1927 IN AUSTRALIA

''See also:''
1926 in Australia,
other events of 1927,
1928 in Australia and the
Timeline of Australian history.

Contents

Incumbents

Events

Science & Technology

Arts and literature

Film

Sport

Births

Deaths

See also

Incumbents

★ Prime Minister - Stanley Bruce

★ Governor General - John Baird, 1st Viscount Stonehaven

★ Premier of New South Wales - Jack Lang (until October 18) then Thomas Bavin

★ Premier of South Australia - Lionel Hill (until April 8) then Richard Layton Butler

★ Premier of Queensland - William McCormack

★ Premier of Tasmania - Joseph Lyons

★ Premier of Western Australia - Philip Collier

★ Premier of Victoria - John Allan (until May 20) then Edmond Hogan

Events

★ May 9 - Parliament House in Canberra is officially opened by the Duke of York

★ November 3 - The Sydney ferry ''Greycliffe'' is cut in half by the liner ''Tahiti'', killing 40 persons

★ The Australasian Council of Trade Unions is formed

Science & Technology

Arts and literature

★ George Washington Lambert wins the Archibald Prize

Film

Sport

★ August 27 - Ronald McMurdo wins the men's national marathon title, clocking 3:06:23 in Sydney. The race was not considered an official Australian championship by the national athletics federation.



★ ''Trivalve'' wins the Melbourne Cup

★ South Australia wins the Sheffield Shield

Births

★ June 6 - Alan Seymour, playwright

★ June 13 - David Kirkpatrick (Slim Dusty), country and western singer

Deaths

★ October 26 - Squizzy Taylor (b. 1888), gangster

See also

★ 1927

★ 1920s