1900 in Australia

1 Incumbents
2 Events
3 Science and Technology
4 Film
5 Sport
6 Births
7 Deaths

Incumbents

Note: Australia was not yet federated as of 1900, therefore no prime minister existed.

Events

January 3 - Electric lighting is installed on Adelaide streets.
January 25 - State Labor politicians meet in Sydney to formally found the federal Labor party.
March 25 - The S.S. Glenelg is wrecked off the Victorian coast, resulting in 31 deaths.
May 9 - The Sierra Nevada is wrecked off Portsea, Victoria; 23 lives are lost.
July 5 - The Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act (UK) is passed.
July 24 - Neville Howse rescues a fallen ally under heavy fire during the Second Boer War, becoming the first Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross.
October 17 - Natural gas is found at Roma in Queensland
October 27 - Notorious murderer Jimmy Governor is apprehended near Wingham, New South Wales.
December 15 - Upon his arrival in Australia, the first Governor-General, Lord Hopetoun, commits the so-called Hopetoun Blunder.

Science and Technology

Film

September 13 - The film Soldiers of the Cross is shown in Melbourne, one of the first films shown in Australia. (IMDb entry)

Sport

Clean Sweep wins the Melbourne Cup.
Victoria wins the Sheffield Shield.
1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France - Australia wins a total of six medals (three gold, three bronze). See Australia at the 1900 Summer Olympics.
August 12 - Frederick Lane wins the Men's 200 metre freestyle at the 1900 Summer Olympics.

Births

March 29 - John McEwen, caretaker Prime Minister (1967–1968) (d. 1980)
October 19 - Bill Ponsford, cricketer (d. 1991)
October 20 - Jack Lindsay, writer (d. 1990)
December 3 - Albert Hawke, Premier of Western Australia (1953–1959) (d. 1989)

Deaths

July 17 - Thomas McIlwraith, former Queensland premier (b. 1835)
November 17 - John Ferris, Australian cricketer (b. 1867)

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