1922 in Australia

The following lists events that happened during 1922 in Australia.

1922 in Australia
MonarchyGeorge V
Governor-GeneralHenry Forster
Prime ministerBilly Hughes
Population5,569,889
ElectionsFederal, New South Wales, Tasmania

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Decades:
  • 1900s
  • 1910s
  • 1920s
  • 1930s
  • 1940s
See also:

Incumbents
Billy Hughes

State premiers

State governors

Events

Science and technology

Arts and literature
Main article: 1922 in Australian literature

Sport

Births
  • 5 January – Anthony Synnot, Chief of the Defence Force (died 2001)
  • 15 January – Eric Willis, Premier of New South Wales (died 1999)
  • 23 January – Tom Lewis, Premier of New South Wales (died 2016)
  • 21 February – Fos Williams, Australian rules footballer (died 2001)
  • 24 February – Bill Morris, Australian rules footballer (died 1960)
  • 14 March – Bob Bignall, soccer player (died 2013)
  • 15 March – Hesba Fay Brinsmead, children's author (died 2003)
  • 28 March – Neville Bonner, first Indigenous federal MP (died 1999)
  • 29 March – Mac Holten, Australian rules footballer and politician (died 1996)
  • 30 March – John McLeay, Jr., politician (died 2000)
  • 10 April – Nancy Millis, microbiologist (died 2012)
  • 9 May – Col Hoy, cricket umpire (died 1999)
  • 12 May – Arthur Gorrie, Hobby shop proprietor (died 1992)
  • 27 June – Milton Clark, Australian rules footballer (died 2018)
  • 7 July – Robert Raymond, filmmaker and television pioneer (died 2003)
  • 1 August – Pat McDonald, actress (Number 96) (died 1990)
  • 23 August – Ronald Wilson, High Court justice (died 2005)
  • 30 August – Lionel Murphy, Attorney-General and High Court justice (died 1986)
  • 25 September – Ted Baldwin, politician (died 2008)
  • 26 September – Leonard Teale, actor (died 1994)
  • 7 October – Jim McCabe, Victorian politician (died 2019)
  • 1 November – James Rowland, Chief of Air Force and Governor of New South Wales (died 1999)
  • 18 November – Una Hale, operatic soprano (died 2005)
  • 6 December – Gordon Ada, microbiologist (died 2012)
  • 20 December – Geoff Mack, country music singer (died 2017)
  • 28 December – Lionel Bowen, politician (died 2012)

Deaths

See also

References
  1. 1922 Solar Eclipse in Australia - Testing Einstein's Theory, The University of Melbourne.
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