Births
- 23 February – William McMahon, 20th Prime Minister of Australia (died 1988)
- 15 May – Kevin Ellis, NSW politician (died 1975)
- 20 May – Henry Bolte, Premier of Victoria (died 1990)
- 10 July – John Armstrong, ALP senator (died 1977)
- 5 August – Harold Holt, 17th Prime Minister of Australia (died 1967)
- 10 August – Rica Erickson, Australian botanist
- 26 August – Alexandra Hasluck, author and social historian (died 1993)
- 27 August – Donald Bradman, cricketer (died 2001)
- 10 September – Angus Bethune, Premier of Tasmania (died 2004)
- 17 October – Wally Prigg, rugby league player (died 1980)
- 3 November – Eddie Scarf, boxer and wrestler (died 1980)
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