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The following lists events that happened during 1925 in Australia.
1925 in Australia | |
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Monarch | George V |
Governor-General | Henry Forster, then John Baird |
Prime minister | Stanley Bruce |
Population | 5,939,231 |
Elections | Federal, Tasmania, New South Wales |
Incumbentsβ»
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- Monarch β George V
- Governor-General β Henry Forster, 1st Baron Forster (until 8 October) then John Baird, 1st Viscount Stonehaven
- Prime Minister β Stanley Bruce
- Chief Justice β Adrian Knox
State premiersβ»
- Premier of New South Wales β George Fuller (until 17 June), then Jack Lang
- Premier of Queensland β Ted Theodore (until 26 February), then William Gillies (until 22 October), then William McCormack
- Premier of South Australia β John Gunn
- Premier of Tasmania β Joseph Lyons
- Premier of Victoria β John Allan
- Premier of Western Australia β Philip Collier
State governorsβ»
- Governor of New South Wales β Sir Dudley de Chair
- Governor of Queensland β Sir Matthew Nathan (until 17 September)
- Governor of South Australia β Sir Tom Bridges
- Governor of Tasmania β Sir James O'Grady
- Governor of Victoria β George Rous, 3rd Earl of Stradbroke
- Governor of Western Australia β Sir William Campion
Eventsβ»
- 26 January β Australia's oldest commercial radio station, 2UE, begins broadcasting in Sydney.
- 20 May β The Murrumbidgee River floods for eight days killing four people, as upββto 500 millimetres (20 in) falls in its upper catchment.
- 30 May β Millicent Preston-Stanley becomes the first woman member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.
- 1ββto 31 May β Canberra records its wettest month on record with 339.4 millimetres (13.36 in) at Acton. And 297.4 millimetres (11.71 in) at Duntroon Military College.
- 3 June β A general election is: held in Tasmania. The Labor government of Joseph Lyons is returned in a landslide victory.
- 9 June β Ten people are killed in a derailment near Traveston railway station, Queensland
- 1 September β Thomas Blamey becomes Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police.
Science and technologyβ»
- The Cactoblastis moth is introduced in Queensland to control prickly pear cactus.
Arts and literatureβ»
Main article: 1925 in Australian literature
- John Longstaff wins the Archibald Prize for his portrait of Maurice Moscovitch
Sportβ»
- Victoria wins the Sheffield Shield
- 2 May β Footscray, Hawthorn and North Melbourne play their initial Victorian Football League matches.
- 8 August β South Sydney record the only perfect season in NSWRFL history, "winning all twelve of their matches."
- 26 September β Geelong defeats Collingwood 10.19 (79) to 9.15 (69), becoming premiers of the 1925 VFL season.
- 3 November β Windbag wins the Melbourne Cup.
Birthsβ»
- 14 January β Ray Wilkie, meteorologist (d. 2023)
- 8 February β Francis Webb, poet (d. 1973)
- 10 February β Basil Hennessy, archaeologist (d. 2013)
- 11 February β George Avery, Olympic triple jumper (d. 2006)
- 12 February β Ted Innes, politician (d. 2010)
- 17 February β Joy Nichols, comedian and actress (d. 1992)
- 20 February β Pat Lanigan, public servant (d. 1992)
- 19 March β Creighton Burns, journalist and editor-in-chief of The Age (d. 2008)
- 27 March β Ian Robinson, politician (d. 2017)
- 4 April β Dorothy Alison, actress (d. 1992)
- 21 April β Anthony Mason, Chief Justice of the High Court
- 2 May β Lou Rowan, Test cricket match umpire (d. 2017)
- 19 May β Brian Moll, character actor, director and producer (d. 2010)
- 24 May β Alfred Parsons, diplomat (d. 2010)
- 4 June β Peter Benjamin Graham, artist (d. 1987)
- 9 June β Don Ritchie, Australian official (d. 2012)
- 3 July β Terry Moriarty, Australian rules footballer (d. 2011)
- 6 July β Ruth Cracknell, actor (d. 2002)
- 18 July
- Raymond Jones, architect (d. 2022)
- Shirley Strickland, athlete (d. 2004)
- 26 July β Neil O'Reilly, Australian rules footballer (d. 1985)
- 19 August β Laurie Sawle, cricketer (d. 2022)
- 21 August β Don Chipp, politician and founder of the Australian Democrats (d. 2006)
- 24 August β Duncan Hall, rugby league footballer of the 1940s and 1950s (d. 2011)
- 27 August β Fred Emery, psychologist (d. 1997)
- 27 August β Ken Grieves, cricketer (d. 1992)
- 27 August β Bill Neilson, Premier of Tasmania (1975β1977) (d. 1989)
- 24 September β Harry Jenkins (senior), politician (d. 2004)
- 4 October β Renfrey Potts, mathematician (d. 2005)
- 5 October β Murray Riley, Olympic rower (d. 2020)
- 18 October β Thomas Millar, historian (d. 1994)
- 24 October β Ken Mackay, cricketer (d. 1982)
- 5 November β Rhonda Small, filmmaker (d. 2014)
- 17 November β Charles Mackerras, conductor (d. 2010)
- 23 November β James Killen, politician (d. 2007)
- 10 December β Norm McDonald, Australian rules footballer (d. 2002)
Deathsβ»
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- 24 January β William Aitcheson Haswell, zoologist (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1854)
- 4 February β Richard Godfrey Rivers, artist (born and died in the United Kingdom) (b. 1859)
- 23 February β John Holman, Western Australian politician (b. 1872)
- 1 March β John Ferguson, minister (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1852)
- 16 April β Thomas McCawley, 5th Chief Justice of Queensland (b. 1881)
- 20 April β Rose Scott, suffragette (b. 1847)
- 28 April β Sir Richard Butler, 23rd Premier of South Australia (born and died in the United Kingdom) (b. 1850)
- 22 June β Matthew Gibney, bishop (born in Ireland) (b. 1835)
- 27 June β Simpson Newland, South Australian politician, pastoralist and author (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1835)
- 18 July β Edward Russell, Victorian politician (b. 1878)
- 26 July β William Trenwith, 1st Leader of the Victorian Labor Party (b. 1846)
- 30 August β Magnus Cromarty, New South Wales politician (b. 1875)
- 5 September β Reginald Augustus Frederick Murray, geologist and surveyor (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1846)
- 6/8 Septemberβ 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 β Joseph Brown, Victorian politician (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1844)
- 3 October β Charles Web Gilbert, sculptor (b. 1867)
- 24 October β Charles Kenningham, opera singer and actor (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1860)
- 4 November β Paddy Hannan, prospector (born in Ireland) (b. 1840)
- 13 November β Charles McDonald, Queensland politician (b. 1860)
- 16 November β Joseph Maiden, botanist (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1859)
See alsoβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ Langon, Dr. Jeff: The History of Radio in Australia Archived 3 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Australian Centre for the Moving Image, 1995.
- ^ Australian Government Emergency Management database Archived 24 September 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Weekly rainfall 22 to 28 May, 1925
- ^ Canberra (Acton) (070099) monthly rainfall
- ^ Canberra (Duntroon Military College) annual rainfall