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1935 in Australia

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Monarchy
  
George V

Prime minister
  
Joseph Lyons

Elections
  
NSW, QLD, VIC

Governor-General
  
Isaac Isaacs

Population
  
6,726,258

See also: 1934 in Australia, other events of 1935, 1936 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.

Contents

Incumbents

  • Monarch – King George V
  • Governor-General – Sir Isaac Isaacs
  • Prime Minister – Joseph Lyons

    • State Premiers

  • Premier of New South Wales – Bertram Stevens
  • Premier of Queensland – William Forgan Smith
  • Premier of South Australia – Richard L. Butler
  • Premier of Tasmania – Albert Ogilvie
  • Premier of Victoria – Sir Stanley Argyle (until 2 April), then Albert Dunstan
  • Premier of Western Australia – Philip Collier

    • State Governors

  • Governor of New South Wales – Sir Philip Game (until 15 January), then Alexander Hore-Ruthven, 1st Baron Gowrie (from 21 February)
  • Governor of Queensland – Sir Leslie Orme Wilson
  • Governor of South Australia – Sir Winston Dugan
  • Governor of Tasmania – Sir Ernest Clark
  • Governor of Victoria – William Vanneck, 5th Baron Huntingfield
  • Governor of Western Australia – none appointed

    • Events

  • 26 February – Qantas Empire Airways makes its first scheduled international flight, when a De Havilland Express departs Darwin bound for Singapore.
  • 2 March – A general election is held in Victoria. The UAP-Country Party coalition wins a comfortable majority.
  • 29 March – 141 people drown when a cyclone strikes the pearling fleet off the coast of Broome, Western Australia.
  • 2 April – Stanley Argyle stands down as Premier of Victoria after the Country Party dissolves their coalition with the UAP. He is succeeded by Country Party leader Albert Dunstan.
  • 1 July – The Australian Associated Press (AAP) news agency is established.
  • 2 October – John Curtin replaces James Scullin as leader of the Australian Labor Party.
  • 4 October – Luna Park in Sydney is officially opened.
  • 14 October – The Hornibrook Bridge, connecting Redcliffe and Sandgate in Queensland, is officially opened.
  • 31 December – The Cane Toad is introduced to Queensland.

    • Arts and literature

  • John Longstaff wins the Archibald Prize with his portrait of Banjo Paterson
  • Olive Cotton takes the photograph Teacup Ballet
  • Scottish painter Ian Fairweather moves to Melbourne and is soon noticed by local artists as a significant painter.

    • Sport

  • 15 February – Cricket: Victoria wins the Sheffield Shield.
  • 11 May – Rugby league: St. George beats Canterbury 91 points to 6 for the highest score and biggest win in NRL history.
  • 14 September – Rugby league: The 1935 NSWRFL season culminates in Eastern Suburbs' victory over South Sydney in the premiership final
  • 5 October – Australian rules football: Collingwood 11.12 (78) beats South Melbourne 7.16 (58) for its tenth premiership. Bob Pratt missed the game due to a car accident.
  • 5 November – Horse racing: Marabou wins the Melbourne Cup.

    • Births

  • 9 January – Brian Harradine, politician
  • 19 January – Johnny O'Keefe (died 1978), entertainer
  • 3 March – Malcolm Anderson, tennis player
  • 5 March – Philip K. Chapman, astronaut
  • 7 April – Mervyn Crossman, field hockey player
  • 10 April – Peter Hollingworth, Bishop and Governor General of Australia
  • 12 May – Leneen Forde, Governor of Queensland
  • 15 May – Bill Peach, journalist
  • 2 August – Llewellyn Edwards, politician
  • 8 August – John Laws, radio personality
  • 28 September
  • Eddie Lumsden, rugby league footballer
  • Bruce Crampton, golfer
  • 7 October – Thomas Keneally, writer
  • 4 November – Barry Crocker, entertainer
  • 28 November – Randolph Stow, writer
  • 13 December – Arthur Summons, rugby footballer

    • Deaths

  • 8 April – David Watkins (born 1865), Newcastle politician and member of the First Parliament
  • 2 September – Sir Sidney Kidman (born 1857), pastoralist
  • 22 September – Elliott Lewis (born 1858), Premier of Tasmania
  • 25 September – Tom Richards (53), rugby union player (born 1882)
  • 8 November – Charles Kingsford Smith (born 1897), aviator

    • References

    1935 in Australia Wikipedia
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