1928 in Australia
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See also: 1927 in Australia, other events of 1928, 1929 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Prime Minister - Stanley Bruce
- Governor General - John Baird
- Premier of New South Wales - Thomas Bavin
- Premier of South Australia - Richard Layton Butler
- Premier of Queensland - William McCormack
- Premier of Tasmania - Joseph Lyons (until June 15), then John McPhee
- Premier of Western Australia - Philip Collier
- Premier of Victoria - Edmond Hogan (until November 22), then William McPherson
[edit] Events
- February 22 - Bert Hinkler arrives in Darwin, Northern Territory after flying solo from London on February 7, and then, later, he arrives in his hometown of Bundaberg, Queensland on February 27.
- May 17 - The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia makes its first official flight from Cloncurry to Julia Creek
- June 8 - Charles Kingsford Smith and his crew arrive in Brisbane, Queensland, after completing the first flight across the Pacific Ocean in the "Southern Cross" after leaving the United States on May 31.
- December 20 - Hubert Wilkins makes the first flight over Antarctica in his Lockheed Vega San Francisco
- The first Speedos are produced
[edit] Science & Technology
[edit] Arts and literature
- John Longstaff wins the Archibald Prize with his portrait of Dr Alexander Leeper
- Arthur Streeton wins the Wynne Prize with his landscape Afternoon Light, Goulburn Valley
[edit] Film
- December 29 - The Jazz Singer becomes the first sound film screened in Australia. It premieres at the Lyceum Theatre in Sydney [1]
[edit] Sport
- Statesman wins the Melbourne Cup
- Victoria wins the Sheffield Shield
- Bobby Pearce wins Australia's only gold medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics. He won the men's 200m sculls
- The first Australian Grand Prix is held at Phillip Island
[edit] Births
- May 30 - Pro Hart, artist
- July 18 - Russell Mockridge (d. 1958), cyclist
- August 8 - Don Burrows, musician
- August 12 - Charles Blackman, painter
- November 28 - Steele Hall, Premier of South Australia
- December 27 - Phillip Bennett, Governor of Tasmania
[edit] Deaths
- February 9 - William Gillies (b. 1868), Premier of Queensland
- October 22 - Andrew Fisher (b. 1862), Prime Minister of Australia
