1935 in Australia

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The following lists events that happened during 1935 in Australia.

1935 in Australia
MonarchyGeorge V
Governor-GeneralIsaac Isaacs
Prime ministerJoseph Lyons
Population6,726,258
ElectionsNSW, QLD, VIC

Incumbents[]

Joseph Lyons
  • Monarch – George V
  • Governor-General – Sir Isaac Isaacs
  • Prime Minister – Joseph Lyons
  • Chief Justice – Frank Gavan Duffy (until 1 October) then Sir John Latham

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.[1]
  • 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[]

Main article: 1935 in Australian 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' 19–3 victory over South Sydney in the premiership final. University finish in last place, claiming the wooden spoon.
  • 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[]

  • 6 January – Ian Meckiff, cricketer
  • 9 January – Brian Harradine, politician (d. 2014)
  • 19 January – Johnny O'Keefe, entertainer (d. 1978)
  • 3 February – Doreen Kartinyeri, Ngarrindjeri elder and historian (d. 2007)
  • 18 February – Lance Oswald, Australian rules footballer (d. 2019)
  • 3 March – Mal Anderson, tennis player
  • 5 March – Philip K. Chapman, astronaut
  • 20 March – Jeffrey Miles, judge (d. 2019)
  • 30 March – John Thornett, rugby union player (d. 2019)
  • 7 April – Mervyn Crossman, field hockey player (d. 2017)
  • 10 April – Peter Hollingworth, Bishop and Governor General of Australia
  • 12 May – Leneen Forde, Governor of Queensland
  • 15 May – Bill Peach, journalist (d. 2013)
  • 26 June – Edwin Hodgeman, actor
  • 30 June – Ken Turner, Australian rules footballer
  • 2 July – Philip Flood, diplomat and public servant
  • 4 July – Alan Preen, Australian rules footballer (d. 2016)
  • 7 July – John Kingston, politician
  • 9 July – Kevin Parks, Australian rules footballer
  • 10 July – Wilson Tuckey, politician
  • 30 July – Bruce Reid, politician (d. 2020)
  • 2 August – Llewellyn Edwards, politician
  • 6 August – Geoff Harvey, musician and television personality (d. 2019)
  • 8 August – John Laws, radio personality
  • 18 September – Geoff Case, football player (d. 2018)
  • 28 September
    • Eddie Lumsden, rugby league footballer (d. 2019)
    • Bruce Crampton, golfer
  • 7 October – Thomas Keneally, writer
  • 4 November – Barry Crocker, entertainer
  • 28 November – Randolph Stow, writer (d. 2010)
  • 10 December – Steve Condous, politician (d. 2018)
  • 13 December – Arthur Summons, rugby footballer (d. 2020)
  • 28 December – Eileen Massey, cricketer (d. 2019)

Deaths[]

  • 8 April – David Watkins, New South Wales politician (b. 1865)
  • 2 September – Sir Sidney Kidman, pastoralist and entrepreneur (b. 1857)
  • 22 September – Sir Elliott Lewis, 19th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1858)
  • 25 September – Tom Richards, rugby union player and military officer (b. 1882)
  • 8 November – Charles Kingsford Smith, aviator (died in the Andaman Sea) (b. 1897)

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Parliament of Victoria, Assembly election". elections.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
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