Births
- 19 January – Leon Goldsworthy, explosives expert (died 1994)
- 8 February – Elisabeth Murdoch, philanthropist
- 13 February – Reginald Ansett, businessman and aviator (died 1981)
- 2 March – Percival Bazeley, scientist (died 1991)
- 19 March – Nell Hall Hopman, tennis player (died 1968)
- 26 March – Chips Rafferty, actor (died 1971)
- 9 April – Robert Helpmann, dancer and choreographer (died 1986)
- 23 May – William Sidney, 1st Viscount De L'Isle, Governor General of Australia (died 1991)
- 15 June – Cyril Walsh, High Court judge (died 1973)
- 20 June – Errol Flynn, Australian actor (died 1959)
- 23 June – Keith Virtue, aviator (died 1980)
- 6 July – Eric Reece, Premier of Tasmania (died 1999)
- 9 September – Decima Norman, athlete (died 1983)
- 10 September – Dorothy Hill, geologist (died 1998)
- 3 December – Stanley Burbury, Governor of Tasmania (died 1995)
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