1933 in Australia
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See also: 1932 in Australia, other events of 1933, 1934 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Prime Minister - Joseph Lyons
- Governor General - Isaac Isaacs
- Premier of New South Wales - Bertram Stevens
- Premier of South Australia - Lionel Hill (til February 13), Robert Richards (til April 18]]), then 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 - James Mitchell (til April 24), then Philip Collier
- Premier of Victoria - Stanley Argyle
[edit] Events
- April 26 - The seaplane carrier, HMAS Albatross, is paid off into reserve
- June 10 - The Australian Women's Weekly is first published
- June 13 - The Australian Antarctic Territory is established
- August 28 - The Brisbane newspaper, The Courier-Mail, first appears
- October 13 - The first traffic lights in Sydney become operational at the intersection of Kent and Market Streets
[edit] Science & Technology
[edit] Arts and literature
- Charles Wheeler wins the Archibald Prize with his portrait of Ambrose Pratt
[edit] Film
- Errol Flynn makes his first film appearance, In the Wake of the Bounty, directed by Charles Chauvel
[edit] Sport
- Hall Mark wins the Melbourne Cup
- New South Wales wins the Sheffield Shield
- England defeats Australia 4-1 in The Ashes series
[edit] Births
- January 23 - Bill Hayden, 21st Governor General of Australia
- April 15 - David Martin (d. 1990), Governor of New South Wales
- August 30 - Keith Payne, soldier
- October 3 - Neale Fraser, tennis player
- October 5 - Diane Cilento, actress
- December 1 - James Wolfensohn, President of the World Bank
- December 5 - Harry Holgate (d. 1997), Premier of Tasmania
- December 20 - Ted Mack, politician
[edit] Deaths
- January 7 – Bert Hinkler (b. 1892), aviation pioneer
- January 9 – Daphne Akhurst (b. 1903), tennis player
- August 10 – Alf Morgans (b. 1850), Premier of Western Australia
