1934 in Australia
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See also: 1933 in Australia, other events of 1934, 1935 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Prime Minister - Joseph Lyons
- Governor General - Sir 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
[edit] 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 18 - Charles Prince of Morphettville is found guilty of fraud for the "ring in"[1] of Redlock at the Murray Bridge Racing Club on July 28.
- 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
[edit] Science & Technology
[edit] Arts and literature
- Henry Hanke wins the Archibald Prize with his self portrait
[edit] Film
- Strike Me Lucky, starring Roy Rene and directed by Ken G. Hall, is released
[edit] Sport
- Peter Pan wins the Melbourne Cup
- Victoria wins the Sheffield Shield
- Australia defeats England 2-1 in The Ashes series, held in England
[edit] 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
[edit] 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
