1912 in Australia
See also: 1911 in Australia, other events of 1912, 1913 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.
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Incumbents
- Prime Minister - Andrew Fisher
- Governor General - The Right Hon. Thomas Denman, 3rd Baron Denman
- 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
Events
- March 1 - The SS Koombana sinks off Western Australia during a cyclone, killing 149 persons.
- April 24 - The NSW government grants 43 acres of land for the construction of a zoological garden, later known as Taronga Park [1]
- May 30 - The light cruiser HMAS Melbourne is launched.
- July 15 - The first branch of the Commonwealth Bank opens.
- October 12 - 42 people died in the North Mount Lyell Disaster on the west coast of Tasmania.
Sport
- Piastre wins the Melbourne Cup
- New South Wales wins the Sheffield Shield
- 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 4x200m freestyle relay.
Births
- February 7 - Russell Drysdale, artist (d. 1981)
- March 12 - Kylie Tennant, writer (d. 1988)
- May 28 - Patrick White, writer (d. 1990)
- June 4 - William Dargie, painter (d. 2003)
- August 1 - David Brand, Premier of Western Australia (d. 1979)
- August 2 - Gwen Plumb, entertainer (d. 2002)
Deaths
- February 10 - Thomas Reibey, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1812)
- September 26 - Joseph Furphy, writer (b. 1842)
See also
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