Significant Australian Events from 1901 to 1920
Events depicted here are meant only to capture a time relationship of general Australian history with surveying and mapping events of the same time period portrayed on this site.
1901
The Commonwealth of Australia was borne on 1 January.
Queen Victoria's death saw the inauguration of King Edward VII to the throne.
First Federal election was held and the inaugural Commonwealth parliament opened.
The new Australian flag was hoisted for the first time.
1909
The federal Capital Territory was determined. It was named Canberra in 1913.
1912
Walter Burley Griffin won a national design competition for the Federal capital.
1914
Australia entered the First World War after Britain declared war on Germany.
1915
The ANZACS landed at Gallipoli.
1917
Railway between South Australia and Perth completed the Trans-Australian Railway.
1918
World War I ended. Nearly 60,000 Australians had been killed and 226,000 wounded.
1919
12,000 people died as a result of an influenza outbreak.
Last updated: 26 November 2007