1929 in Australia
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See also: 1928 in Australia, other events of 1929, 1930 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.
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[edit] Incumbents
[edit] Events
- April 4 - A dam on the Cascade River in Tasmania collapses. The subsequent torrent kills 14
- June 3 - Fremantle, Western Australia is proclaimed a city
- December 16 - Rothbury Riot in which police shoot at locked out miners, killing Norman Brown.
[edit] Science & Technology
[edit] Arts and literature
- John Longstaff wins the Archibald Prize with his portrait of William Holman
[edit] Film
[edit] Sport
- Nightmarch wins the Melbourne Cup
- New South Wales wins the Sheffield Shield
- England defeats Australia 4-1 in The Ashes series
[edit] Births
- April 29 - Peter Sculthorpe, composer
- June 26 - June Bronhill (d. 2005), opera singer
- December 9 - Bob Hawke, Prime Minister of Australia and Trade Union leader
- December 31 - Doug Anthony, politician
[edit] Deaths
- July 14 - Walter Baldwin Spencer (b. 1860), anthropologist
- November 26 - John Cockburn (b. 1850), Premier of South Australia
