1929 in Australia

Infobox Australian year
year = 1929
monarch = George V
governor-general = John Baird
pm =Stanley Bruce, then James Scullin
population = 6,393,883
australian =
elections =Federal, Victoria, Queensland"See also:"
1928 in Australia,
other events of 1929,
1930 in Australia and the
Timeline of Australian history.

Incumbents

*Monarch – King George V
*Governor-General – John Baird, Baronet of Stonehaven
*Prime Minister – Stanley Bruce (until October 12), then James Scullin

tate premiers

*Premier of New South Wales – Thomas Bavin
*Premier of Queensland – William McCormack (until 21 May), then Arthur Edward Moore
*Premier of South Australia – Richard Layton Butler
*Premier of Tasmania – John McPhee
*Premier of Victoria – William Murray McPherson (until December 12), then Edmond Hogan
*Premier of Western Australia – Philip Collier

tate governors

*Governor of New South Wales – Sir Dudley de Chair
*Governor of Queensland – Sir John Goodwin
*Governor of South Australia – Sir Alexander Hore-Ruthven
*Governor of Tasmania – Sir James O'Grady
*Governor of Victoria – Arthur Somers-Cocks, 6th Baron Somers
*Governor of Western Australia – Sir William Campion

Events

* April 4 – A dam on the Cascade River in Tasmania collapses. The subsequent torrent floods the town of Derby, killing fourteen people.
* June 3 – Fremantle, Western Australia is proclaimed a city.
* October 12 – A federal election is held. James Scullin leads the Australian Labor Party to victory over the incumbent government of Stanley Bruce. Bruce becomes the first Prime Minister to lose his seat in an election.
* November 30 – A state election is held in Victoria.
* December 12 – Premier of Victoria William Murray McPherson refuses to resign after the election, but is defeated by a no confidence motion in the first meeting of parliament. He retires, with Edmond Hogan assuming the premiership.
* December 16 – Rothbury Riot in which police shoot at locked out miners, killing Norman Brown.

cience & Technology

Arts and literature

* John Longstaff wins the Archibald Prize with his portrait of William Holman

Film

port

* January 3 – Don Bradman makes 112 for Australia v England in the third Test match at Melbourne, his first Test Century.
* November 5 – "Nightmarch" wins the Melbourne Cup.
* New South Wales wins the Sheffield Shield
* England defeats Australia 4-1 in The Ashes series

Births

*January 7 – Robert Juniper, artist
*January 31 – John Stone, politician
*February 1 – R. A. Simpson, poet (d. 2002)
*February 7 – John Sullivan, politician
*February 16 – Peter Porter, poet
*April 29 – Peter Sculthorpe, composer
*May 7 – Len Fitzgerald, Australian rules footballer
*May 15 – Kevin Cairns, politician (d. 1984)
*May 24 – Brian Wenzel, actor
*May 26 – Ernie Carroll, television personality
*June 10 – Ian Sinclair, politician and former leader of the National Party
*June 23 – Herb Barker, athlete (d. 2006)
*June 26 – June Bronhill, opera singer (d. 2005)
*July 5 – Jimmy Carruthers, boxer (d. 1990)
*July 8 – Bruce Gyngell, television executive (d. 2000)
*July 20 – David Tonkin, Premier of South Australia (1979–1982)
*August 5 – Reg Lindsay, country music singer (d. 2008)
*August 9 – John Wheeldon, politician
*August 23 – Peter Thomson, golfer
*August 25 – Ron Lord, soccer player
*September 25 – Jack Rutherford, cricketer
*October 31 – Eddie Charlton, snooker and billiards player (d. 2004)
*November 15 – Eric Robinson, politician
*December 9 – Bob Hawke, trade union leader and Prime Minister of Australia (1983–1991)
*December 31 – Doug Anthony, politician

Deaths

* July 14 - Walter Baldwin Spencer (b. 1860), anthropologist
* November 26 - John Cockburn (b. 1850), Premier of South Australia

ee also

*1929
*1920s