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INCUMBENTS

Prime Minister - Joseph Lyons

Governor General - Isaac Isaacs

Premier Of New South Wales - Bertram Stevens

Premier Of South Australia - Richard L. Butler

Premier Of Queensland - William Forgan Smith

Premier Of Tasmania - John McPhee (til March 15]], Walter Lee (til June 22]], then Albert Ogilvie

Premier Of Western Australia - Philip Collier

Premier Of Victoria - Stanley Argyle

EVENTS

January 18 - Qantas and Imperial Airways join forces and establish ''Qantas Empire Airways''

March 12 - An intense Cyclone crosses the Queensland coast near Innisfail . 75 people were confirmed dead

September 1 - Body of the Pyjama Girl found in Albury, New South Wales

October 3 - Qantas De Havilland DH50 ''Atalanta'', registration VH-UHE, crashes near Winton, Queensland , killing the pilot and 2 passengers

October 24 - C.W.A Scott and Tom Campbell Black cross the finishing line and win the MacRobertson Air Race , flying from London to Melbourne in an elapsed time of 71 hours

November 11 - The Shrine Of Remembrance in Melbourne is dedicated

November 15 - Qantas De Havilland DH86 crashes after departing from Longreach Airport during its delivery flight

The first Ute is produced by Ford in Geelong

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

ARTS AND LITERATURE

Henry Hanke wins the Archibald Prize with his self portrait

FILM

''Strike Me Lucky'', starring Roy Rene and directed by Ken G. Hall , is released

SPORT

''Peter Pan'' wins the Melbourne Cup

Victoria wins the Sheffield Shield

Australia defeats England 2-1 in The Ashes series, held in England

BIRTHS

February 15 - Graham Kennedy (d.2005), entertainer

February 17 - Barry Humphries , entertainer

March 20 - David Malouf , writer

April 16 - Barrie Unsworth , Premier of New South Wales

May 1 - John Meillon (d. 1989), actor

November 2 - Ken Rosewall , tennis player

DEATHS

March 29 - Josiah Symon (b. 1846), Attorney-General of Australia

March 30 - Ronald Munro-Ferguson, 1st Viscount Novar (b. 1860), Governor General of Australia

June 6 - William Holman (b. 1871), Premier of New South Wales

August 28 - T. W. Edgeworth David (b. 1858), scientist

September 5 - Sidney Myer (b. 1878), businessman

SEE ALSO

1934

1930s