1929 in Australia explained
The following lists events that happened during 1929 in Australia.
Incumbents
State premiers
State governors
Events
Arts and literature
See main article: 1929 in Australian literature.
Sport
Births
January - February
- 2 January – Valerie Yule, child psychologist (d. 2021)
- 5 January – Veronica Brady, religious sister and academic (d. 2015)
- 7 January – Robert Juniper, artist (d. 2012)
- 18 January – Eric Robinson, Queensland politician (d. 1981)
- 27 January – Barbara York Main, arachnologist (d. 2019)
- 30 January – Maggie Fitzgibbon, actress and singer (d. 2020)
- 31 January – John Stone, Queensland politician
- 1 February – R. A. Simpson, poet (d. 2002)
- 2 February – Desmond Ford, theologian (d. 2019)
- 7 February – John Sullivan, New South Wales politician
- 8 February – Jack Simpson, Victorian politician (d. 2015)
- 9 February – Clement Meadmore, sculptor (d. 2005)
- 10 February – Sandy McPhie, Queensland politician (d. 2015)
- 16 February
- 26 February – Donald Metcalf, medical researcher (d. 2014)
- 27 February – Jack Gibson, rugby league footballer and coach (d. 2008)
March - April
- 15 March – Barbara McAulay, Olympic diver (d. 2020)
- 18 March – Ted Robertson, Northern Territory politician (d. 1991)
- 19 March – Olive Zakharov, Victorian politician (d. 1995)
- 24 March – Bryant Burns, Queensland politician (d. 2007)
- 28 March
- 31 March – Don Candy, tennis player (d. 2020)
- 2 April – Pat Twomey, Australian rules footballer (Collingwood) (d. 1969)
- 4 April – George Mikell, actor and writer (born in Lithuania) (d. 2020)
- 9 April
- 17 April – Allen Blanchard, Western Australian politician (born in the United Kingdom) (d. 2008)
- 25 April – Don Fish, graphic designer, illustrator, cartoonist, poster designer and writer (d. 2021)
- 29 April
- 30 April
May - June
- 4 May – Ella Stack, doctor and Lord Mayor of Darwin (d. 2023)
- 7 May
- 10 May – Geoffrey Burnstock, neurobiologist (born in the United Kingdom) (d. 2020)
- 11 May – Alan Daly, Australian rules footballer (Melbourne) (d. 2021)
- 13 May – Ivan Lund, fencer (d. 1992)
- 15 May – Kevin Cairns, Queensland politician (d. 1984)
- 17 May – John Davies, Olympic swimmer and judge (d. 2020)
- 24 May – Brian Wenzel, actor (d. 2024)
- 26 May
- 2 June – Ken McGregor, tennis player (d. 2007)
- 3 June – Gordon Simpson, Queensland politician (d. 2017)
- 9 June – Tom McNeil, Western Australian politician and Australian rules footballer (St. Kilda) (born in the United Kingdom) (d. 2020)
- 10 June – Ian Sinclair, 7th Leader of the National Party
- 12 June – Roy Bull, rugby league footballer and coach (d. 2004)
- 13 June – Kevin Harrold, New South Wales politician (d. 2012)
- 14 June – Alan Davidson, cricketer (d. 2021)
- 15 June – Geoffrey Parsons, pianist (d. 1995)
- 17 June – George Brenner, New South Wales politician (born in Hungary) (d. 2021)
- 23 June – Herb Barker, athlete (d. 2006)
- 26 June – June Bronhill, opera singer (d. 2005)
July - August
- 1 July – Jack Storey, Australian rules footballer (Footscray)
- 4 July – Max Olding, pianist (d. 2021)
- 5 July
- 6 July – Russell Middlemiss, Australian rules footballer (Geelong) (d. 2019)
- 8 July – Bruce Gyngell, television executive (d. 2000)
- 12 July
- 14 July – Adam Inglis, Australian rules footballer (Carlton) (d. 2023)
- 17 July – Roger Goldsworthy, 3rd Deputy Premier of South Australia
- 20 July
- 21 July – Jim Bailey, Olympic athlete (d. 2020)
- 25 July – Ron Lord, soccer player
- 27 July – Marc Wilkinson, composer and conductor (born in France) (d. 2022)
- 5 August – Reg Lindsay, country music singer (d. 2008)
- 6 August – Thomas Ahearn, Queensland politician (d. 2021)
- 9 August – John Wheeldon, Western Australian politician (d. 2006)
- 12 August
- 14 August – Derek Fielding, librarian and author (born in the United Kingdom) (d. 2014)
- 16 August – William Copeland, Test cricket umpire (d. 2011)
