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1919 In Australia ,
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1921 In Australia and the
Timeline Of Australian History .

INCUMBENTS

Prime Minister - William Hughes

Governor General - Ronald Munro-Ferguson (til October 6), then Henry Forster

Premier Of New South Wales - William Holman (til April 12) then John Storey

Premier Of South Australia - Archibald Peake (til April 8) then Henry Barwell

Premier Of Queensland - Ted Theodore

Premier Of Tasmania - Walter Lee

Premier Of Western Australia - James Mitchell

Premier Of Victoria - Harry Lawson

EVENTS

November 16 - The Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Service, later known as Qantas , is founded.

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

ARTS AND LITERATURE

FILM

SPORT

''Poitrel'' wins the Melbourne Cup

BIRTHS

July 20 - Arthur Boyd (d. 1999 ), artist

DEATHS

January 7 - Edmund Barton (b. 1849), first Prime Minister of Australia

August 9 - Samuel Griffith (b. 1845), Premier of Queensland

SEE ALSO

1920

1920s