1935 in Australia

The following lists events that happened during 1935 in Australia.

Incumbents

• Monarch – George V
• Governor-General – Sir Isaac Isaacs
• Prime Minister – Joseph Lyons
• Chief Justice – Frank Gavan Duffy (until 1 October) then Sir John Latham

State Premiers

• Premier of New South Wales – Bertram Stevens
• Premier of Queensland – William Forgan Smith
• Premier of South Australia – Richard L. Butler
• Premier of Tasmania – Albert Ogilvie
• Premier of Victoria – Sir Stanley Argyle (until 2 April), then Albert Dunstan
• Premier of Western Australia – Philip Collier

State Governors

• Governor of New South Wales – Sir Philip Game (until 15 January), then Alexander Hore-Ruthven, 1st Baron Gowrie (from 21 February)
• Governor of Queensland – Sir Leslie Orme Wilson
• Governor of South Australia – Sir Winston Dugan
• Governor of Tasmania – Sir Ernest Clark
• Governor of Victoria – William Vanneck, 5th Baron Huntingfield
• Governor of Western Australia – none appointed

Events

• 26 February – Qantas Empire Airways makes its first scheduled international flight, when a De Havilland Express departs Darwin bound for Singapore.
• 2 March – A general election is held in Victoria. The UAP-Country Party coalition wins a comfortable majority.
• 29 March – 141 people drown when a cyclone strikes the pearling fleet off the coast of Broome, Western Australia.
• 2 April – Stanley Argyle stands down as Premier of Victoria after the Country Party dissolves their coalition with the UAP. He is succeeded by Country Party leader Albert Dunstan.
• 1 July – The Australian Associated Press (AAP) news agency is established.
• 2 October – John Curtin replaces James Scullin as leader of the Australian Labor Party.
• 4 October – Luna Park in Sydney is officially opened.
• 14 October – The Hornibrook Bridge, connecting Redcliffe and Sandgate in Queensland, is officially opened.
• 31 December – The cane toad is introduced to Queensland.

Arts and literature

• John Longstaff wins the Archibald Prize with his portrait of Banjo Paterson
• Olive Cotton takes the photograph Teacup Ballet
• Scottish painter Ian Fairweather moves to Melbourne and is soon noticed by local artists as a significant painter.

Sport

• 15 February – Cricket: Victoria wins the Sheffield Shield.
• 11 May – Rugby league: St. George beats Canterbury 91 points to 6 for the highest score and biggest win in NRL history.
• 14 September – Rugby league: The 1935 NSWRFL season culminates in Eastern Suburbs' 19–3 victory over South Sydney in the premiership final. University finish in last place, claiming the wooden spoon.
• 5 October – Australian rules football: Collingwood 11.12 (78) beats South Melbourne 7.16 (58) for its tenth premiership. Bob Pratt missed the game due to a car accident.
• 5 November – Horse racing: Marabou wins the Melbourne Cup.

Births

• 3 January – Geof Motley, Australian rules footballer and coach (d. 2023)
• 6 January – Ian Meckiff, cricketer
• 9 January – Brian Harradine, politician (d. 2014)
• 19 January – Johnny O'Keefe, entertainer (d. 1978)
• 3 February – Doreen Kartinyeri, Ngarrindjeri elder and historian (d. 2007)
• 18 February – Lance Oswald, Australian rules footballer (d. 2019)
• 3 March – Mal Anderson, tennis player
• 5 March – Philip K. Chapman, astronaut (d. 2021)
• 12 March – Keith Slater, sportsman (d. 2025)
• 20 March – Jeffrey Miles, judge (d. 2019)
• 30 March – John Thornett, rugby union player (d. 2019)
• 7 April – Mervyn Crossman, field hockey player (d. 2017)
• 10 April – Peter Hollingworth, Bishop and Governor General of Australia
• 14 April – Barbara Frawley, actress (d. 2004)
• 12 May – Leneen Forde, Governor of Queensland
• 15 May – Bill Peach, journalist (d. 2013)
• 26 June – Edwin Hodgeman, actor
• 30 June – Ken Turner, Australian rules footballer (d. 2022)
• 2 July – Philip Flood, diplomat and public servant
• 4 July – Alan Preen, Australian rules footballer (d. 2016)
• 7 July – John Kingston, politician (d. 2024)
• 9 July – Kevin Parks, Australian rules footballer
• 10 July – Wilson Tuckey, politician
• 30 July – Bruce Reid, politician (d. 2020)
• 2 August – Sir Llew Edwards, 23rd Deputy Premier of Queensland (d. 2021)
• 6 August – Geoff Harvey, musician and television personality (d. 2019)
• 8 August – John Laws, radio personality (d. 2025)
• 18 September – Geoff Case, football player (d. 2018)
• 28 September
• Eddie Lumsden, rugby league footballer (d. 2019)
• Bruce Crampton, golfer
• 7 October – Thomas Keneally, writer
• 4 November – Barry Crocker, entertainer
• 28 November – Randolph Stow, writer (d. 2010)
• 2 December – John Spender, politician and barrister (d. 2022)
• 10 December – Steve Condous, politician (d. 2018)
• 13 December – Arthur Summons, rugby footballer (d. 2020)
• 27 December – Raymond Apple, rabbi (d. 2024)
• 28 December – Eileen Massey, cricketer (d. 2019)

Deaths

• 9 January – Alexander Poynton, South Australian politician (b. 1853)
• 8 April – David Watkins, New South Wales politician (b. 1865)
• 2 September – Sir Sidney Kidman, pastoralist and entrepreneur (b. 1857)
• 22 September – Sir Elliott Lewis, 19th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1858)
• 25 September – Tom Richards, rugby union player and military officer (b. 1882)
• 8 November – Charles Kingsford Smith, aviator (died in the Andaman Sea) (b. 1897)
• 20 December – Martin O'Meara, Irish-born soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1882)

See also

• List of Australian films of the 1930s

References