1904 in Australia

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The following lists events that happened during 1904 in Australia.

1904 in Australia
MonarchyEdward VII
Governor-GeneralHallam Tennyson, 2nd Baron Tennyson, then Henry Northcote, 1st Baron Northcote
Prime ministerAlfred Deakin, Chris Watson, George Reid
Population3,941,208
Elections, , , Western Australia

Incumbents[]

Alfred Deakin
Chris Watson
George Reid
  • Monarch – Edward VII
  • Governor-General – Hallam Tennyson, 2nd Baron Tennyson (until 21 January), then Henry Northcote, 1st Baron Northcote
  • Prime Minister – Alfred Deakin (until 27 April), Chris Watson (until 18 August), then George Reid
  • Chief Justice – Samuel Griffith

State premiers[]

State governors[]

  • Governor of New South Wales – Sir Harry Rawson
  • Governor of South Australia – Sir George Ruthven Le Hunte
  • Governor of Queensland – Sir Herbert Chermside (until 10 October)
  • Governor of Tasmania – Captain Sir Arthur Havelock (until 16 April), then Sir Gerald Strickland (from 28 October)
  • Governor of Western Australia – Admiral Sir Frederick Bedford
  • Governor of Victoria – Major General Sir Reginald Talbot (from 25 April)

Events[]

  • 6 January – The Tasmanian government replaces the state's Central Board of Health with a Public Health Department.
  • 13 January – The flag of South Australia is officially gazetted as the current design.
  • 23 January – A by-election is held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Ryde. It is won by Edward Terry for the Liberal Reform Party.
  • 29 February – Women's suffrage is granted in Tasmania.
  • 1 June – A is held in Victoria. Incumbent premier Sir Thomas Bent is returned with an increased majority.
  • 20 June – The P&O ship SS Australia is wrecked at the entrance to Port Phillip. There is no loss of life.
  • 12 November – John Drayton is imprisoned under parliamentary privilege provisions in Western Australia.
  • 1 December – Ipswich, Queensland is proclaimed as a city.


Arts and literature[]

Main article: 1904 in Australian literature
  • 12 January – Melbourne businessman Alfred Felton leaves a large bequest to the Art Gallery of Victoria.
  • Hans Heysen wins the Wynne Prize with Mystic Morn
  • The Austral Hall Toowoomba was officially opened on 5 November 1904 by Sir Hugh Nelson, Lieutenant Governor of Queensland for The Austral Society.

Sport[]

  • September – The Australasian Lawn Tennis Association is formed in Sydney.
  • 1 November – Acrasia wins the Melbourne Cup.
  • New South Wales wins the Sheffield Shield.
  • Two Australians, Corrie Gardner and Leslie McPherson, compete in athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics. They do not return with any medals

Births[]

  • 7 April – Roland Wilson, economist (died 1996)[1]
  • 8 April – John Antill, musician and composer (died 1986)[2]
  • 29 May – Hubert Opperman, cyclist and politician (died 1996)[3]

Deaths[]

  • 8 January – Alfred Felton (born 1831), entrepreneur and philanthropist
  • 25 January – Graham Berry (born 1822), Premier of Victoria
  • 2 February – Edward Braddon (born 1829), Premier of Tasmania
  • 12 April – George Cruickshank (born 1853), politician
  • 5 August – George Dibbs (born 1834), Premier of New South Wales
  • 17 December – William Shiels (born 1848), Premier of Victoria

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Farquharson, John, Wilson, Sir Roland (1904–1996), Australian National University, archived from the original on 19 May 2013
  2. ^ Hort, Harold (1 November 2007). "Antill, John Henry (1904–1986)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Hubert Opperman's beret". National Museum of Australia. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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