# 1935 in Australia

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The following lists events that happened during 1935 in Australia.

## Incumbents

* Monarch – George V
* Governor-General – Sir Isaac Isaacs
* Prime Minister – Joseph Lyons
* Chief Justice – Frank Gavan Duffy (until 1 October) then Sir John Latham

### State Premiers

* Premier of New South Wales – Bertram Stevens
* Premier of Queensland – William Forgan Smith
* Premier of South Australia – Richard L. Butler
* Premier of Tasmania – Albert Ogilvie
* Premier of Victoria – Sir Stanley Argyle (until 2 April), then Albert Dunstan
* Premier of Western Australia – Philip Collier

### State Governors

* Governor of New South Wales – Sir Philip Game (until 15 January), then Alexander Hore-Ruthven, 1st Baron Gowrie (from 21 February)
* Governor of Queensland – Sir Leslie Orme Wilson
* Governor of South Australia – Sir Winston Dugan
* Governor of Tasmania – Sir Ernest Clark
* Governor of Victoria – William Vanneck, 5th Baron Huntingfield
* Governor of Western Australia – none appointed

## Events

* 26 February – Qantas Empire Airways makes its first scheduled international flight, when a De Havilland Express departs Darwin bound for Singapore.
* 2 March – A general election is held in Victoria. The UAP-Country Party coalition wins a comfortable majority.
* 29 March – 141 people drown when a cyclone strikes the pearling fleet off the coast of Broome, Western Australia.
* 2 April – Stanley Argyle stands down as Premier of Victoria after the Country Party dissolves their coalition with the UAP. He is succeeded by Country Party leader Albert Dunstan.
* 1 July – The Australian Associated Press (AAP) news agency is established.
* 2 October – John Curtin replaces James Scullin as leader of the Australian Labor Party.
* 4 October – Luna Park in Sydney is officially opened.
* 14 October – The Hornibrook Bridge, connecting Redcliffe and Sandgate in Queensland, is officially opened.
* 31 December – The cane toad is introduced to Queensland.

## Arts and literature

* John Longstaff wins the Archibald Prize with his portrait of Banjo Paterson
* Olive Cotton takes the photograph Teacup Ballet
* Scottish painter Ian Fairweather moves to Melbourne and is soon noticed by local artists as a significant painter.

## Sport

* 15 February – Cricket: Victoria wins the Sheffield Shield.
* 11 May – Rugby league: St. George beats Canterbury 91 points to 6 for the highest score and biggest win in NRL history.
* 14 September – Rugby league: The 1935 NSWRFL season culminates in Eastern Suburbs' 19–3 victory over South Sydney in the premiership final. University finish in last place, claiming the wooden spoon.
* 5 October – Australian rules football: Collingwood 11.12 (78) beats South Melbourne 7.16 (58) for its tenth premiership. Bob Pratt missed the game due to a car accident.
* 5 November – Horse racing: Marabou wins the Melbourne Cup.

## Births

* 3 January – Geof Motley, Australian rules footballer and coach (d. 2023)
* 6 January – Ian Meckiff, cricketer
* 9 January – Brian Harradine, politician (d. 2014)
* 19 January – Johnny O'Keefe, entertainer (d. 1978)
* 3 February – Doreen Kartinyeri, Ngarrindjeri elder and historian (d. 2007)
* 18 February – Lance Oswald, Australian rules footballer (d. 2019)
* 3 March – Mal Anderson, tennis player
* 5 March – Philip K. Chapman, astronaut (d. 2021)
* 12 March – Keith Slater, sportsman (d. 2025)
* 20 March – Jeffrey Miles, judge (d. 2019)
* 30 March – John Thornett, rugby union player (d. 2019)
* 7 April – Mervyn Crossman, field hockey player (d. 2017)
* 10 April – Peter Hollingworth, Bishop and Governor General of Australia
* 14 April – Barbara Frawley, actress (d. 2004)
* 12 May – Leneen Forde, Governor of Queensland
* 15 May – Bill Peach, journalist (d. 2013)
* 26 June – Edwin Hodgeman, actor
* 30 June – Ken Turner, Australian rules footballer (d. 2022)
* 2 July – Philip Flood, diplomat and public servant
* 4 July – Alan Preen, Australian rules footballer (d. 2016)
* 7 July – John Kingston, politician
* 9 July – Kevin Parks, Australian rules footballer
* 10 July – Wilson Tuckey, politician
* 30 July – Bruce Reid, politician (d. 2020)
* 2 August – Sir Llew Edwards, 23rd Deputy Premier of Queensland (d. 2021)
* 6 August – Geoff Harvey, musician and television personality (d. 2019)
* 8 August – John Laws, radio personality
* 18 September – Geoff Case, football player (d. 2018)
* 28 September
** Eddie Lumsden, rugby league footballer (d. 2019)
** Bruce Crampton, golfer
* 7 October – Thomas Keneally, writer
* 4 November – Barry Crocker, entertainer
* 28 November – Randolph Stow, writer (d. 2010)
* 2 December – John Spender, politician and barrister (d. 2022)
* 10 December – Steve Condous, politician (d. 2018)
* 13 December – Arthur Summons, rugby footballer (d. 2020)
* 27 December – Raymond Apple, rabbi (d. 2024)
* 28 December – Eileen Massey, cricketer (d. 2019)

## Deaths

* 9 January – Alexander Poynton, South Australian politician (b. 1853)
* 8 April – David Watkins, New South Wales politician (b. 1865)
* 2 September – Sir Sidney Kidman, pastoralist and entrepreneur (b. 1857)
* 22 September – Sir Elliott Lewis, 19th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1858)
* 25 September – Tom Richards, rugby union player and military officer (b. 1882)
* 8 November – Charles Kingsford Smith, aviator (died in the Andaman Sea) (b. 1897)
* 20 December – Martin O'Meara, Irish-born soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1882)