1898 in Australia
See also: 1897 in Australia, other events of 1898, 1899 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.
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Incumbents
- Premier of New South Wales - George Reid
- Premier of South Australia - Charles Kingston
- Premier of Queensland - Hugh Nelson (until April 13), Thomas Joseph Byrnes (died in office September 27) then James Dickson
- Premier of Tasmania - Edward Braddon
- Premier of Western Australia - John Forrest
- Premier of Victoria - George Turner
Events
- May 6 - The paddle steamer Maitland sinks near Broken Bay. 24 persons are drowned
- October 17 - The Perth Zoo opens with two lions and a tiger.
- The Queen Victoria Building in Sydney is completed
Science & Technology
Arts and literature
- W. Lister Lister wins the Wynne Prize for landscape painting or figure sculpture for his landscape The Last Gleam
Sport
- The Grafter wins the Melbourne Cup
- Victoria wins the Sheffield Shield
Births
- February 12 - Sali Herman (d. 1993), war artist
- September 24 - Howard Walter Florey (d. 1968), pharmacologist and Nobel Prize winner
Deaths
- September 19 - George Edward Grey (b. 1812), Governor of South Australia
- September 27 - Thomas Joseph Byrnes (b. 1860), Premier of Queensland
- November 2 - George Goyder (b. 1826), Surveyor-General of South Australia
See also
Categories
1898 in Australia