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INCUMBENTS

Premier Of New South Wales - George Reid

Premier Of South Australia - Charles Kingston

Premier Of Queensland - Hugh Nelson

Premier Of Tasmania - Edward Braddon

Premier Of Western Australia - John Forrest

Premier Of Victoria - George Turner

EVENTS

April 6 - Waltzing Matilda is first performed at the North Gregory Hotel, Winton, Queensland

August 8 - The steamship ''SS Catterthun'' strikes Seal Rocks, NSW, and founders, killing 55 persons

August 17 - The Albert Railway Bridge opens in Brisbane

December 10 - Launceston, Tasmania becomes the first Australian city to be powered by hydro-electricity with the opening of the Duck Reach Power Station

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

ARTS AND LITERATURE

SPORT

''Auraria'' wins the Melbourne Cup

Victoria wins the Sheffield Shield

BIRTHS

January 6 - Hudson Fysh (d. 1974), aviator, joint founder of Qantas

October 31 - Les Darcy (d. 1917), boxer

DEATHS

SEE ALSO

1895

1800s