1917 in Australia
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See also: 1916 in Australia, other events of 1917, 1918 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.
"As of 1917 Australia's population was still only 5 million, with most people living in scattered rural areas. The sea voyage to Britain took two months, and land transport within Australia itself was slow."<ref>Diamond, Jared (1992). The Arrow of Disease. Discover (October 1992 vol. 13 Number 10 pp. 64-73). Retrieved on 2006-06-25.</ref>
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[edit] Incumbents
- Prime Minister - Billy Hughes
- Governor General - The Right Hon. Sir Ronald Munro-Ferguson
- Premier of New South Wales - William Holman
- Premier of South Australia - Crawford Vaughan until 14 July then Archibald Peake
- Premier of Queensland - T.J. Ryan
- Premier of Tasmania - Walter Lee
- Premier of Western Australia - Frank Wilson until 28 June then Henry Lefroy
- Premier of Victoria - Sir Alexander Peacock until 29 November then John Bowser
[edit] Events
- October 17 - The two halves of the Trans-Australian Railway meet.
- December 20 - The second plebiscite on the issue of military conscription was held; it was defeated.
[edit] Arts and literature
- Foundation of Australian Entertainment Industry Association (AEIA), the peak body for Australia’s live entertainment and performing arts industry.
[edit] Film
- 19 March - Our friends the Hayseeds released in Sydney. The film made by Beaumont Smith was Australia's first substantial film comedy.
[edit] Sport
- Westcourt wins the Melbourne Cup
- The Sheffield Shield was not contested due to the war.
[edit] Births
- February 7 - Harry Gibbs, Chief Justice of the High Court (d. 2005)
- April 22 - Sidney Nolan, Australian artist (d. 1992)
- September 7 - John Cornforth, Australian chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
- September 30 - Kim Edward Beazley, Federal politician
[edit] Deaths
- April 5 - E. H. Coombe, South Australian parliamentarian who died possibly from stress over loyalty issues arising because of his defence of the Barossa Valley German community, members of whom were suspected of disloyalty and persecuted.
- May 24 - Australian boxer Les Darcy dies in the United States.
- 20 December - Frederick McCubbin (b. 1855), Australian painter
[edit] See also
[edit] References
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