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INCUMBENTS

Prime Minister - Alfred Deakin

Governor General - The Right Hon. Henry Northcote, 1st Baron Northcote

Premier Of New South Wales - Joseph Carruthers

Premier Of South Australia - Thomas Price

Premier Of Queensland - Arthur Morgan (to January 19 ), then William Kidston

Premier Of Tasmania - John Evans

Premier Of Western Australia - Cornthwaite Rason (to May 7 ), then Newton Moore

Premier Of Victoria - Thomas Bent

EVENTS

January 27 - A Cyclone damages Cairns and Innisfail in Queensland .

September 1 - Control of British New Guinea is formally transferred to Australia from Britain .

is returned to power, however voter turn-out is low.

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

ARTS AND LITERATURE

FILM

December 26 - National premier of '' The Story Of The Kelly Gang '' at the Athenaeum Hall in Melbourne .

TELEVISION

SPORT

''Poseidon'' wins the Melbourne Cup

New South Wales wins the Sheffield Shield

1906 Intercalated Games in Athens , Greece - Australia wins three bronze medals

BIRTHS

April 4 - Harry Oakman , Belgian -born horticulturalist (d. 2002 )

May 16 - Ernie McCormick , Cricketer (d. 1991 )

August 12 - Harry Hopman , tennis player and coach (d. 1985 )

December 3 - Frank Packer , media proprietor and father of Kerry Packer (d. 1974 )

DEATHS

January 14 - Henry Yelverton , politician (b. 1854 )