The following lists events that happened during 1919 in Australia.

Incumbents

*Monarchy in Australia, Monarch – George V of the United Kingdom, George V *Governor-General of Australia, Governor-General – Ronald Munro-Ferguson, 1st Viscount Novar, Sir Ronald Munro-Ferguson *Prime Minister of Australia, Prime Minister – Billy Hughes *Chief Justice of Australia, Chief Justice – Samuel Griffith (until 17 October) then Adrian Knox (from 18 October)

State premiers

*Premier of New South Wales – William Holman *Premier of Queensland – T. J. Ryan (until 22 October), then Ted Theodore *Premier of South Australia – Archibald Peake *Premier of Tasmania – Walter Lee (Australian politician), Walter Lee *Premier of Victoria – Harry Lawson (politician), Harry Lawson *Premier of Western Australia – Henry Lefroy, Sir Henry Lefroy (until 17 April), then Hal Colebatch, Sir Hal Colebatch (until 17 May), then James Mitchell (Australian politician), James Mitchell

State governors

*Governor of New South Wales – Walter Edward Davidson, Walter Davidson *Governor of Queensland – Hamilton Goold-Adams *Governor of South Australia – Henry Galway, Sir Henry Galway *Governor of Tasmania – Francis Newdegate *Governor of Victoria – Arthur Stanley, 5th Baron Sheffield, Sir Arthur Stanley *Governor of Western Australia – William Ellison-Macartney

Events

* 8 January – Strike leader Paul Freeman (communist), Paul Freeman was arrested outside of Dobbyn, Queensland, sparking a chain of events that would lead to his deportation. * 1 March – ''The Potts'', believed to be the world's longest running cartoon strip drawn by the same artist, is first published in ''The Sun News-Pictorial''. * 24 March – one of the most notable incidents of the Red Flag Riots occurred in Brisbane, Queensland, when a crowd of returned servicemen clashed with police. The incident had been sparked the previous day by a socialist demonstration against the continued operation of the ''War Precautions Act'', which had angered many of the returned soldiers. * 1 June – A mutiny breaks out on the Royal Australian Navy battlecruiser shortly after it arrives in Fremantle, Western Australia. * 28 June – The Treaty of Versailles (1919), Treaty of Versailles is signed in France, bringing Australia's involvement in World War I to an end. * 18 October – Adrian Knox, Sir Adrian Knox is appointed Chief Justice of Australia, Chief Justice of the High Court. * 28 October – The ''Treaty of Peace (Germany) Act 1919'' receives Royal Assent, confirming Australia's membership as a sovereign nation in the new League of Nations, and indicating Australia's independence from the United Kingdom. * 10 December – Keith and Ross Smith, piloting a Vickers Vimy, reach Darwin, Northern Territory, Darwin at the end of the first England to Australia flight. * 19 December – A 1919 Australian federal election, federal election is held. The incumbent Nationalist Party of Australia, Nationalist Party of Billy Hughes defeats the Australian Labor Party of Frank Tudor. * 24 December – The Electrical Trades Union of Australia is federally registered under the Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1904. * The worldwide Spanish flu epidemic continues, eventually claiming almost 12,000 lives in Australia. * At the Paris Peace Conference, 1919 Australian delegates succeed in excluding recognition of the principle of racial equality in the League of Nations Covenant.

Arts and literature

*10 September – J. F. Archibald, founding editor of ''The Bulletin (Australian periodical), The Bulletin'' dies, bequeathing money which would be used to award the Archibald Prize for portraiture. *Elioth Gruner wins the Wynne Prize for his work, ''Spring Frost''.

Film

* 4 October – ''The Sentimental Bloke'' premieres in Melbourne.The Sentimental Bloke restored to its former glory
, Australian Film Commission.

