1906 in Australia

1906 in Australia
Monarchy	Edward VII
Governor-General	Henry Northcote, 1st Baron Northcote
Prime minister	Alfred Deakin
Population	4,059,083
Elections	Federal, South Australia, Tasmania

Incumbents

27 January – A cyclone damages Cairns and Innisfail in Queensland.
6 February – The world's first surf lifesaving club is formed at Bondi Beach.
5 May – The first electric trams begin running in Melbourne from St Kilda to Brighton.
16 June – The town of Roma, Queensland becomes the first town in Australia to be lit and powered by natural gas, however the gas reserve only lasts ten days.
16 July – The Australian Army Cadet Corps is formed.
1 September – Control of British New Guinea is formally transferred to Australia from Britain.
12 December – Australian federal election, 1906: The government of Prime Minister Alfred Deakin is returned to power, however voter turn-out is low.

12 July – The first wireless radio transmission is made from the Australian mainland between Point Lonsdale, Victoria and Devonport, Tasmania.

26 December – The national premiere of The Story of the Kelly Gang, generally regarded as the world's first feature length film, takes place at the Athenaeum Hall in Melbourne.

26 January – New South Wales wins the Sheffield Shield.
26 April – 2 May – The 1906 Intercalated Games are held in Athens, Greece – Australia wins three bronze medals.
22 September – Carlton wins the VFL grand final, beating Fitzroy 15.4 (94) to 6.9 (45).
6 November – Poseidon wins the Melbourne Cup.

18 January – Hedley Bunton, missionary (died 1997)
19 January – Rachel Cleland, community worker (died 2002)
5 February – Alexander Spence, soldier
16 May – Ernie McCormick, cricketer (died 1991)
27 May – Raymond Ferrall, businessman, author and cricketer (died 2000)
17 July – Dunc Gray, Olympic cyclist (died 1996)
12 August – Harry Hopman, tennis player and coach (died 1985)
22 August – Lotus Thompson, silent film actress (died 1963)
31 August – Edwin Sherbon Hills, geologist (died 1986)
2 October – Thomas Hollway, Premier of Victoria (died 1971)
21 November – Tom Clarke, VFL footballer for Essendon
30 November – Mabel Miller, lawyer and politician (died 1978)
3 December – Frank Packer, media proprietor and father of Kerry Packer (died 1974)
9 December – Douglas Nicholls, Aboriginal pastor and Governor of South Australia
22 December – Clive Turnbull, Tasmanian author and journalist (died 1975)

1 January – Hugh Nelson, Premier of Queensland (born 1835)
4 January – Jessie Rooke, Tasmanian temperance campaigner and suffragette (born 1845)
14 January – Henry Yelverton, politician (born 1854)
5 March – Hugh Ramsay, artist (born 1877)
7 March – Frederick William Haddon, journalist (born 1839)
14 March – George Selth Coppin, actor and politician (born 1819)
10 April – Sir Adye Douglas, 17th Premier of Tasmania (born 1815)
16 April – William Farrer, agronomist and wheat breeder (born 1845)
6 August – George Waterhouse, 6th Premier of South Australia (born 1824)
8 August – William Purkiss, West Australian politician (born 1844)
3 September – Sir Samuel Davenport, South Australian politician (born 1818)
6 October – James Bonwick, writer (born 1817)
31 October – Charles Troedel, printer (born 1836)
2 November – Henry Brand, 2nd Viscount Hampden, Governor of New South Wales (born 1841)

Years in Australia (1788–present)

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Timeline of Australian history

1906 in Oceania

Sovereign states	Australia Federated States of Micronesia Fiji Kiribati Marshall Islands Nauru New Zealand Palau Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu

Associated states of New Zealand	Cook Islands Niue

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