1934_in_australia

See also: 1933 in Australia, other events of 1934, 1935 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.

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

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

Science & Technology

Arts and literature

• Henry Hanke wins the Archibald Prize with his self portrait

Film

• Strike Me Lucky, starring Roy Rene and directed by Ken G. Hall, is released

Sport

• Peter Pan wins the Melbourne Cup
• Victoria wins the Sheffield Shield
• Australia defeats England 2-1 in The Ashes series, held in England

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

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

See also

• 1934
• 1930s

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