Chinese population of Cairns is approximately 18%. Chinese become established as market gardeners, developing the banana industry.
Western Australian Parliament passes legislation restricting Chinese immigration and excluding Chinese from the newly discovered goldfields in the Kimberley.
The Bulletin in Sydney launches a full-scale campaign against Chinese immigration.
Assisted immigration to New South Wales ceases.
Victorian Board for the Protection of Aborigines is empowered to apprentice Aboriginal children when they reach 13. Children require permission to visit their families on the stations.
Western Australian Aborigines Protection Board is established.
