1933 in Australia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| 1933 in Australia | |
| Monarch | George V |
|---|---|
| Governor-General | Isaac Isaacs |
| Prime Minister | Joseph Lyons |
| Population | 6,629,839 |
| Elections | SA, WA |
See also: 1932 in Australia, other events of 1933, 1934 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.
Contents |
[edit] Incumbents
[edit] State Premiers
- Premier of New South Wales – Bertram Stevens
- Premier of Queensland – William Forgan Smith
- Premier of South Australia – Lionel Hill (until February 13), then Robert Richards (until April 18), then Richard L. Butler
- Premier of Tasmania – John McPhee
- Premier of Victoria – Stanley Argyle
- Premier of Western Australia – James Mitchell (until April 24), then Philip Collier
[edit] State Governors
- Governor of New South Wales – Sir Philip Game
- Governor of Queensland – Sir Leslie Orme Wilson
- Governor of South Australia – Sir Alexander Hore-Ruthven
- Governor of Tasmania – Sir Ernest Clark (from August 4)
- Governor of Victoria – none appointed
- Governor of Western Australia – none appointed
[edit] Events
- April 8 – A referendum is held in Western Australia, which is carried 2 to 1 in favour of secession from the Commonwealth of Australia.
- April 26 – The seaplane carrier, HMAS Albatross, is paid off into reserve.
- June 10 – The Australian Women's Weekly is first published.
- June 13 – The Australian Antarctic Territory is established.
- August 28 – The Brisbane newspaper, The Courier-Mail, is first published.
- September 5 – Australia signs a trade agreement with New Zealand.
- September 6 – Windscreen wipers become compulsory on all Australian cars.
- October 13 – The first traffic lights in Sydney become operational at the intersection of Kent and Market Streets.
[edit] Science & Technology
[edit] Arts and literature
- Charles Wheeler wins the Archibald Prize with his portrait of Ambrose Pratt
[edit] Film
- Errol Flynn makes his first film appearance, In the Wake of the Bounty, directed by Charles Chauvel
[edit] Sport
- Hall Mark wins the Melbourne Cup
- New South Wales wins the Sheffield Shield
- England defeats Australia 4-1 in The Ashes series
[edit] Births
- January 23 – Bill Hayden, Governor-General of Australia (1989–1996)
- April 15 – David Martin (d. 1990), Governor of New South Wales (1989–1990)
- August 30 – Keith Payne, soldier
- October 3 – Neale Fraser, tennis player
- October 5 – Diane Cilento, actress
- December 1 – James Wolfensohn, President of the World Bank
- December 5 – Harry Holgate (d. 1997), Premier of Tasmania (1991–1992)
- December 20 – Ted Mack, politician
[edit] Deaths
- January 7 – Bert Hinkler (b. 1892), aviation pioneer
- January 9 – Daphne Akhurst (b. 1903), tennis player
- January 10 – Richard Buzacott (b. 1867), Senator for Western Australia
- January 17 – John Hodges (b. 1855), cricketer
- February 5 – Josiah Thomas (b. 1863), miner and politician
- February 16 – Archie Jackson (b. 1909), cricketer
- March 21 – James Edmond (b. 1859), journalist and editor of The Bulletin
- April 15 – Alfred Stephens (b. 1865), writer and literary critic
- April 20 – William Rooke Creswell (b. 1852), naval officer
- April 30 – Robert Hamilton Russell (b. 1860), surgeon
- June 4 – Herbert Basedow (b. 1881), anthropologist, geologist, politician and explorer
- July 20 – William Lowrie (b. 1857), agricultural educationist
- July 26 – Joseph Cooke Verco (b. 1851), physician and conchologist
- August 10 – Alf Morgans (b. 1850), Premier of Western Australia (1901)
- November 13 – Hugo Vivian Hope Throssell (b. 1884), soldier and Victoria Cross recipient
- November 15 – Affie Jarvis (b. 1860), cricketer
