1931 in Australia

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See also: 1930 in Australia, other events of 1931, 1932 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 - James Scullin
• Governor General - John Baird, 1st Viscount Stonehaven (til January 21) then Isaac Isaacs
• Premier of New South Wales - Jack Lang
• Premier of South Australia - Lionel Hill
• Premier of Queensland - Arthur Edward Moore
• Premier of Tasmania - John McPhee
• Premier of Western Australia - James Mitchell
• Premier of Victoria - Edmond Hogan

[edit] Events

• January 21 - Isaac Isaacs becomes the first Australian born Governor General
• February - The New Guard is formed
• March 10 - The first Apex Club is formed in Geelong, Victoria
• March 21 - The Australian National Airways aircraft Southern Cloud, carrying 8 persons, disappears on a flight between Sydney and Melbourne. The wreckage is not located until 1958
• Holden's Motor Body Builders is purchased by General Motors, and is renamed General Motors–Holden's Ltd

[edit] Science & Technology

[edit] Arts and literature

• John Longstaff wins the Archibald Prize with his portrait of Sir John Sulman

[edit] Film

[edit] Sport

• White Nose wins the Melbourne Cup
• Victoria wins the Sheffield Shield

[edit] Births

• March 11 - Rupert Murdoch, businessman
• April 26 - John Cain, Premier of Victoria
• November 21 - Malcolm Williamson (d.2003), composer

[edit] Deaths

• February 23 - Nellie Melba (b.1861), opera singer
• September 14 - Tom Roberts (b.1856, artist

[edit] See also

• 1931
• 1930s