1936 in Australia
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See also: 1935 in Australia, other events of 1936, 1937 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Prime Minister - Joseph Lyons
- Governor General - Isaac Isaacs (until January 23) then Alexander Hore-Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie
- Premier of New South Wales - Bertram Stevens
- Premier of South Australia - Richard L. Butler
- Premier of Queensland - William Forgan Smith
- Premier of Tasmania - Albert Ogilvie
- Premier of Western Australia - Philip Collier (until August 20), then John Willcock
- Premier of Victoria - Albert Dunstan
[edit] Events
- February 1 - Special patrol officers are appointed to safeguard Aboriginal welfare in the Northern Territory.
- March 12 - Western Australia makes voting compulsory in state elections
- July 8 - The Federal Government announces an increase in military training strength, in response to the rise of fascism in Europe.
- December 16 - A Brisbane to Adelaide air race is held to commemorate South Australia's centenary. Ivy May Pearce makes national headlines as the youngest entrant who recorded the fastest time of any woman pilot, heavily handicapped and just two seconds behind the eventual winner. In this race she even beat Reg Ansett, founder of Ansett Airlines. Ivy went on to win many air races.
[edit] Births
- January 23 - Brian Howe, politician
- February 27 - Ron Barassi, Australian rules football player and coach
- June 16 - Charles Perkins (d. 2000), Aboriginal activist
- June 29 - Edward Koiki Mabo (d.1992) (indigenous land rights campaigner)
[edit] Deaths
- January 15 - Henry Forster (b. 1866), Governor General of Australia
- February 22 - John Allan (b. 1866), Premier of Victoria
- March 23 - Oscar Asche, actor, writer and producer, aged 65
- September 7 - the death of the last Tasmanian Tiger in captivity in 1936 in Hobart
