1925 in Australia
Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s See also:
The following lists events that happened during 1925 in Australia .
Incumbents Stanley Bruce
State premiers
State governors
Events
Science and technology
Arts and literature
Sport
Births 14 January – Ray Wilkie , meteorologist (d. 2023) 8 February – Francis Webb, poet (d. 1973) 10 February – Basil Hennessy , archaeologist (d. 2013) 11 February – George Avery , Olympic triple jumper (d. 2006) 12 February – Ted Innes , politician (d. 2010) 17 February – Joy Nichols , comedian and actress (d. 1992) 20 February – Pat Lanigan , public servant (d. 1992) 19 March – Creighton Burns , journalist and editor-in-chief of The Age (d. 2008) 27 March – Ian Robinson, politician (d. 2017) 4 April – Dorothy Alison , actress (d. 1992) 21 April – Anthony Mason, Chief Justice of the High Court 2 May – Lou Rowan , Test cricket match umpire (d. 2017) 19 May – Brian Moll , character actor, director and producer (d. 2010) 24 May – Alfred Parsons, diplomat (d. 2010) 4 June – Peter Benjamin Graham , artist (d. 1987) 9 June – Don Ritchie , Australian official (d. 2012) 3 July – Terry Moriarty , Australian rules footballer (d. 2011) 6 July – Ruth Cracknell , actor (d. 2002) 18 July 26 July – Neil O'Reilly , Australian rules footballer (d. 1985) 19 August – Laurie Sawle , cricketer (d. 2022) 21 August – Don Chipp , politician and founder of the Australian Democrats (d. 2006) 24 August – Duncan Hall , rugby league footballer of the 1940s and 1950s (d. 2011) 27 August – Fred Emery , psychologist (d. 1997) 27 August – Ken Grieves , cricketer (d. 1992) 27 August – Bill Neilson , Premier of Tasmania (1975–1977) (d. 1989) 24 September – Harry Jenkins (senior), politician (d. 2004) 4 October – Renfrey Potts , mathematician (d. 2005) 5 October – Murray Riley , Olympic rower (d. 2020) 18 October – Thomas Millar , historian (d. 1994) 24 October – Ken Mackay , cricketer (d. 1982) 5 November – Rhonda Small , filmmaker (d. 2014) 17 November – Charles Mackerras , conductor (d. 2010) 23 November – James Killen , politician (d. 2007) 10 December – Norm McDonald, Australian rules footballer (d. 2002)
Deaths Sir Richard Butler 24 January – William Aitcheson Haswell , zoologist (born in the United Kingdom ) (b. 1854 ) 4 February – Richard Godfrey Rivers , artist (born and died in the United Kingdom ) (b. 1859 ) 23 February – John Holman, Western Australian politician (b. 1872 ) 1 March – John Ferguson, minister (born in the United Kingdom ) (b. 1852 ) 16 April – Thomas McCawley , 5th Chief Justice of Queensland (b. 1881 ) 20 April – Rose Scott , suffragette (b. 1847 ) 28 April – Sir Richard Butler, 23rd Premier of South Australia (born and died in the United Kingdom ) (b. 1850 ) 22 June – Matthew Gibney , bishop (born in Ireland ) (b. 1835 ) 27 June – Simpson Newland , South Australian politician, pastoralist and author (born in the United Kingdom ) (b. 1835 ) 18 July – Edward Russell, Victorian politician (b. 1878 ) 26 July – William Trenwith , 1st Leader of the Victorian Labor Party (b. 1846 ) 30 August – Magnus Cromarty , New South Wales politician (b. 1875 ) 5 September – Reginald Augustus Frederick Murray , geologist and surveyor (born in the United Kingdom ) (b. 1846 ) 6 or 8 September – Louisa Briggs , Aboriginal Australian rights activist, dormitory matron, midwife and nurse recognized as five apical ancestors from whom Boonwurrung descent is established (b. 1818 or 1836 ) 28 September – Joseph Brown , Victorian politician (born in the United Kingdom ) (b. 1844 ) 3 October – Charles Web Gilbert , sculptor (b. 1867 ) 24 October – Charles Kenningham , opera singer and actor (born in the United Kingdom ) (b. 1860 ) 4 November – Paddy Hannan , prospector (born in Ireland ) (b. 1840 ) 13 November – Charles McDonald, Queensland politician (b. 1860 ) 16 November – Joseph Maiden , botanist (born in the United Kingdom ) (b. 1859 )
See also
References ^ Langon, Dr. Jeff: The History of Radio in Australia Archived 3 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine , Australian Centre for the Moving Image , 1995. ^ Australian Government Emergency Management database Archived 24 September 2006 at the Wayback Machine ^ Weekly rainfall 22 to 28 May, 1925 ^ Canberra (Acton) (070099) monthly rainfall ^ Canberra (Duntroon Military College) annual rainfall 18th century 19th century 20th century 21st century
1925 in Oceania
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