1928 in Australia
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The following lists events that happened during 1928 in Australia.
| 1928 in Australia | |
|---|---|
| Monarch | George V |
| Governor-General | John Baird |
| Prime minister | Stanley Bruce |
| Population | 6,302,210 |
| Elections | Federal, Tasmania |
Incumbents
- Monarch â George V
- Governor-General â John Baird, 1st Viscount Stonehaven
- Prime Minister â Stanley Bruce
- Chief Justice â Adrian Knox
State premiers
- Premier of New South Wales â Thomas Bavin
- Premier of Queensland â William McCormack
- Premier of South Australia â Richard Layton Butler
- Premier of Tasmania â Joseph Lyons (until 15 June), then John McPhee
- Premier of Victoria â Edmond Hogan (until 22 November), then William McPherson
- Premier of Western Australia â Philip Collier
State governors
- Governor of New South Wales â Sir Dudley de Chair
- Governor of Queensland â Sir John Goodwin
- Governor of South Australia â Sir Alexander Hore-Ruthven (from 14 May)
- Governor of Tasmania â Sir James O'Grady
- Governor of Victoria â Arthur Somers-Cocks, 6th Baron Somers
- Governor of Western Australia â Sir William Campion
Events
- 27â28 January â Bundaberg tragedy: 12 children die in Bundaberg, Queensland, after being inoculated with a diphtheria vaccine contaminated with the Staphylococcus aureus bacterium.[1]
- 22 February â Bert Hinkler arrives in Darwin, Northern Territory after flying solo from London on 7 February, and then, later, he arrives in his hometown of Bundaberg on 27 February.
- 17 May â The Royal Flying Doctor Service makes its first official flight from Cloncurry to Julia Creek
- 8 June â Charles Kingsford Smith and his crew arrive in Brisbane, after completing the first flight across the Pacific Ocean in the "Southern Cross" after leaving the United States on 31 May.
- 14 August â The Coniston massacre begins.
- 20 December â Hubert Wilkins makes the first flight over Antarctica in his Lockheed Vega San Francisco
- The first Speedos are produced
Arts and literature
- John Longstaff wins the Archibald Prize with his portrait of Dr Alexander Leeper[2]
- Arthur Streeton wins the Wynne Prize with his landscape Afternoon Light, Goulburn Valley
Film
- 29 December â The Jazz Singer becomes the first sound film screened in Australia. It premieres at the Lyceum Theatre in Sydney
Sport
- 15 September - The 1928 NSWRFL season culminates in South Sydney's 26â5 victory over Eastern Suburbs in the final.
- 6 November â Statesman wins the Melbourne Cup.
- Victoria wins the Sheffield Shield
- Bobby Pearce wins Australia's only gold medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics. He won the men's 200m sculls
- The first Australian Grand Prix is held at Phillip Island[3]
Births
- 17 January â Ken Archer, cricketer (died 2023)
- 19 January â John Treloar, track and field athlete (died 2012)
- 21 January â James Achurch, javelin thrower (died 2015)
- 29 February â Terry Lewis, police officer and convicted fraudster (died 2023)
- 14 March â June Maston, sprinter and athletics coach (died 2004)
- 2 April â Denis Flannery, rugby league footballer of the 1940s and 1950s (died 2012)
- 30 May â Pro Hart, artist (died 2006)
- June â Mike Williamson, sports commentator (died 2019)
- 3 June â Beryl Kimber, violinist and educator (died 2022)
- 12 June â Bob Davis, Australian rules footballer (died 2011)
- 15 June â Joan Croll, physician and radiologist (died 2022)
- 18 June â Michael Blakemore, actor and director (died 2023)[4]
- 1 July â Robert Wemyss, Australian football (soccer) player
- 7 July â Henry Sommerville, fencer (died 2010)
- 17 July â David Leach, senior officer of the Royal Australian Navy (died 2020)
- 18 July â Russell Mockridge, cyclist (died 1958)
- 8 August â Don Burrows, jazz musician (died 2020)
- 12 August â Charles Blackman, painter (died 2018)
- 31 August â A. W. Pryor, physicist (died 2014)
- 8 October â Leonard French, glass artist (died 2017)
- 26 October â Shirley Abicair, actress, musician and author (died 2025 in UK)
- 27 October â Thomas Perrin, cricketer
- 16 November â Patricia Giles, activist (died 2017)
- 17 November â Colin McDonald, cricketer (died 2021)[5]
- 18 November â Bruce Rosier, Anglican bishop (died 2019)
- 30 November â Steele Hall, Premier of South Australia (died 2024)
- 15 December â Peter Coleman, politician and writer (died 2019)
- 26 December â Maureen Brunt, economist (died 2019)
- 27 December â Phillip Bennett, Governor of Tasmania (died 2023)
- date unknown â John Challis, gay rights activist
Deaths
- 9 February â William Gillies, 21st Premier of Queensland (b. 1868)
- 1 April â Andrew Lang Petrie, Queensland politician (b. 1854)
- 19 May â John Barrett, Victorian politician (b. 1858)
- 19 July â Norman Ewing, Tasmanian Opposition Leader (b. 1870)
- 22 October â Andrew Fisher, 5th Prime Minister of Australia (born and died in the United Kingdom) (b. 1862)
- Unknown, possibly August â Bert Rache, composer (b. unknown)