- 21 August
- 23 August – Peter Thomson, golfer (d. 2018)
- 25 August – Seaman Dan, musician (d. 2020)
- 30 August – Gordon Barton, businessman and political activist (born in the Dutch East Indies) (d. 2005)
September - October
- 2 September
- 3 September – John Vernon, high jumper (d. 2019)
- 4 September – Bruce Murray, Australian rules footballer (South Melbourne) and cricketer (d. 2020)
- 5 September – Margaret Loutit, microbiologist (d. 2020)
- 8 September – Neil Robbins, athlete (d. 2020)
- 15 September
- 21 September – Dick Tooth, rugby union player (d. 2020)
- 25 September – John Rutherford, cricketer (d. 2022)
- 26 September – Brian Oliver, long and triple jumper (d. 2015)
- 27 September
- 1 October – Ken Arthurson, rugby league footballer, coach and administrator
- 2 October
- 6 October – Les Favell, cricketer (d. 1987)
- 8 October – Gracia Baylor, Victorian politician
- 12 October – John Bourchier, Victorian politician (d. 2017)
- 13 October – Kevin Hallett, Olympic swimmer (d. 2021)
- 15 October – John Solomon, rugby union player (d. 2020)
- 17 October – Jack Mundey, New South Wales councillor, trade union leader and environmental activist (d. 2020)
- 20 October – Stroma Buttrose, architect (d. 2020)
- 21 October – Glen Sheil, Queensland politician and tennis player (d. 2008)
- 31 October – Eddie Charlton, snooker and billiards player (d. 2004)
November - December
- 4 November – Jeannette Patrick, Victorian politician (d. 2011)
- 6 November – Ronald Raines, New South Wales politician
- 10 November – Ray Preston, rugby league player (Newtown Jets) (d. 2019)
- 16 November – David Arblaster, New South Wales politician (d. 2006)
- 17 November – Andy Thorpe, model and radio personality (d. 2010)
- 17 November – Alan Cameron, rugby union player (d. 2010)
- 22 November – Keith Rayner, Anglican bishop
- 23 November
- 4 December
- 9 December – Bob Hawke, 23rd Prime Minister of Australia and President of the ACTU (d. 2019)
- 11 December
- 18 December – Bob Jane, racing driver and businessman (d. 2018)
- 21 December – Joyce Evans, photographer (d. 2019)
- 31 December – Doug Anthony, 2nd Deputy Prime Minister of Australia (d. 2020)
Deaths
- 13 January – H. B. Higgins, Victorian politician, lawyer, and High Court justice (b. 1851)
- 16 February – Thomas Kennedy, Victorian politician (b. 1860)
- 20 February – James McColl, Victorian politician (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1844)
- 28 April – May Jordan McConnel, trade unionist and suffragist (died in the United States) (b. 1860)
- 17 May – Edward Harney, Western Australian politician and lawyer (born in Ireland and died in the United Kingdom) (b. 1865)
- 7 June – Alfred Waldron, Australian rules footballer (Carlton) (b. 1857)
- 26 June – Samuel Cooke, Victorian politician (died in the United Kingdom) (b. 1847)
- 14 July – Sir Walter Baldwin Spencer, evolutionary biologist, anthropologist, and ethnologist (born in the United Kingdom and died in Chile) (b. 1860)
- 7 August – Sir Alexander Matheson, 3rd Baronet, Western Australian politician (born and died in the United Kingdom) (d. 1929)
- 25 August – Frederick Burton, cricketer (died in New Zealand) (b. 1865)
- 11 September – Archibald James Campbell, public servant, ornithologist and naturalist (b. 1853)
- 30 October – Franc Falkiner, New South Wales politician and grazier (b. 1867)
- 26 November – Sir John Cockburn, 18th Premier of South Australia (b. 1850)
See also
Notes and References
- News: Unprecedented Floods Take Heavy Toll of Human Life. . . Launceston, Tas. . 6 April 1929 . 13 November 2012 . 11 Edition: DAILY . National Library of Australia.
- News: THE CITY OF FREMANTLE. . . Perth . 2 May 1929 . 13 November 2012 . 20 . National Library of Australia.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article32252667 Archibald Prize—John Longstaff Successful