See also: 1899 in Australia, other events in 1900, 1901 in Australia, Timeline of Australian history.

Contents 1 Incumbents 1.1 Governors of the Australian colonies 1.2 Premiers of the Australian colonies 2 Events 3 Film 4 Births 5 Deaths

[edit] Incumbents

• Monarch – Queen Victoria

Note: Australia was not yet federated as of 1900, therefore no prime minister existed.

[edit] Governors of the Australian colonies

• Governor of New South Wales – William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp
• Governor of Queensland – Charles Cochrane-Baillie, 2nd Baron Lamington
• Governor of South Australia – Hallam Tennyson, 2nd Baron Tennyson
• Governor of Tasmania – Jenico Preston, 14th Viscount Gormanston (until 14 August)
• Governor of Victoria – Thomas Brassey, 1st Earl Brassey (until 31 March)
• Governor of Western Australia – Sir Gerard Smith

[edit] Premiers of the Australian colonies

• 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 (until 19 November), then George Turner

[edit] Events

• 3 January – Electric lighting is installed on Adelaide streets.
• 25 January – State Labour politicians meet in Sydney to formally found the federal Labour party.
• 25 March – The S.S. Glenelg is wrecked off the Victorian coast, resulting in 31 deaths.
• 9 May – The Sierra Nevada is wrecked off Portsea, Victoria; 23 lives are lost.
• 5 July – The Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act (UK) is passed.
• 24 July – Neville Howse rescues a fallen ally under heavy fire during the Second Boer War, becoming the first Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross.
• 8 August – The first Australian contingents of naval volunteers set sail for China to assist British and international troops during the Boxer Rebellion.
• 17 October – Natural gas is found at Roma in Queensland
• 27 October – Notorious murderer Jimmy Governor is apprehended near Wingham, New South Wales.
• 15 December – Upon his arrival in Australia, the first Governor-General, Lord Hopetoun, commits the so-called Hopetoun Blunder.

[edit] Film

• September 13 - The film Soldiers of the Cross is shown in Melbourne, one of the first films shown in Australia. (IMDb entry)

[edit] Births

• March 29 - John McEwen, caretaker Prime Minister (1967–1968) (d. 1980)
• October 19 - Bill Ponsford, cricketer (d. 1991)
• October 20 - Jack Lindsay, writer (d. 1990)
• December 3 - Albert Hawke, Premier of Western Australia (1953–1959) (d. 1989)

[edit] Deaths

• July 17 - Thomas McIlwraith, former Queensland premier (b. 1835)
• November 17 - John Ferris, Australian cricketer (b. 1867)