1925 in Australia
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The following lists events that happened during 1925 in Australia.
Population5,939,231
| 1925 in Australia | |
|---|---|
| Monarch | George V |
| Governor-General | Henry Forster, then John Baird |
| Prime minister | Stanley Bruce |
| Population | 5,939,231 |
| Elections | Federal, Tasmania, New South Wales |
Incumbents
- Monarch â George V
- Governor-General â Henry Forster, 1st Baron Forster (until 8 October) then John Baird, 1st Viscount Stonehaven
- Prime Minister â Stanley Bruce
- Chief Justice â Adrian Knox
State premiers
- Premier of New South Wales â George Fuller (until 17 June), then Jack Lang
- Premier of Queensland â Ted Theodore (until 26 February), then William Gillies (until 22 October), then William McCormack
- Premier of South Australia â John Gunn
- Premier of Tasmania â Joseph Lyons
- Premier of Victoria â John Allan
- Premier of Western Australia â Philip Collier
State governors
- Governor of New South Wales â Sir Dudley de Chair
- Governor of Queensland â Sir Matthew Nathan (until 17 September)
- Governor of South Australia â Sir Tom Bridges
- Governor of Tasmania â Sir James O'Grady
- Governor of Victoria â George Rous, 3rd Earl of Stradbroke
- Governor of Western Australia â Sir William Campion
Events
- 26 January â Australia's oldest commercial radio station, 2UE, begins broadcasting in Sydney.[1]
- 20 May â The Murrumbidgee River floods for eight days killing four people,[2] as up to 500 millimetres (20 in) falls in its upper catchment.[3]
- 30 May â Millicent Preston-Stanley becomes the first woman member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.
- 1 to 31 May â Canberra records its wettest month on record with 339.4 millimetres (13.36 in) at Acton[4] and 297.4 millimetres (11.71 in) at Duntroon Military College.[5]
- 3 June â A general election is held in Tasmania. The Labor government of Joseph Lyons is returned in a landslide victory.
- 9 June â Ten people are killed in a derailment near Traveston railway station, Queensland
- 1 September â Thomas Blamey becomes Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police.
Science and technology
- The Cactoblastis moth is introduced in Queensland to control prickly pear cactus.
Arts and literature
- John Longstaff wins the Archibald Prize for his portrait of Maurice Moscovitch
Sport
- Victoria wins the Sheffield Shield
- 2 May â Footscray, Hawthorn and North Melbourne play their initial Victorian Football League matches.
- 8 August â South Sydney record the only perfect season in NSWRFL history, winning all twelve of their matches.
- 26 September â Geelong defeats Collingwood 10.19 (79) to 9.15 (69), becoming premiers of the 1925 VFL season.
- 3 November â Windbag wins the Melbourne Cup.
Births
- 14 January â Ray Wilkie, meteorologist (d. 2023)
- 8 February â Francis Webb, poet (d. 1973)
- 10 February â Basil Hennessy, archaeologist (d. 2013)
- 11 February â George Avery, Olympic triple jumper (d. 2006)
- 12 February â Ted Innes, politician (d. 2010)
- 17 February â Joy Nichols, comedian and actress (d. 1992)
- 20 February â Pat Lanigan, public servant (d. 1992)
- 19 March â Creighton Burns, journalist and editor-in-chief of The Age (d. 2008)
- 27 March â Ian Robinson, politician (d. 2017)
- 4 April â Dorothy Alison, actress (d. 1992)
- 21 April â Anthony Mason, Chief Justice of the High Court (d. 2026)
- 2 May â Lou Rowan, Test cricket match umpire (d. 2017)
- 19 May â Brian Moll, character actor, director and producer (d. 2010)
- 24 May â Alfred Parsons, diplomat (d. 2010)
- 3 June â David Evans, air marshal (d. 2020)
- 4 June â Peter Benjamin Graham, artist (d. 1987)
- 3 July â Terry Moriarty, Australian rules footballer (d. 2011)
- 6 July â Ruth Cracknell, actor (d. 2002)
- 18 July
- Raymond Jones, architect (d. 2022)
- Shirley Strickland, athlete (d. 2004)
- 26 July â Neil O'Reilly, Australian rules footballer (d. 1985)
- 19 August â Laurie Sawle, cricketer (d. 2022)
- 21 August â Don Chipp, politician and founder of the Australian Democrats (d. 2006)
- 24 August â Duncan Hall, rugby league footballer of the 1940s and 1950s (d. 2011)
- 27 August â Fred Emery, psychologist (d. 1997)
- 27 August â Ken Grieves, cricketer (d. 1992)
- 27 August â Bill Neilson, Premier of Tasmania (1975â1977) (d. 1989)
- 24 September â Harry Jenkins (senior), politician (d. 2004)
- 4 October â Renfrey Potts, mathematician (d. 2005)
- 5 October â Murray Riley, Olympic rower (d. 2020)
- 18 October â Thomas Millar, historian (d. 1994)
- 24 October â Ken Mackay, cricketer (d. 1982)
- 5 November â Rhonda Small, filmmaker (d. 2014)
- 17 November â Charles Mackerras, conductor (d. 2010)
- 23 November â James Killen, politician (d. 2007)
- 10 December â Norm McDonald, Australian rules footballer (d. 2002)
Deaths
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- 24 January â William Aitcheson Haswell, zoologist (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1854)
- 4 February â Richard Godfrey Rivers, artist (born and died in the United Kingdom) (b. 1859)
- 23 February â John Holman, Western Australian politician (b. 1872)
- 1 March â John Ferguson, minister (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1852)
- 16 April â Thomas McCawley, 5th Chief Justice of Queensland (b. 1881)
- 20 April â Rose Scott, suffragette (b. 1847)
- 28 April â Sir Richard Butler, 23rd Premier of South Australia (born and died in the United Kingdom) (b. 1850)
- 22 June â Matthew Gibney, bishop (born in Ireland) (b. 1835)
- 27 June â Simpson Newland, South Australian politician, pastoralist and author (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1835)
- 18 July â Edward Russell, Victorian politician (b. 1878)
- 26 July â William Trenwith, 1st Leader of the Victorian Labor Party (b. 1846)
- 30 August â Magnus Cromarty, New South Wales politician (b. 1875)
- 5 September â Reginald Augustus Frederick Murray, geologist and surveyor (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1846)
- 6 or 8 Septemberâ Louisa Briggs, Aboriginal Australian rights activist, dormitory matron, midwife and nurse recognized as five apical ancestors from whom Boonwurrung descent is established (b. 1818 or 1836)
- 28 September â Joseph Brown, Victorian politician (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1844)
- 3 October â Charles Web Gilbert, sculptor (b. 1867)
- 24 October â Charles Kenningham, opera singer and actor (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1860)
- 4 November â Paddy Hannan, prospector (born in Ireland) (b. 1840)
- 13 November â Charles McDonald, Queensland politician (b. 1860)
- 16 November â Joseph Maiden, botanist (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1859)