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INCUMBENTS

Premier Of New South Wales - William Lyne

Premier Of South Australia - Frederick Holder

Premier Of Queensland - Robert Philp

Premier Of Tasmania - Elliott Lewis

Premier Of Western Australia - John Forrest

Premier Of Victoria - Allan McLean (to November 19 ), then George Turner

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.

October 27 - Notorious murderer Jimmy Governor is apprehended near Wingham, New South Wales .

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)

TELEVISION

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 .''

BIRTHS

March 29 - John McEwen , caretaker Prime Minister (1967–1968) (d. 1980 )

?? - Jack Lindsay , writer (d. 1990 )

DEATHS

July 17 - Thomas McIlwraith , former Queensland premier (b. 1835 )

November 17 - John Ferris , Australian cricketer (b. 1867 )