1921 In Australia

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INCUMBENTS

Prime Minister - William Hughes

Governor General - Henry Forster

Premier Of New South Wales - John Storey (til October 5), James Dooley (from October 10 til December 20), George Fuller (premier for 7 hours), James Dooley

Premier Of South Australia - Henry Barwell

Premier Of Queensland - Ted Theodore

Premier Of Tasmania - Walter Lee

Premier Of Western Australia - James Mitchell

Premier Of Victoria - Harry Lawson

EVENTS

March 31 - Royal Australian Air Force is established

Edith Cowan is elected as first female parliamentarian in Australia

Ginger Meggs cartoon character first appears

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

ARTS AND LITERATURE

William McInnes wins the inaugural Archibald Prize for Portraiture

FILM

SPORT

''Sister Olive'' wins the Melbourne Cup

New South Wales wins the Sheffield Shield

In Test Cricket, Australia defeated England in The Ashes series

A Le Fevre wins the Australian Open Championship in golf

BIRTHS

December 26 - Donald Horne (d. 2005 ), journalist and writer

DEATHS

July 12 - Harry Hawker (b. 1889 ), aviation pioneer

SEE ALSO

1921

1920s