1910 in Australia

none February 2020 February 2012 1910 The following lists events that happened during 1910 in Australia. 1910 Edward VII, then George V William Ward, 2nd Earl of Dudley Alfred Deakin, then Andrew Fisher 4,367,405 Federal, South Australia, New South Wales Incumbents horizontal right center 280 Alfred Deakin 1910 (crop).tif Alfred Deakin Andrew Fisher 1908.jpg Andrew Fisher Monarch – Edward VII (until 6 May), then George V Governor-General – William Ward, 2nd Earl of Dudley Prime Minister – Alfred Deakin (until 29 April), then Andrew Fisher Chief Justice – Samuel Griffith State premiers Premier of New South Wales – Charles Wade (until 1 October), then James McGowen Premier of South Australia – Archibald Peake (until 3 June), then John Verran Premier of Queensland – William Kidston Premier of Tasmania – Sir Neil Elliott Lewis Premier of Western Australia – Sir Newton Moore (until 16 September), then Frank Wilson Premier of Victoria – John Murray State governors Governor of New South Wales – Frederic Thesiger, 3rd Baron Chelmsford Governor of South Australia – Admiral Sir Day Bosanquet Governor of Queensland – Sir William MacGregor Governor of Tasmania – Major General Sir Harry Barron Governor of Western Australia – Sir Gerald Strickland Governor of Victoria – Sir Thomas Gibson-Carmichael Events 21 March – Harry Houdini achieves one of the first powered flights in Australia. 13 April – A referendum is held into alteration of the Australian Constitution regarding state debt and surplus revenue. The state debt question was carried, the surplus revenue question was not.Referendum results 1910, Parliament of Australia. 6 May – Edward VII dies, his son George V becomes King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions. 16 September – The Australian Treasury is given authority to issue currency, replacing the use of the British Pound. 16 November – The Northern Territory Acceptance Act 1910 receives Royal Assent from the Governor-General, transferring the Northern Territory from the control of South Australia to the Commonwealth.Northern Territory Acceptance Act 1910 (Cth) https://web.archive.org/web/20070912073133/http://www.foundingdocs.gov.au/item.asp?sdID=59 12 September 2007 , National Archives of Australia. 19 November – A cyclone strikes the town of Broome, Western Australia, killing 40 people and destroying 20 houses.Climate of Broome https://web.archive.org/web/20090415164102/http://www.bom.gov.au/weather/wa/broome/climate.shtml 15 April 2009 , Bureau of Meteorology (Australia). 25 November – The Royal Australian Navy is created with the passing of the Australian Naval Defence Act by the Federal Parliament. The destroyers HMAS Parramatta and HMAS Yarra arrive in Australia. 8 December – Geelong, Victoria is declared a city. Founding of Employers Mutual Limited. Science and technology thumb|Dethridge wheel in 1936 – Victoria Australia Dethridge wheel developed – used to measure flow of irrigation water delivered to farms Arts and literature thumb|'The Rivals Waltz' 1910 by Bert Rache 1910 in Australian literature Henry Handel Richardson's novel The Getting of Wisdom published Sport Comedy King wins the Melbourne Cup South Australia wins the Sheffield Shield The Great Britain rugby league team went on their first tour of Australasia and defeated Australia to win the Ashes. 17 September – The 1910 NSWRFL season culminates in a grand final between South Sydney and Newtown which is drawn 4 – 4. Newtown are crowned premiers by virtue of being minor premiers. Births 11 January – Shane Paltridge (died 1966), politician 13 January – Dexter Kruger (died 2021), Australian supercentenarian and oldest verified man in Australian history 28 January – Jim Willis (died 1995), botanist 7 April – Alec Downer (died 1981), politician 10 April – Bob Marshall (died 2004), billiards champion 17 April – Ivan Goff (died 1999), screenwriter 2 May – Laurie Nash (died 1986), cricketer and footballer 11 May – John Béchervaise (died 1998), Antarctic explorer 12 May – Elwyn Flint (died 1983), linguist 6 July – John Knott (died 1999), public servant 16 July – Stan McCabe (died 1968), cricketer 22 July – Alan Moorehead (died 1983), war correspondent 22 August – Kenneth McIntyre (died 2004), historian and mathematician 28 August Kathleen Best (died 1957), first director of the Women's Royal Australian Army Corps Tom Burke (died 1973), politician 22 September – Louis Bisdee, (died 2010) politician 24 September – Douglas Darby (died 1985), politician 1 October – José Enrique Moyal (died 1998), Palestinian-born mathematical physicist 31 October – Trevor Housley (died 1968), public servant 14 November - Ern Milliken (died 1992), cyclist Deaths 100px|thumb|Anderson Dawson 4 January – Sir Frederick Darley, 6th Chief Justice of New South Wales (born in Ireland and died in the United Kingdom) (b. 1830) 18 January – James Cuthbertson, poet and schoolteacher (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1851) 29 January – Sir Charles Todd, astronomer (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1826) 10 March – Sir Malcolm McEacharn, Victorian politician and shipping magnate (born in the United Kingdom and died in France) (b. 1852) 15 March – Thomas Skene, Victorian politician (b. 1845) 19 March – James Smith, journalist and encyclopedist (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1820) 3 April – Catherine Helen Spence, writer and suffragist (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1825) 25 April – Edward William O'Sullivan, New South Wales politician and journalist (b. 1846) 27 May – George Britton Halford, anatomist and physiologist (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1824) 25 June – Field Flowers Goe, Anglican bishop (born and died in the United Kingdom) (b. 1832) 7 July – Guglielmo Enrico Lardelli, composer (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1857) 20 July – Anderson Dawson, 14th Premier of Queensland (b. 1863) 13 August - Micky Dore, rugby league and rugby union footballer (b. 1883) 22 August – Joey Palmer, cricketer (b. 1859) 26 August – Thomas Petrie, explorer, prospector and grazier (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1831) 30 August – George Throssell, 2nd Premier of Western Australia (born in Ireland) (b. 1840) 23 September – Tup Scott, cricketer (b. 1858) 14 November – Charles Gregory, cricketer (b. 1878) See also List of Australian films of the 1910s References 1910 in yes Australia Category:Years of the 20th century in Australia