[3]
- 13 April – Francis Birtles becomes the first person to cross the Nullarbor Plain by car.[4]
- 24 April – The NSW government grants 43 acres (17 ha) of land for the construction of a zoological garden, later known as Taronga Park.[5]
- 30 May – The light cruiser HMAS Melbourne is launched in England.[6]
- 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.[7]
- 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.
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 4x200m freestyle relay.
- 17 August – The 1912 NSWRFL Premiership is won by Eastern Suburbs.
- 28 September – The Essendon Bombers win the VFL Grand Final—their second consecutive 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
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.
- ^ "FROM FREMANTLE TO SYDNEY". The Horsham Times (Vic. : 1882 - 1954). Vic.: National Library of Australia. 16 April 1912. p. 5. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
- ^ 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.