1927 in Australia

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See also: 1926 in Australia, other events of 1927, 1928 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.

Contents 1 Incumbents 2 Events 3 Science & Technology 4 Arts and literature 5 Film 6 Sport 7 Births 8 Deaths 9 See also

[edit] Incumbents

• Prime Minister - Stanley Bruce
• Governor General - John Baird, 1st Viscount Stonehaven
• Premier of New South Wales - Jack Lang (until October 18) then Thomas Bavin
• Premier of South Australia - Lionel Hill (until April 8) then Richard Layton Butler
• Premier of Queensland - William McCormack
• Premier of Tasmania - Joseph Lyons
• Premier of Western Australia - Philip Collier
• Premier of Victoria - John Allan (until May 20) then Edmond Hogan

[edit] Events

• May 9 - Parliament House in Canberra is officially opened by the Duke of York
• November 3 - The Sydney ferry Greycliffe is cut in half by the liner Tahiti, killing 40 persons
• The Australasian Council of Trade Unions is formed

[edit] Science & Technology

[edit] Arts and literature

• George Washington Lambert wins the Archibald Prize

[edit] Film

[edit] Sport

• Trivalve wins the Melbourne Cup
• South Australia wins the Sheffield Shield

[edit] Births

• June 6 - Alan Seymour, playwright
• June 13 - David Kirkpatrick (Slim Dusty), country and western singer

[edit] Deaths

• October 26 - Squizzy Taylor (b. 1888), gangster

[edit] See also

• 1927
• 1920s