1928 in Australia

none February 2020 February 2012 1928 The following lists events that happened during 1928 in Australia. 1928 George V John Baird Stanley Bruce 6,302,210 Federal, Tasmania Incumbents thumb|upright|140px|Stanley Bruce Monarch – George V Governor-General – John Baird, 1st Viscount Stonehaven Prime Minister – Stanley Bruce Chief Justice – Adrian Knox State premiers Premier of New South Wales – Thomas Bavin Premier of Queensland – William McCormack Premier of South Australia – Richard Layton Butler Premier of Tasmania – Joseph Lyons (until 15 June), then John McPhee Premier of Victoria – Edmond Hogan (until 22 November), then William McPherson Premier of Western Australia – Philip Collier State governors Governor of New South Wales – Sir Dudley de Chair Governor of Queensland – Sir John Goodwin Governor of South Australia – Sir Alexander Hore-Ruthven (from 14 May) Governor of Tasmania – Sir James O'Grady Governor of Victoria – Arthur Somers-Cocks, 6th Baron Somers Governor of Western Australia – Sir William Campion Events 27–28 January – Bundaberg tragedy: 12 children die in Bundaberg, Queensland, after being inoculated with a diphtheria vaccine contaminated with the Staphylococcus aureus bacterium.Bundaberg's Gethsemane: the tragedy of the inoculated children Harry Akers Suzette Porter Royal Historical Society of Queensland Journal 20 7 2008 261–278 https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:152716/UQ_PV_152716.pdf 22 February – 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 – The Royal Flying Doctor Service makes its first official flight from Cloncurry to Julia Creek 8 June – 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 – The Coniston massacre begins. 20 December – Hubert Wilkins makes the first flight over Antarctica in his Lockheed Vega San Francisco The first Speedos are produced Arts and literature 1928 in Australian literature John Longstaff wins the Archibald Prize with his portrait of Dr Alexander Leeperhttps://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/prizes/archibald/1928/17118/ Winner: Archibald Prize 1928 - John Longstaff artgallery.nsw.gov.au Art Gallery of NSW 18 August 2017 Arthur Streeton wins the Wynne Prize with his landscape Afternoon Light, Goulburn Valley Film 29 December – 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 26–5 victory over Eastern Suburbs in the final. 6 November – 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 IslandConlin Michael V. Jolliffe Lee Automobile Heritage and Tourism December 2016 Taylor & Francis 978-1-315-43620-3 140 https://books.google.com/books?id=rzIlDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA140 en Births 17 January – Ken Archer, cricketer (died 2023) 19 January – John Treloar, track and field athlete (died 2012) 21 January – James Achurch, javelin thrower (died 2015) 29 February – Terry Lewis, police officer and convicted fraudster (died 2023) 14 March – June Maston, sprinter and athletics coach (died 2004) 2 April – Denis Flannery, rugby league footballer of the 1940s and 1950s (died 2012) 30 May – Pro Hart, artist (died 2006) June – Mike Williamson, sports commentator (died 2019) 3 June – Beryl Kimber, violinist and educator (died 2022) 12 June – Bob Davis, Australian rules footballer (died 2011) 15 June – Joan Croll, physician and radiologist (died 2022) 18 June – Michael Blakemore, actor and director (died 2023)Current Biography Yearbook https://books.google.com/books?id=KDgOAQAAMAAJ 2001 H. W. Wilson 38 1 July – Robert Wemyss, Australian football (soccer) player 7 July – Henry Sommerville, fencer (died 2010) 17 July – David Leach, senior officer of the Royal Australian Navy (died 2020) 18 July – Russell Mockridge, cyclist (died 1958) 8 August – Don Burrows, jazz musician (died 2020) 12 August – Charles Blackman, painter (died 2018) 31 August – A. W. Pryor, physicist (died 2014) 8 October – Leonard French, glass artist (died 2017) 26 October – Shirley Abicair, actress, musician and author (died 2025 in UK) 27 October – Thomas Perrin, cricketer 16 November – Patricia Giles, activist (died 2017) 17 November – Colin McDonald, cricketer (died 2021)Robert Coleman Seasons in the Sun: The Story of the Victorian Cricket Association https://books.google.com/books?id=3RHwAAAAMAAJ 1993 Hargreen Publishing Company 978-0-949905-59-8 566 18 November – Bruce Rosier, Anglican bishop (died 2019) 30 November – Steele Hall, Premier of South Australia (died 2024) 15 December – Peter Coleman, politician and writer (died 2019) 26 December – Maureen Brunt, economist (died 2019) 27 December – Phillip Bennett, Governor of Tasmania (died 2023) date unknown – John Challis, gay rights activist Deaths 9 February – William Gillies, 21st Premier of Queensland (b. 1868) 1 April – Andrew Lang Petrie, Queensland politician (b. 1854) 19 May – John Barrett, Victorian politician (b. 1858) 19 July – Norman Ewing, Tasmanian Opposition Leader (b. 1870) 22 October – Andrew Fisher, 5th Prime Minister of Australia (born and died in the United Kingdom) (b. 1862) Unknown, possibly August – Bert Rache, composer (b. unknown) See also List of Australian films of the 1920s References 1928 in yes Australia Category:Years of the 20th century in Australia