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Australia at the 1930 British Empire Games was represented by a handful of athletes and abbreviated AUS.

Australia was one of only eleven countries to be represented at these inaugural Games.

At these first Games, Australia won only eight medals against England 's 61.


MEDALS



Gold

  • Henry "Bobby" Robert Pearce - Men's Singles Sculls

  • Noel Phillip Ryan - Men's 1500 Yards Freestyle - 18 min 55.4 s

  • Noel Phillip Ryan - Men's 440 Yards Freestyle - 5 min 3.0 s



Silver

  • William "Tickle" Miller Whyte - 4 min 17.0 s

  • Alex "Alex" John Hillhouse - Men's 2 Mile Steeplechase

  • Alex "Alex" John Hillhouse - Men's 3 Mile Run - 14 min 27.6 s

  • Dudley C. Gallagher - Men's Middleweight Division (75kg)



Bronze

  • George Augustus Golding - Men's 440 Yard Run/Quarter Mile - 49.6 s (in heat)



1930 AUSTRALIAN TEAM & RESULTS


Athletics

Men's 440 Yard Run/Quarter Mile
  • George Augustus Golding - Bronze, 49.6 s (in heat)

  • Herbert Alexander Bascombe - 6th, 49.4 s (in heat)


Men's 880 Yard Run/Half Mile
  • Herbert Alexander Bascombe - 5th in Heat 1

  • George Augustus Golding - Did Not Finish


Men's 1 Mile Run
  • William "Tickle" Miller Whyte - Silver, 4 min 17.0 s

  • Russell McDougall - 7th


Men's 2 Mile Steeplechase
  • Alex John Hillhouse - Silver


Men's 3 Mile Run
  • Alex John Hillhouse - Silver, 14 min 27.6 s


Men's 6 Mile Run
  • Alex John Hillhouse - Did Not Start


Men's 4 x 110 Yard Relay
  • Australia - Did Not Start



Boxing

Men's Middleweight Division (75kg)
  • Dudley C. Gallagher - Silver



Rowing

Men's Singles Sculls
  • Robert Pearce - Gold



Swimming

Men's 100 Yards Backstroke
  • (Ivan) William Cameron - 4th


Men's 100 Yards Freestyle
  • (Ivan) William Cameron - 4th


Men's 1500 Yards Freestyle
  • Noel Phillip Ryan - Gold, 18 min 55.4 s


Men's 440 Yards Freestyle
  • Noel Phillip Ryan - Gold, 4 min 39.8 s



OFFICIALS

  • Honorary Manager Weir - Richard Hugh (VIC)

  • Honorary Coach-Trainer - Harvey Howard Fargher (VIC)



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