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See also: 1910 in Australia, other events of 1911, 1912 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.

Incumbents

• Monarch – King George V
• Governor-General – William Ward, 2nd Earl of Dudley then Thomas Denman, 3rd Baron Denman
• Prime Minister – Andrew Fisher

State premiers

• Premier of New South Wales – James McGowen
• Premier of Queensland – William Kidston (until February 7), then Digby Denham
• Premier of South Australia – John Verran
• Premier of Tasmania – Elliott Lewis
• Premier of Victoria – John Murray
• Premier of Western Australia – Frank Wilson (until October 7), then John Scaddan

State governors

• Governor of New South Wales – Frederic Thesiger, 3rd Baron Chelmsford
• Governor of South Australia – Admiral Sir Day Bosanquet
• Governor of Queensland – Sir William MacGregor
• Governor of Tasmania – Major General Sir Harry Barron
• Governor of Western Australia – Sir Gerald Strickland
• Governor of Victoria – Sir Thomas Gibson-Carmichael

Events

• January 1 – The Australian Capital Territory is established through the Seat of Government (Administration) Act 1910.
• January 1 – The Northern Territory is politically separated from South Australia and transferred to Commonwealth control.
• January 1 – Universal military training scheme comes into effect.
• March 3 – The city of Palmerston in the Northern Territory is renamed Darwin in honour of Charles Darwin.
• March 23 – The steamer SS Yongala sinks in a cyclone off the coast of Townsville, Queensland killing 122 people.
• April 26 – A federal referendum is held containing two questions: one on Trade and Commerce and the other on Nationalisation of Monopolies. Neither is carried.
• May 30 – The Supreme Court of the Northern Territory is established.
• June 1 – The University of Queensland opens.
• July 10 – King George V grants the title of Royal Australian Navy to Australia's naval forces.
• June 27 – The Royal Military College, Duntroon opens.
• October 3 – A state election is held in Western Australia. The Labor Party lead by John Scaddan defeats the incumbent government of Frank Wilson.
• October 6 – Compulsory voting is introduced for Australian federal elections.
• December 2 – The Australasian Antarctic Expedition, lead by Douglas Mawson, leaves Hobart to begin an expedition to Antarctica.
• December 22 – The Commonwealth Bank of Australia is established by the Commonwealth Bank Act 1911.

Science and technology

Arts and literature

• The Austral Society ceased functioning.

Film

Sport

• September 16 - The 1911 NSWRFL season culminates in a final re-play win to Eastern Suburbs.
• September 30 – Essendon become premiers of the 1911 VFL season, defeating Collingwood 5.11 (41) to 4.11 (35).
• November 7 – The Parisian wins the Melbourne Cup.

Births

• January 7 – Mervyn Waite (d. 1985), cricketer
• January 11 – Nora Heysen (d. 2003), artist
• January 21 – Dick Garrard (d. 2003), Olympic wrestler
• February 2 – Jack Pizzey (d. 1968), Premier of Queensland (1968)
• February 16 – Hal Porter (d. 1984), author and playwright
• March 1 – Ian Mudie (d. 1976), poet
• March 12 – Ainslie Roberts (d. 1993), artist
• March 13 – Dorothy Tangney (d. 1985), first female Senator
• March 18 – Deverick John Cronin (d. 1979), Australian rules football player
• April 14 – Reginald Swartz (d. 2006), soldier and politician
• April 22 – Max Dupain (d. 1992), photographer
• April 25 – Leonard Long, artist
• June 4 – Alan Walker (d. 2002), theologian
• June 21 – Chester Wilmot (d. 1954), war correspondent
• July 5 – Haydn Bunton, Sr (d. 1955), Australian Rules footballer (Fitzroy)
• July 7 – Keith Jones, surgeon
• August 27 – Bluey Wilkinson (d. 1940), speedway rider
• September 9 – John Gorton (d. 2002), 19th Prime Minister of Australia (1968–1971)
• September 16 – Wilfred Burchett (d. 1983), journalist and alleged KGB agent
• September 21 – Afferbeck Lauder (Alastair Ardoch Morrison, d. 1998), author of Let's Talk Strine
• September 22 – George Bennett, Australian Rules footballer
• September 29 – Charles Court (d. 2007), Premier of Western Australia (1974–1982)
• October 14 – Marcus Loane, Anglican Archbishop of Sydney and Primate of Australia
• November 1 – Samuel Warren Carey (d. 2002), geologist
• November 8 – Robert Gillman Allen Jackson (d. 1991), United Nations administrator

Deaths

• February 18 – Billy Murdoch (b. 1854), cricketer
• March 4 – William Randell (b. 1824), politician and pioneer
• March 18 – Richard Baker (b. 1842), politician
• May 6 – Thomas Edward Spencer (b. 1845), writer
• July 9 – Douglas Fry (b. 1872), artist
• July 13 – Allan McLean (b. 1840), Premier of Victoria (1899–1900)
• August 16 – Patrick Cardinal Moran (b. 1830), Archbishop of Sydney
• September 13 – James Rutherford (b. 1827), transit pioneer
• September 23 – John Arthur Barry (b. 1850), journalist and writer
• October 5 – William Astley (b. 1854), short story writer ("Price Warung")
• October 6 – Sir John Charles Hoad (b. 1856), soldier
• October 8 – Lee Batchelor (b. 1865), politician

See also

• 1912
• 1910s