1913 in Australia
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The following lists events that happened during 1913 in Australia.
Population4,820,172
| 1913 in Australia | |
|---|---|
| Monarch | George V |
| Governor-General | Thomas Denman, 3rd Baron Denman |
| Prime minister | Andrew Fisher, then Joseph Cook |
| Population | 4,820,172 |
| Elections | Federal, New South Wales, Tasmania |
Incumbents
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- Monarch â George V
- Governor-General â Thomas Denman, 3rd Baron Denman
- Prime Minister â Andrew Fisher (until 24 June), then Joseph Cook
- Chief Justice â Samuel Griffith
State premiers
- Premier of New South Wales â James McGowen (until 29 June), then William Holman
- Premier of Queensland â Digby Denham
- Premier of South Australia â Archibald Peake
- Premier of Tasmania â Albert Solomon
- Premier of Victoria â William Watt (until 9 December), then George Elmslie
- Premier of Western Australia â John Scaddan
State governors
- Governor of New South Wales â Frederic Thesiger, 3rd Baron Chelmsford (until 11 March), then Gerald Strickland (from 14 March)
- Governor of Queensland â William MacGregor
- Governor of South Australia â Day Bosanquet
- Governor of Tasmania â Harry Barron (until 10 March), then William Ellison-Macartney (from 4 June)
- Governor of Victoria â John Fuller
- Governor of Western Australia â Gerald Strickland (until 4 March), then Harry Barron (from 17 March)
Events
- 2 January â Australian philately proper begins in early 1913 with the Kangaroo and Map series of stamps, featuring a kangaroo standing on a map of Australia, and inscribed "AUSTRALIA POSTAGE".
- 12 March â Canberra is named by Gertrude Denman
- 1 May â The first national banknotes were introduced in denominations of 10 shillings, and 1, 5, and 10 pounds.
- 31 May â 1913 Australian referendum contained six questions: Trade and Commerce, Corporations, Industrial Matters, Trusts, Monopolies, Railway Disputes. None of these were carried.
- 21 June â HMAS Australia, commissioned at Portsmouth and sailed to Australia to become the Royal Australian Navy flagship.
- 1 to 31 August â With an average rainfall of 0.24 millimetres or 0.0094 inches, this is the driest area-averaged month over Queensland since at least 1900.[1]
- Royal Commission appointed to inquire into certain charges against Henry Chinn; Chinn was supervising engineer for the transcontinental railway in Western Australia.
- Royal Commission on Northern Territory railways and ports
- Royal Commission on powellised timber
- Golden Fleece Company acquired by Caltex in 1981
- The Workers' Educational Association founded; it is Australia's largest non-government adult community education organisation.
- From 1859 until 1913, a squadron of the Royal Navy was maintained in Australian waters.
- Norfolk Island Act 1913 meant that Norfolk Island became an Australia Territory under the authority of the Australian Commonwealth.
Science and technology
- Amalgamation took place between Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Company and the Australian Wireless Company forming AWA.
- The first totalisator, an entirely mechanical system invented by the Australian George Julius of Julius Poole & Gibson, was installed at Ellerslie Racecourse in New Zealand.
Arts and literature
Film
- Moondyne
- Australia Calls, Raymond Longford's last film for Cozens Spencer was released.
- Frank Hurley's actuality film, The Home of the Blizzard, about the Douglas Mawson expedition to Antarctica, was released.
Sport
- The 1913 VFL (now AFL) Premiership was won by Fitzroy
- The 1913 NSWRFL Premiership is won by Eastern Suburbs for the third year in a row.
- Posinatus wins the Melbourne Cup
- South Australia wins the 1912â13 Sheffield Shield
- The Australian cricket team toured the United States and Canada in June to August, playing five matches, four in Philadelphia and one in Toronto.
Births
- 24 January â Ray Stehr, rugby league footballer (d. 1983)
- 11 February â Clyde Cameron, Whitlam government minister (d. 2008)
- 20 February â Dame Mary Durack, author and historian (d. 1994)
- 5 March â Darby Munro, jockey (d. 1966)
- 19 March â Smoky Dawson, country music performer (d. 2008)
- 3 April â William Refshauge, soldier and public health administrator (d. 2009)
- 4 April â Dave Brown, rugby league footballer (d. 1974)
- 20 June â David McNicol, public servant and diplomat (d. 2001)
- 2 August â Nancy Phelan, writer (d. 2008)
- 14 August â Hector Crawford, Australian television producer (d. 1991)
- 6 September â Ken Kennedy, speed skater and ice hockey player (d. 1985)
- 2 October â Dame Roma Mitchell, 31st Governor of South Australia (d. 2000)
- 30 October â Edgar Britt, jockey (d. 2017)
- 30 December â Elyne Mitchell, author (d. 2002)
Deaths
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- 3 January â Garnet Walch, writer, journalist and publisher (b. 1843)
- 4 February â James Styles, Victorian politician (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1841)
- 18 February â George Lewis Becke, trader and writer (b. 1855)
- 4 June â Ambrose Dyson, illustrator and political cartoonist (b. 1876)
- 6 July â J. C. Williamson, actor (born in the United States and died in France) (b. 1844)
- 20 July â Joseph Vardon, South Australian politician and printer (b. 1843)
- 3 August â William Lyne, 13th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1844)[2]
- 25 August â William Knox, Victorian politician and businessman (died in the United Kingdom) (b. 1850)
- 12 November â Sir John George Davies, Tasmanian politician, newspaper proprietor and cricketer (b. 1846)
- 25 November â Charlie Frazer â Western Australian politician (b. 1880)