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INCUMBENTS

Prime Minister - James Scullin

Governor General - John Baird, 1st Viscount Stonehaven (til January 21) then Isaac Isaacs

Premier Of New South Wales - Jack Lang

Premier Of South Australia - Lionel Hill

Premier Of Queensland - Arthur Edward Moore

Premier Of Tasmania - John McPhee

Premier Of Western Australia - James Mitchell

Premier Of Victoria - Edmond Hogan

EVENTS

January 21 - Isaac Isaacs becomes the first Australian born Governor General

February - The New Guard is formed

March 10 - The first Apex Club is formed in Geelong, Victoria

March 21 - The ANA aircraft ''Southern Cloud'', carrying 8 persons, disappears on a flight between Sydney and Melbourne . The wreckage is not located until 1958

''Holden's Motor Body Builders'' is purchased by General Motors , and is renamed General Motors–Holden's Ltd

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

ARTS AND LITERATURE

John Longstaff wins the Archibald Prize with his portrait of Sir John Sulman

FILM

SPORT

''White Nose'' wins the Melbourne Cup

Victoria wins the Sheffield Shield

BIRTHS

March 11 - Rupert Murdoch , businessman

April 26 - John Cain , Premier of Victoria

November 21 - Malcolm Williamson (d. 2003 ), composer

DEATHS

February 23 - Nellie Melba (b. 1861 ), opera singer

September 14 - Tom Roberts (b. 1856 , artist

SEE ALSO

1931

1930s