Events
- 19 January – A tropical cyclone hits Cooktown, Queensland, killing six people.
- 4 February – Angus & Robertson booksellers is incorporated as a public company.
- 21 February – The Bondi Surf Bather's Lifesaving Club is formed at Bondi Beach, Sydney, the first of its kind in the world.
- 15 March – A general election is held in Victoria. The CLP government of Thomas Bent is returned.
- 25 April – Tasmania adopts the Hare-Clark single transferable vote system, and introduces postal voting.
- 8 May – Carlton & United Breweries is formed by the merger of six major Melbourne breweries.
- 7 July – The Australian Navy Cadets is established.
- 16 July – The Federal Government announces it will spend £2500 a year to encourage British immigration to Australia.
- 24 October – Chris Watson resigns as leader of the Australian Labor Party.
- 8 November – Justice H. B. Higgins hands down the Harvester Judgment, enshrining in law a minimum wage for Australian workers.
- 2 December – The Victorian Railways A2 class locomotive begins operating in Victoria.
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