The following lists events that happened during 1907 in Australia. Incumbents Monarch – Edward VII Governor-General – The Lord Northcote Prime Minister – Alfred Deakin Chief Justice – Samuel Griffith State premiers Premier of New South Wales – Joseph Carruthers (until 2 October), then Charles Wade Premier of South Australia – Thomas Price Premier of Queensland – William Kidston (until 19 November), then Robert Philp Premier of Tasmania – John Evans Premier of Western Australia – Newton Moore Premier of Victoria – Thomas Bent State governors Governor of New South Wales – Admiral Sir Harry Rawson Governor of South Australia – Sir George Ruthven Le Hunte Governor of Queensland – Frederic Thesiger, 3rd Baron Chelmsford Governor of Tasmania – Sir Gerald Strickland Governor of Western Australia – Admiral Sir Frederick Bedford Governor of Victoria – Major-General Sir Reginald Talbot Events 19 January – A tropical cyclone hits Cooktown, Queensland, killing six people. 4 February – Angus & Robertson booksellers is incorporated as a public company. 21 February – The Bondi Surf Bather's Lifesaving Club is formed at Bondi Beach, Sydney, the first of its kind in the world. 15 March – A general election is held in Victoria. The CLP government of Thomas Bent is returned. 25 April – Tasmania adopts the Hare-Clark single transferable vote system, and introduces postal voting. 8 May – Carlton & United Breweries is formed by the merger of six major Melbourne breweries. 7 July – The Australian Navy Cadets is established. 16 July – The Federal Government announces it will spend £2500 a year to encourage British immigration to Australia. 23 October – 30 November The Women's Work Exhibition is held in Melbourne, Victoria. 24 October – Chris Watson resigns as leader of the Australian Labor Party. 8 November – Justice H. B. Higgins hands down the Harvester Judgment, enshrining in law a minimum wage for Australian workers. 2 December – The Victorian Railways A2 class locomotive begins operating in Victoria. Science and technology 2 July – Trunk telephone cables connecting Sydney and Melbourne are completed. 10 July – The first telephone call between Sydney and Melbourne is made. 7 March – The Murrumbidgee Irrigation Scheme commences in southern New South Wales. Arts and literature 23 October – The First Australian Exhibition of Women's Work is held at the Royal Exhibition Building in Melbourne. Film 2 November – A film adaptation of Robbery Under