1907 in Australia
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Governor-General | Henry Northcote, 1st Baron Northcote |
Prime minister | Alfred Deakin |
Population | 4,122,201 |
Elections | Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland |
The following lists events that happened during 1907 in Australia.
Incumbents
- Monarch – Edward VII
- Governor-General – The Lord Northcote
- Prime Minister – Alfred Deakin
- Chief Justice – Samuel Griffith
State premiers
- Premier of New South Wales – Joseph Carruthers (until 2 October), then Charles Wade
- Thomas Price
- Premier of Queensland – William Kidston (until 19 November), then Robert Philp
- Premier of Tasmania – John Evans
- Premier of Western Australia – Newton Moore
- Premier of Victoria – Thomas Bent
State governors
- Governor of New South Wales – Admiral Sir Harry Rawson
- Sir George Ruthven Le Hunte
- Governor of Queensland – Frederic Thesiger, 3rd Baron Chelmsford
- Sir Gerald Strickland
- Governor of Western Australia – Admiral Sir Frederick Bedford
- Governor of Victoria – Major-General Sir Reginald Talbot
Events
- 19 January – A tropical cyclone hits Cooktown, Queensland, killing six people.
- 4 February – Angus & Robertson booksellers is incorporated as a public company.
- 21 February – The Bondi Surf Bather's Lifesaving Club is formed at Bondi Beach, Sydney, the first of its kind in the world.
- 15 March – A CLP government of Thomas Bentis returned.
- 25 April – Tasmania adopts the Hare-Clark single transferable vote system, and introduces postal voting.
- 8 May – Carlton & United Breweriesis formed by the merger of six major Melbourne breweries.
- 7 July – The Australian Navy Cadets is established.
- 16 July – The Federal Government announces it will spend £2500 a year to encourage British immigration to Australia.
- 23 October – 30 November The Women's Work Exhibition is held in Melbourne, Victoria.
- 24 October – Chris Watson resigns as leader of the Australian Labor Party.
- 8 November – Justice Harvester Judgment, enshrining in law a minimum wage for Australian workers.[1]
- 2 December – The Victoria.
Science and technology
- 2 July – Melbourneare completed.
- 10 July – The first telephone call between Sydney and Melbourne is made.
- 7 March – The Murrumbidgee Irrigation Scheme commences in southern New South Wales.
Arts and literature
- 23 October – The First Melbourne.
Film
- 2 November – A film adaptation of Robbery Under Arms is released.
Sport
- 16 July – Wimbledon.
- 8 August – The New South Wales Rugby Football League is formed in Sydney, introducing the sport of rugby league in Australia.
- 5 November – Apologue wins the Melbourne Cup.
- Sheffield Shield
Births
- 6 January – David Fleay, naturalist (died 1993)
- 14 February – Alan Hulme, politician and Postmaster-General (died 1989)
- 17 February – Marjorie Lawrence, singer (died 1979)
- 4 April – Robert Askin, Premier of New South Wales (died 1981)
- 3 June – Robert William Rankin, Royal Australian Navy office (died 1942)
- 2 July – Leo O'Brien, cricketer (died 1997)
- 12 July – prisoner-of-war during World War II(died 1993)
- 21 July – A. D. Hope, poet and essayist (died 2000)
- 25 July – Bill Shankland, all-round sportsman (died 1998)
- 12 August – Boy Charlton, swimmer (died 1975)
- 15 August – Brian Grieve, botanist (died 1997)
- 8 September – William Wentworth, politician (died 2003)
- 1 October – Harry Collier, VFL footballer for Collingwood (died 1994)
- 9 October – John O'Grady, writer (died 1981)
- 18 November – Gwen Meredith, author, playwright and radio writer (died 2006)
- 19 November – Adrien Albert, medicinal chemist (died 1989)
- 29 November – Douglas Menzies, former Justice of the High Court of Australia (died 1974)
Deaths
- 16 January – Rev. Dr John Gibson Paton, Protestant missionary to the New Hebrides (born 1824)
- 31 January – John See, former Premier of New South Wales (1901–1904) (born 1844)
- 22 February – Henry Chamberlain Russell, astronomer and meteorologist (born 1836)
- 14 April – Charles Henry Bromby, Anglican bishop of Tasmania (born 1814)
- 18 April – Walter Padbury, pioneer and philanthropist (born 1820)
- 12 June John Dennant, geologist and educational administrator (born 1839)
- 14 June – Bob McLeod, cricketer (born 1868)
- 8 July – John Horgan, politician (born 1834)
- 24 July David Scott Mitchell, founder of the Mitchell Library (born 1836)
- 14 November – Andrew Inglis Clark, Tasmanian politician (born 1848)
- 21 November – Harry Boyle, cricketer (born 1847)
- 22 November – Henry Clarke, businessman and politician (born 1822)
- 29 December – Lorimer Fison, anthropologist (born 1832)
See also
- List of Australian films before 1910
- 1906 in Australia
- 1907
- 1908 in Australia
- Timeline of Australian history
References
- ^ Robbins, Bill: Australia's first workplace revolution, 12 November 2007.