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See also:	Other events of 1905 Timeline of Australian history

The following lists events that happened during1905 in Australia.

George Reid

Alfred Deakin

• Monarch –Edward VII
• Governor-General –Hallam Tennyson, 2nd Baron Tennyson (until 21 January), thenHenry Northcote, 1st Baron Northcote
• Prime Minister –George Reid (until 5 July), thenAlfred Deakin
• Chief Justice –Samuel Griffith

• Premier of New South Wales –Joseph Carruthers
• Premier of South Australia –John Jenkins (until 1 March), thenRichard Butler (until 26 July), thenThomas Price
• Premier of Queensland –Arthur Morgan
• Premier of Tasmania –John Evans
• Premier of Western Australia –Henry Daglish (until 25 August), thenCornthwaite Rason
• Premier of Victoria –Thomas Bent

• Governor of New South Wales –Admiral Sir Harry Rawson
• Governor of South Australia –Sir George Ruvthen Le Hunt
• Governor of Queensland –Frederic Thesiger, 3rd Baron Chelmsford (from 30 November)
• Governor of Tasmania –Sir Gerald Strickland
• Governor of Western Australia –Admiral Sir Frederick Bedford
• Governor of Victoria –Major General Sir Reginald Talbot

• 1 March –John Jenkins resigns asPremier of South Australia to become Agent-General for South Australia inLondon. He is replaced byRichard Butler.
• 12 May – The first meeting of the Australian Council of Defence takes place between theMinister for Defence, theTreasurer, the Inspector-General Army, the Chief of Intelligence, and the Director of the Naval Forces.
• 18 May – A state election takes place inQueensland, returning the government ofArthur Morgan.Women are able to vote in Queensland state elections for the first time.
• 24 May –Empire Day is first celebrated in Australia.
• 28 May – The town ofMaryborough inQueensland experiences an outbreak ofpneumonic plague.
• 5 July –Alfred Deakin resumes office asPrime Minister of Australia afterGeorge Reid is unable to form a stable ministry.
• 26 July – A state election is held inSouth Australia. TheLabor Party led byThomas Price forms aminority government.
• 6 September – Last sighting of theclipper shipLoch Vennachar which sinks offKangaroo Island, killing 32 people. Only one body was found.
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  • Non-aboriginal women are given the vote and admitted to the practice of law inQueensland.
  • Workers' compensation is introduced in Queensland.

• Albert J. Hanson wins theWynne Prize withThe Blue Noon

• 1 February – New South Wales wins theSheffield Shield
• 15 July – Australia first competes in theDavis Cup, in acombined Australasian team with New Zealand.
• 30 September –Fitzroy wins theVFL premiership.
• 7 November –Blue Spec wins theMelbourne Cup.^[1]
• Australia losescricket series to England 0-2

• 10 January -Albert Arlen, pianist, composer, actor, and playwright (died 1993)
• 15 February –Heathcote Howard Hammer, brigadier (died 1961)
• 1 April –Paul Hasluck (died 1993), Governor General of Australia
• 1 August –Eddie Gilbert (died 1978), cricketer

• 15 January –George Thorn (born 1838), Premier of Queensland
• 6 May –Robert Herbert (born 1831), Premier of Queensland
• 25 June –Augustus Gregory (born 1819), explorer
• 5 July –Henry Baylis (born 1826), police magistrate
• 30 October –Boyd Dunlop Morehead (born 1843), Premier of Queensland
• 29 December –Victor Daley (born 1858), poet

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