Sport

*Balmain Tigers, Balmain win the 1919 NSWRFL Premiership *11 November – ''Artilleryman'' wins the Melbourne Cup *January 1919 – A.R.F. Kingscote wins the Australian Open

Births

*6 January – Geoffrey Bingham, author and Anglican minister (died 2009) *3 February – Bill Alley, cricketer (died 2004) *16 February – Keith Carmody, cricketer (died 1977) *22 February – Mary Maguire, actress (died 1974) *1 March – Reg Sprigg, geologist (died 1994) *20 March – Pat Norton, backstroke swimmer (died 2007) *25 March – Arthur Wade, NSW politician (died 2014) *28 March – Tom Brooks (umpire), Tom Brooks, cricketer (died 2007) *10 April – Vernon Wilcox, politician (died 2004) *1 May – Lance Barnard, Deputy Prime Minister (died 1997) *15 May – Tom Drake-Brockman, politician (died 1992) *22 May – Peter Howson (Australian politician), Peter Howson, politician (died 2009) *28 May – Olga Masters, writer (died 1986) *30 May – Jim Miller (Australian footballer, born 1919), Jim Miller, Australian rules footballer *24 June – Fabian "Fabe" McCarthy, rugby union footballer (died 2008) *6 July – Edward Kenna, Second World War VC recipient (died 2009 in Australia, 2009) *15 July – Harcourt Dowsley, sportsman (died 2014 in Australia, 2014) *14 September – Gil Langley, cricketer (died 2001) *6 October – Abe Saffron, Sydney crime figure (died 2006) *7 October – Zelman Cowen, Governor General of Australia (died 2011) *5 November – Thomas O'Dwyer, cricketer (died 2005) *19 November – Margaret Whitlam, wife of Gough Whitlam (died 2012) *28 November – Keith Miller, pilot and sportsman (died 2004 in Australia, 2004) *7 December – Wilfred Arthur, World War II fighter ace (died 2000) *10 December – Jean Lee (murderer), Jean Lee, last woman executed in Australia (died 1951) *17 December – Charlotte Jay, Geraldine Halls (pen name: Charlotte Jay), mystery novelist (died 1996) *29 December – Malcolm Mackay (Australian politician), Malcolm Mackay, politician (died 1999)

Deaths

* 9 January – Robert Harper (Australian politician), Robert Harper, Victorian politician (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1842) * 4 February – Richard Bowyer Smith, inventor (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1837) * 20 March – Edward Charles Stirling, Sir Edward Charles Stirling, anthropologist (b. 1848) * 11 May – Simon Fraser (Australian sportsman), Simon Fraser, Australian rules footballer (Essendon Football Club, Essendon), rower and ice hockey player (b. 1886) * 8 June – Henry Briggs (politician), Sir Henry Briggs, Western Australian politician (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1844) * 21 June – Thomas à Beckett (judge), Sir Thomas à Beckett, solicitor and judge (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1836) * 25 July – Samuel McCaughey, Sir Samuel McCaughey, New South Wales politician, pastoralist and philanthropist (born in Ireland) (b. 1835) * 30 July – Simon Fraser (Australian politician), Sir Simon Fraser, Victorian politician, pastoralist and businessman (born in Nova Scotia, Canada) (b. 1832) * 4 August – Dave Gregory (cricketer), Dave Gregory, cricketer (b. 1845) * 10 September – J. F. Archibald, publisher and journalist (b. 1856) * 12 September – John Mark Davies, Sir John Mark Davies, Victorian politician (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1840) * 24 September – Frank Laver, cricketer and baseball player (b. 1869) * 29 September – Edward Pulsford, New South Wales politician (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1844) * 7 October – Alfred Deakin, 2nd Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1856) * 13 October – Henry Saunders (politician), Henry Saunders, Western Australian politician (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1855) * 25 October – William Kidston, 17th Premier of Queensland (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1849) * 2 November – Mephan Ferguson, manufacturer (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1843) * 20 December – Philip Fysh, Sir Philip Fysh, 12th Premier of Tasmania (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1835) * 25 December – Edwin Thomas Smith, Sir Edwin Thomas Smith, South Australian politician, brewer and businessman (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1830)

References

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