July – Olive Cotton, photographer (d. 2003) 17 July – Bertie Milliner, Queensland politician (d. 1975) 23 July – Ian Dougald McLachlan, military officer (d. 1991) 27 July – Percy Beames, Australian rules footballer (Melbourne) and cricketer (d. 2004) 27 August – Bluey Wilkinson, speedway rider (d. 1940) 30 August – Ted Harris, Queensland politician (d. 1993) 9 September – Sir John Gorton, 19th Prime Minister of Australia (born in New Zealand) (d. 2002) 16 September – Wilfred Burchett, journalist (d. 1983) 21 September – Afferbeck Lauder, author (d. 1998) 22 September – George Bennett, Australian rules footballer (Footscray, Hawthorn) (d. 1974) 29 September – Sir Charles Court, 21st Premier of Western Australia (born in the United Kingdom) (d. 2007) October - December 4 October – Ray Whittorn, Victorian politician (d. 1995) 12 October – John England, New South Wales politician and Administrator of the Northern Territory (d. 1985) 14 October – Sir Marcus Loane, Anglican Archbishop of Sydney and Primate of Australia (d. 2009) 21 October – Dick Harris, Australian rules footballer (Richmond) (d. 1993) 26 October – John Hinde, broadcaster and film reviewer (d. 2006) 1 November – Samuel Warren Carey, geologist (d. 2002) 8 November – Sir Robert Jackson, public servant and United Nations administrator (d. 1991) 11 November – Bill Longley, speedway racer (d. 2005) 3 December – Bill Cahill, Australian rules footballer (Essendon) (d. 1966) 31 December – Dal Stivens, writer (d. 1997) Deaths 4 February – George Edwards, New South Wales politician (b. 1855) 18 February – Billy Murdoch, cricketer (b. 1854) 4 March – William Randell, South Australian politician and pioneer (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1824) 8 March – John Neild, New South Wales politician (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1846) 18 March – Sir Richard Baker, South Australian politician (b. 1842) 6 May – Thomas Edward Spencer, writer (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1845) 9 July – Douglas Fry, artist (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1872) 13 July – Allan McLean, 19th Premier of Victoria (b. 1840) 16 August – Francis Moran, Cardinal Archbishop of Sydney (born in Ireland) (b. 1830) 21 August – George Sydney Aldridge, businessman (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1847) 13 September – James Rutherford, transit pioneer (born in the United States) (b. 1827) 23 September – John Arthur Barry, journalist and author (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1850) 29 September