1910 in Australia.html

1910 in Australia
Monarch	Edward VII, then George V
Governor-General	William Ward, 2nd Earl of Dudley
Prime Minister	Alfred Deakin, then Andrew Fisher
Population	4,367,405
Elections	Federal, South Australia, New South Wales

Incumbents

April 13 – A referendum is held into alteration of the Australian Constitution regarding state debt and surplus revenue. The state debt question was carried, the surplus revenue question was not.¹
May 6 – King Edward VII dies, his son George V becomes King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions.
November 16 – The Northern Territory Acceptance Act 1910 receives Royal Assent from the Governor-General, transferring the Northern Territory from the control of South Australia to the Commonwealth.²
November 19 – A cyclone strikes the town of Broome, Western Australia, killing 40 people and destroying 20 houses.³
November 25 – The Royal Australian Navy is created with the passing of the Australian Naval Defence Act by the Federal Parliament. The destroyers HMAS Parramatta and HMAS Yarra arrive in Australia.
December 8 – Geelong, Victoria is declared a city.

Dethridge wheel in 1936 - Victoria Australia

Dethridge wheel developed - used to measure flow of irrigation water delivered to farms

January 11 – Shane Paltridge (d. 1966), politician
January 28 – Jim Willis (d. 1995), botanist
April 7 – Alec Downer (d. 1981), politician
April 10 – Bob Marshall (d. 2004), billiards champion
April 17 – Ivan Goff (d. 1999), screenwriter
May 2 – Laurie Nash (d. 1986), cricketer and footballer
May 11 – John Béchervaise (d. 1998), Antarctic explorer
July 16 – Stan McCabe (d. 1968), cricketer
July 22 – Alan Moorehead (d. 1983), war correspondent
August 22 – Kenneth McIntyre (d. 2004), historian and mathematician
August 28 Kathleen Best (d. 1957), first director of the Women's Royal Australian Army Corps
August 28 – Tom Burke (d. 1973), politician
September 24 – Douglas Darby (d. 1985), politician