1906 in Australia

1906 in Australia
1906 in Australia
Monarch	Edward VII
Governor-General	Henry Northcote, 1st Baron Northcote
Prime minister	Alfred Deakin
Population	4,059,083
Elections	Federal, South Australia, Tasmania

Decades:	1880s; 1890s; 1900s; 1910s; 1920s;
See also:	Other events of 1906; Timeline of Australian history;

The following lists events that happened during 1906 in Australia.

Incumbents

27 January – A cyclone damages Cairns and Innisfail in Queensland.
6 February – The world's first surf lifesaving club is formed at Bondi Beach.
5 May – The first electric trams begin running in Melbourne from St Kilda to Brighton.
16 June – The town of Roma, Queensland becomes the first town in Australia to be lit and powered by natural gas, however the gas reserve only lasts ten days.
16 July – The Australian Army Cadet Corps is formed.
1 September – Control of British New Guinea is formally transferred to Australia from Britain.
12 December – 1906 Australian federal election: The government of Prime Minister Alfred Deakin is returned to power, however voter turn-out is low.

12 July – The first wireless radio transmission is made from the Australian mainland between Point Lonsdale, Victoria and Devonport, Tasmania.

26 December – The national premiere of The Story of the Kelly Gang, generally regarded as the world's first feature length film, takes place at the Athenaeum Hall in Melbourne.

26 January – New South Wales wins the Sheffield Shield.
26 April – 2 May – The 1906 Intercalated Games are held in Athens, Greece – Australia wins three bronze medals.
22 September – Carlton wins the VFL grand final, beating Fitzroy 15.4 (94) to 6.9 (45).
6 November – Poseidon wins the Melbourne Cup.

19 January – Rachel Cleland, community worker (died 2002)
5 February – Alexander Spence, soldier (died 1983)
16 May – Ernie McCormick, cricketer (died 1991)
27 May – Raymond Ferrall, businessman, author and cricketer (died 2000)
17 July – Dunc Gray, Olympic cyclist (died 1996)
12 August – Harry Hopman, tennis player and coach (died 1985)
22 August – Lotus Thompson, silent film actress (died 1963)
31 August – Edwin Sherbon Hills, geologist (died 1986)
2 October – Thomas Hollway, Premier of Victoria (died 1971)^[1]
21 November – Tom Clarke, VFL footballer for Essendon (died 1981)
30 November – Mabel Miller, lawyer and politician (died 1978)
3 December – Frank Packer, media proprietor and father of Kerry Packer (died 1974)
9 December – Douglas Nicholls, Aboriginal pastor and Governor of South Australia (died 1988)
22 December – Clive Turnbull, Tasmanian author and journalist (died 1975)

^ Barry O. Jones (1996). John Ritchie (ed.). Hollway, Thomas Tuke (Tom) (1906–1971). Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 14. Melbourne University Press. Retrieved 3 January 2022.