1912 in Australia

none February 2020 February 2012 1912 The following lists events that happened during 1912 in Australia. 1912 George V Thomas Denman, 3rd Baron Denman Andrew Fisher 4,653,721 South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia Incumbents thumb|upright|140px|Andrew Fisher Monarch – George V Governor-General – The Right Hon. Thomas Denman, 3rd Baron Denman Prime Minister – Andrew Fisher Chief Justice – Samuel Griffith State premiers Premier of New South Wales – James McGowen Premier of Queensland – Digby Denham Premier of South Australia – John Verran (until 17 February), then Archibald Peake Premier of Tasmania – Elliott Lewis (until 14 June), then Albert Solomon Premier of Victoria – John Murray (until 18 May), then William Watt Premier of Western Australia – John Scaddan State governors Governor of New South Wales – Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford Governor of Queensland – Sir William MacGregor Governor of South Australia – Admiral Sir Day Bosanquet Governor of Tasmania – Major General Sir Harry Barron Governor of Victoria – Sir John Fuller Governor of Western Australia – Sir Gerald Strickland Events 6 January – First aircraft crash in Australia, between Mount Druitt and Rooty Hill.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article15300592 AEROPLANE MISHAP. The Sydney Morning Herald 8 January 1912 23 January 2012 9 National Library of AustraliaImportant Dates: Blacktown – The Region https://web.archive.org/web/20080506104005/http://www.blacktown.nsw.gov.au/our-city/history/the-region/important-dates_home.cfm 6 May 2008 , Blacktown City Council. 18 January – Tramway Employees Association members are dismissed for wearing union badges to work—the ensuing protest marks the beginning of the 1912 Brisbane general strike.Moore Tony Brisbane's great strike remembered http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/brisbanes-great-strike-remembered-20120118-1q64v.html 23 January 2012 Brisbane Times 18 January 2012 4 February – Police officers and special constables attack protesters and strikers at Market Square in Brisbane during the 1912 Brisbane general strike. The day becomes known as "Baton Friday" and later, "Black Friday". 20 or 21 March – The Koombana sinks off Western Australia during a cyclone, killing around 150 people.Shipwreck Database: Koombana, Western Australian Museum. 13 April – Francis Birtles becomes the first person to cross the Nullarbor Plain by car.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article72910906 FROM FREMANTLE TO SYDNEY. The Horsham Times Vic. 16 April 1912 23 January 2012 5 National Library of Australia 24 April – The NSW government grants 43 acre ha of land for the construction of a zoological garden, later known as Taronga Park.Taronga Zoo https://web.archive.org/web/20120504130608/http://www.taronga.org.au/about-us/history/taronga-zoo/taronga-zoo 4 May 2012 , Taronga Conservation Society. 30 May – The light cruiser Melbourne 1912 6 is launched in England.HMAS Melbourne (1913-1928), Australian War Memorial. 15 July – The first branches of the Commonwealth Bank open in Melbourne and country Victoria. The Prime Minister, Andrew Fisher, is the bank's first account holder and depositor.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article39915517 THE COMMONWEALTH BANK. The Cairns Post Qld. 16 July 1912 23 January 2012 5 National Library of Australia 19 September – An amended version of the coat of arms of Australia is granted Royal Assent by George V. The Golden Wattle is declared Australia's floral emblem. 10 October – The Maternity Allowance Act 1912 is passed, granting a "Baby Bonus" of five pounds to the mother of every child born in Australia (indigenous mothers and other non-citizens are excluded).http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article65274110 MATERNITY ALLOWANCE. Gippsland Times Vic. 23 September 1912 23 January 2012 3 Edition: MORNINGS. National Library of Australia 12 October – Forty-two people die in the North Mount Lyell Disaster on the west coast of Tasmania. Arts and literature 1912 in Australian literature Sport 29 January – New South Wales wins the Sheffield Shield. 5 May to 27 July – Australia sends women to the Olympic Games, the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, for the first time. Australasia won 2 gold, 2 silver and 3 bronze medals. Fanny Durack won the 100 metres freestyle. Australasia won the men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay. 17 August – The 1912 NSWRFL Premiership is won by Eastern Suburbs, who defeated Glebe 6–4. 28 September – The Essendon Bombers win the VFL Grand Final—their second consecutive premiership—defeating South Melbourne Swans 5.17 (47) to 4.9 (33). 5 November – Piastre wins the Melbourne Cup. Births 5 January – Doris Carter, athlete (died 1999) 3 February – Jack Metcalfe, athlete (died 1994) 7 February – Russell Drysdale, artist (died 1981) 12 March – Kylie Tennant, writer (died 1988) 28 May – Patrick White, writer (died 1990) 4 June – William Dargie, painter (died 2003) 11 July – Kay Kinane, educational broadcaster (died 1998) 1 August – David Brand, Premier of Western Australia (died 1979) 1 August – Damien Parer, war photographer (died 1944) 2 August – Gwen Plumb, entertainer (died 2002) 18 November – Vic Hey (died 1995), rugby league footballer and coach 11 December – Eric Joseph Wright, gp, medical administrator and public servant (died 1979) Deaths 23 January – Martin Howy Irving, rower and educationist (born and died in the United Kingdom) (b. 1831) 10 February – Thomas Reibey, 11th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1821) 20 February – Albert Bythesea Weigall, headmaster (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1840) 11 March – Sir William Zeal, Victorian politician and railway engineer (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1830) 3 April – Philip Argall, cricketer (b. 1855) 20 April – Charles Harper, Western Australian politician, pastoralist and newspaper proprietor (b. 1842) 21 May – Mick Grace, Australian rules footballer (Fitzroy, Carlton, St Kilda) (b. 1874) 5 June – Francis James Gillen, anthropologist and ethnologist (b. 1855) 25 June – William Guilfoyle, landscape gardener and botanist (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1840) 27 June – George Bonnor, cricketer (b. 1855) 29 June – Frederick Henry Piesse, Western Australian politician, businessman and farmer (b. 1853) 13 September – Joseph Furphy, author and poet (b. 1843) 29 September – James Charles Cox, physician and conchologist (b. 1834) 18 November – Richard O'Connor, New South Wales politician and inaugural High Court justice (b. 1851) 16 December – George Rignold, actor (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1839) See also List of Australian films of the 1910s References 1912 in yes Australia Category:Years of the 20th century in Australia