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INCUMBENTS

Prime Minister - James Scullin (til January 6) then Joseph Lyons

Governor General - Isaac Isaacs

Premier Of New South Wales - Jack Lang (til May 13) then Bertram Stevens

Premier Of South Australia - Lionel Hill

Premier Of Queensland - Arthur Edward Moore (til June 17) then William Forgan Smith

Premier Of Tasmania - John McPhee

Premier Of Western Australia - James Mitchell

Premier Of Victoria - Edmond Hogan (til May 19) then Stanley Argyle

EVENTS

March 19 - Sydney Harbour Bridge is opened

March 30 - The ''Grey Street Bridge'', later renamed the William Jolly Bridge , is opened in Brisbane

April 5 - Racehorse Phar Lap dies

May 13 - Premier of New South Wales, Jack Lang , is dismissed by the Governor, Sir Philip Game

July 1 - The Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC) is established

November 23 - The statue of ''The Dog on the Tuckerbox'' is unveiled at Gundagai, New South Wales by Prime Minister Joseph Lyons

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

ARTS AND LITERATURE

Ernest Buckmaster wins the Archibald Prize with his portrait of Sir William Irvine

FILM

SPORT

''Peter Pan'' wins the Melbourne Cup

New South Wales wins the Sheffield Shield

Australia defeats South Africa 5-0 in the cricket test series, played in Australia

Bodyline is first introduced into cricket

The Australian Olympic team wins 3 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles

BIRTHS

DEATHS

March 1 - George Chaffey (b. 1848 ), irrigation pioneer

April 27 - Sir Adrian Knox (b. 1863 ), Chief Justice of the High Court

June 17 - John Quick (b. 1852 ), politician and author

SEE ALSO

1932

1930s