1933 in Australia
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The following lists events that happened during 1933 in Australia.
| 1933 in Australia | |
|---|---|
| Monarch | George V |
| Governor-General | Isaac Isaacs |
| Prime minister | Joseph Lyons |
| Population | 3,262,728 |
| Elections | SA, WA |
Incumbents
- Monarch â George V
- Governor-General â Sir Isaac Isaacs
- Prime Minister â Joseph Lyons
- Chief Justice â Frank Gavan Duffy
State Premiers
- Premier of New South Wales â Bertram Stevens
- Premier of Queensland â William Forgan Smith
- Premier of South Australia â Lionel Hill (until 13 February), then Robert Richards (until 18 April), then Richard L. Butler
- Premier of Tasmania â John McPhee
- Premier of Victoria â Sir Stanley Argyle
- Premier of Western Australia â James Mitchell (until 24 April), then Philip Collier
State Governors
- Governor of New South Wales â Sir Philip Game
- Governor of Queensland â Sir Leslie Orme Wilson
- Governor of South Australia â Sir Alexander Hore-Ruthven
- Governor of Tasmania â Sir Ernest Clark (from 4 August)
- Governor of Victoria â none appointed
- Governor of Western Australia â none appointed
Events
- 8 April â A referendum is held in Western Australia, which is carried 2 to 1 in favour of secession from the Commonwealth of Australia.
- 26 April â The seaplane carrier, HMAS Albatross, is paid off into reserve.
- 10 June â The Australian Women's Weekly is first published.
- 13 June â The Australian Antarctic Territory is established.
- 30 June - The third national Australian Census is taken, recording the population at 6,630,600. [1]
- 28 August â The Brisbane newspaper, The Courier-Mail, is first published.
- 5 September â Australia signs a trade agreement with New Zealand.
- 6 September â Windscreen wipers become compulsory on all Australian cars.
- 13 October â The first traffic lights in Sydney become operational at the intersection of Kent and Market Streets.
Arts and literature
- Charles Wheeler wins the Archibald Prize with his portrait of Ambrose Pratt[2]
- Blinky Bill: The Quaint Little Australian, the first Blinky Bill book is published by children's author Dorothy Wall
Film
- Errol Flynn makes his first film appearance, In the Wake of the Bounty, directed by Charles Chauvel
Sport
- 9 September â The 1933 NSWRFL season culminates in Newtown's 18â5 victory against St. George in the premiership final. Western Suburbs finish in last place, claiming the "wooden spoon".
- Hall Mark wins the Melbourne Cup
- New South Wales wins the Sheffield Shield
- England defeats Australia 4â1 in The Ashes series
Births
- 2 January â Ed Casey (died 2006), banker and politician
- 19 January â Leslie Dayman (died 2023), actor
- 23 January â Bill Hayden (died 2023), Governor-General of Australia (1989â1996)
- 29 January â Rosemary Adey, softball player (died 2013)
- 12 February â Brian Carlson (died 1987), rugby league footballer
- 22 February â Faith Thomas (died 2023), cricketer and hockey player[3]
- 20 March â Ian Walsh (died 2013), rugby league footballer and coach
- 15 April â David Martin (died 1990), Governor of New South Wales (1989â1990)
- 27 May â Michael Crouch (died 2018), investor, water boiler manufacturer
- 13 July â Kel O'Shea (died 2015), rugby league footballer
- 25 July â Owen Abrahams (died 2006), Australian rules footballer
- 27 July â Ted Whitten (died 1995), Australian rules footballer
- 19 August â Patricia Kailis (died 2020), businesswoman, neurologist and geneticist
- 30 August â Keith Payne, soldier
- 14 September â Zoe Caldwell (died 2020), actress
- 15 September â Monica Maughan (died 2010), actress[4]
- 3 October â Neale Fraser (died 2024), tennis player
- 6 October â Diane Cilento (died 2011), actress
- 11 October â Gary O'Callaghan (died 2017), radio personality
- 19 October â Brian Booth (died 2023), cricketer
- 29 October â John Andrews (died 2022), architect
- 1 December â James Wolfensohn (died 2020), President of the World Bank
- 5 December â Harry Holgate (died 1997), Premier of Tasmania (1991â1992)
- 19 December â Kevan Gosper (died 2024), athlete, sports administrator and businessman
- 20 December â Ted Mack (died 2018), politician
- 26 December â Ugly Dave Gray, television personality
Deaths
- 7 January â Bert Hinkler, aviation pioneer (died in Italy) (b. 1892)
- 9 January â Daphne Akhurst, tennis player (b. 1903)
- 10 January â Richard Buzacott, Western Australian politician (b. 1867)
- 17 January â John Hodges, cricketer (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1855)
- 5 February â Josiah Thomas, New South Wales politician (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1863)
- 16 February â Archie Jackson, cricketer (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1909)
- 21 March â James Edmond, journalist (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1859)
- 15 April â Alfred Stephens, writer and literary critic (b. 1865)
- 20 April â Sir William Rooke Creswell, 1st Naval Officer Commanding the Commonwealth Naval Forces (born in Gibraltar) (b. 1852)
- 30 April â Robert Hamilton Russell, surgeon (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1860)
- 4 June â Herbert Basedow, South Australian politician, anthropologist, geologist and explorer (b. 1881)
- 22 June â Harold Desbrowe-Annear, architect (b. 1865)
- 20 July â William Lowrie, agricultural educationist (b. 1857)
- 26 July â Sir Joseph Verco, physician and conchologist (b. 1851)
- 10 August â Alf Morgans, 4th Premier of Western Australia (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1850)
- 7 October â Sir Alexander Peacock, 20th Premier of Victoria (b. 1861)
- 15 November â Affie Jarvis, cricketer (b. 1860)
- 19 November â Hugo Throssell, soldier and Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1884)