1935 in Australia

1935 in Australia
Monarchy	George V
Governor-General	Isaac Isaacs
Prime minister	Joseph Lyons
Population	6,726,258
Elections	NSW, QLD, VIC

Decades:	1910s; 1920s; 1930s; 1940s; 1950s;
See also:	Other events of 1935; Timeline of Australian history;

The following lists events that happened during 1935 in Australia.

Incumbents

Joseph Lyons

Monarch – King 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

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

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

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

Years in Australia (1788–present)
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1935 in Oceania
Sovereign states	Australia Federated States of Micronesia Fiji Kiribati Marshall Islands Nauru New Zealand Palau Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu
Associated states of New Zealand	Cook Islands Niue