See also: 1933 in Australia, other events of 1934, 1935 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. [edit] Incumbents [edit] State Premiers [edit] State Governors [edit] 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.
- September 15 – A federal election is held. Joseph Lyons is returned as Prime Minister, leading a United Australia Party-Country Party coalition to victory over the Australian Labor Party.
- October 3 – Qantas de Havilland DH.50 Atalanta, registration VH-UHE, crashes near Winton, Queensland, killing the pilot and 2 passengers.
- October 15 – Captain Cook's cottage is opened to the public, after being dismantled in England, then shipped to Australia and reassembled in Fitzroy Gardens, Melbourne.
- October 18 – Charles Prince of Morphettville is found guilty of fraud for the "ring in" 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 6 – The Australian government attempts to stop left-wing writer Egon Erwin Kisch from entering the country, using the language provisions of the Immigration Restriction Act 1901 which allowed a test in any European language. The multi-lingual Kisch was tested in Scottish Gaelic, although the decision to block his entry was later overturned by the High Court.
- 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.
[edit] Unknown dates [edit] Science and technology [edit] Arts and literature [edit] Births - January 6 – Harry M. Miller, promoter and publicist
- January 11 – Peter John Badcoe, soldier and Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1967)
- January 20 – Barry Fisher, cricketer (d. 1980)
- January 26 – Ruby Langford Ginibi, Indigenous author and historian
- January 31 – Gil Jamieson, painter (d. 1992)
- February 15 – Graham Kennedy, entertainer (d. 2005)
- February 17 – Barry Humphries, entertainer
- March 20 – David Malouf, writer
- April 16 – Barrie Unsworth, Premier of New South Wales
- May 1 – John Meillon, actor (d. 1989)
- May 5 – Victor Garland, politician and high commissioner to the UK
- May 6 – Chris Wallace-Crabbe, poet and academic
- June 2 – Ian Brooker, botanist
- August 17 – Ben Humphreys, politician
- September 15 – Fred Nile, clergyman and politician
- October 9 – Jill Ker Conway, author
- October 10 – Julian Beale, politician
- November 2 – Ken Rosewall, tennis player
- November 16 – Peter Ross Sinclair, Governor of New South Wales (1990–1996)
- December 24 – Alan Beaumont, Chief of the Australian Defence Force (1993–1995, d. 2004)
[edit] Deaths - January 1 – Robert Gibson, businessman
- January 22 – Arthur Wilberforce Jose (b. 1863), historian
- January 30 – Edward Heitmann (b. 1878), WA politician
- February 21 – Sydney Smith (b. 1856), NSW and federal politician
- February 27 – George Temple-Poole (b. 1856), architect
- March 17 – Walter Rosenhain (b. 1875), metallurgist
- March 23 – Thomas Brown (b. 1861)
- March 29 – Josiah Symon (b. 1846), Attorney-General of Australia
- March 30 – Ronald Munro-Ferguson, 1st Viscount Novar (b. 1860), Governor General of Australia
- April 12 – Bertram Steele (b. 1870), scientist
- May 12 – Agar Wynne (b. 1850), politician
- May 25 – Percy Coleman (b. 1892), union organiser and politician
- June 6 – William Holman (b. 1871), Premier of New South Wales (1913–1920)
- June 19 – John McDonald (b. 1868), WA politician
- July 14 – John Thomson (b. 1862), politician
- July 31 – Charles McGrath (b. 1872), politician
- August 6 – Alexander Leeper (b. 1848), educationist
- August 18 – Sir John Sulman (b. 1849), architect
- August 27 – Linda Agostini (b. 1905), murder vicitm (the "Pyjama Girl")
- August 28 – T. W. Edgeworth David (b. 1858), scientist
- September 5 – Sidney Myer (b. 1878), businessman
- October 7 – William Sutherland Dun (b. 1868), paleontologist and geologist
- October 16 – James Mathews (b. 1865), politician
- November 21 – John Scaddan (b. 1876), Premier of Western Australia (1911–1916)
- December 3 – Charles Ulm (b. 1898), aviator
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