1919 in Australia
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The following lists events that happened during 1919 in Australia.
| 1919 in Australia | |
|---|---|
| Monarch | George V |
| Governor-General | Ronald Munro-Ferguson |
| Prime minister | Billy Hughes |
| Population | 5,193,104 |
| Elections | Federal, Tasmania |
Incumbents
- Monarch â George V
- Governor-General â Sir Ronald Munro-Ferguson
- Prime Minister â Billy Hughes
- Chief Justice â Samuel Griffith (until 17 October) then Adrian Knox (from 18 October)
State premiers
- Premier of New South Wales â William Holman
- Premier of Queensland â T. J. Ryan (until 22 October), then Ted Theodore
- Premier of South Australia â Archibald Peake
- Premier of Tasmania â Walter Lee
- Premier of Victoria â Harry Lawson
- Premier of Western Australia â Sir Henry Lefroy (until 17 April), then Sir Hal Colebatch (until 17 May), then James Mitchell
State governors
Events
- 8 January â Strike leader Paul Freeman was arrested outside of Dobbyn, Queensland, sparking a chain of events that would lead to his deportation.
- 1 March â The Potts, believed to be the world's longest running cartoon strip drawn by the same artist, is first published in The Sun News-Pictorial.
- 24 March â one of the most notable incidents of the Red Flag Riots occurred in Brisbane, Queensland, when a crowd of returned servicemen clashed with police. The incident had been sparked the previous day by a socialist demonstration against the continued operation of the War Precautions Act, which had angered many of the returned soldiers.
- 1 June â A mutiny breaks out on the Royal Australian Navy battlecruiser HMAS Australia shortly after it arrives in Fremantle, Western Australia.
- 28 June â The Treaty of Versailles is signed in France, bringing Australia's involvement in World War I to an end.
- 18 October â Sir Adrian Knox is appointed Chief Justice of the High Court.
- 28 October â The Treaty of Peace (Germany) Act 1919 receives Royal Assent, confirming Australia's membership as a sovereign nation in the new League of Nations, and indicating Australia's independence from the United Kingdom.
- 10 December â Keith and Ross Smith, piloting a Vickers Vimy, reach Darwin at the end of the first England to Australia flight.
- 19 December â A federal election is held. The incumbent Nationalist Party of Billy Hughes defeats the Australian Labor Party of Frank Tudor.
- 24 December â The Electrical Trades Union of Australia is federally registered under the Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1904.
- The worldwide Spanish flu epidemic continues, eventually claiming almost 12,000 lives in Australia.
- At the Paris Peace Conference, 1919 Australian delegates succeed in excluding recognition of the principle of racial equality in the League of Nations Covenant.
Arts and literature
- 10 September â J. F. Archibald, founding editor of The Bulletin dies, bequeathing money which would be used to award the Archibald Prize for portraiture.
- Elioth Gruner wins the Wynne Prize for his work, Spring Frost.
Film
- 4 October â The Sentimental Bloke premieres in Melbourne.[1]
Sport
- Balmain win the 1919 NSWRFL Premiership
- 11 November â Artilleryman wins the Melbourne Cup
- January 1919 â A.R.F. Kingscote wins the Australian Open
Births
- 6 January â Geoffrey Bingham, author and Anglican minister (died 2009)
- 3 February â Bill Alley, cricketer (died 2004)
- 16 February â Keith Carmody, cricketer (died 1977)
- 22 February â Mary Maguire, actress (died 1974)
- 1 March â Reg Sprigg, geologist (died 1994)
- 20 March â Pat Norton, backstroke swimmer (died 2007)
- 25 March â Arthur Wade, NSW politician (died 2014)
- 28 March â Tom Brooks, cricketer (died 2007)
- 10 April â Vernon Wilcox, politician (died 2004)
- 1 May â Lance Barnard, Deputy Prime Minister (died 1997)
- 15 May â Tom Drake-Brockman, politician (died 1992)
- 22 May â Peter Howson, politician (died 2009)
- 28 May â Olga Masters, writer (died 1986)
- 30 May â Jim Miller, Australian rules footballer
- 8 June â Bill Newton, Second World War VC recipient (died 1943)
- 24 June â Fabian McCarthy, rugby union footballer (died 2008)
- 6 July â Edward Kenna, Second World War VC recipient (died 2009)
- 15 July â Harcourt Dowsley, sportsman (died 2014)
- 14 September â Gil Langley, cricketer (died 2001)
- 6 October â Abe Saffron, Sydney crime figure (died 2006)
- 7 October â Zelman Cowen, Governor General of Australia (died 2011)
- 5 November â Thomas O'Dwyer, cricketer (died 2005)
- 19 November â Margaret Whitlam, wife of Gough Whitlam (died 2012)
- 28 November â Keith Miller, pilot and sportsman (died 2004)
- 7 December â Wilfred Arthur, World War II fighter ace (died 2000)
- 10 December â Jean Lee, last woman executed in Australia (died 1951)
- 17 December â Geraldine Halls (pen name: Charlotte Jay), mystery novelist (died 1996)
- 29 December â Malcolm Mackay, politician (died 1999)
Deaths
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- 9 January â Robert Harper, Victorian politician (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1842)
- 4 February â Richard Bowyer Smith, inventor (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1837)
- 20 March â Sir Edward Charles Stirling, anthropologist (b. 1848)
- 11 May â Simon Fraser, Australian rules footballer (Essendon), rower and ice hockey player (b. 1886)
- 8 June â Sir Henry Briggs, Western Australian politician (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1844)
- 21 June â Sir Thomas à Beckett, solicitor and judge (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1836)
- 25 July â Sir Samuel McCaughey, New South Wales politician, pastoralist and philanthropist (born in Ireland) (b. 1835)
- 30 July â Sir Simon Fraser, Victorian politician, pastoralist and businessman (born in Canada) (b. 1832)
- 4 August â Dave Gregory, cricketer (b. 1845)
- 10 September â J. F. Archibald, publisher and journalist (b. 1856)
- 12 September â Sir John Mark Davies, Victorian politician (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1840)
- 24 September â Frank Laver, cricketer and baseball player (b. 1869)
- 29 September â Edward Pulsford, New South Wales politician (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1844)
- 7 October â Alfred Deakin, 2nd Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1856)
- 13 October â Henry Saunders, Western Australian politician (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1855)
- 25 October â William Kidston, 17th Premier of Queensland (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1849)
- 2 November â Mephan Ferguson, manufacturer (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1843)
- 20 December â Sir Philip Fysh, 12th Premier of Tasmania (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1835)
- 25 December â Sir Edwin Thomas Smith, South Australian politician, brewer and businessman (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1830)