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The following lists events that happened during 1930 in Australia.
*Monarchy in Australia, Monarch – George V of the United Kingdom, George V
*Governor-General of Australia, Governor-General – John Baird, 1st Viscount Stonehaven, John Baird, Baronet of Stonehaven
*Prime Minister of Australia, Prime Minister – James Scullin
*Chief Justice of Australia, Chief Justice – Adrian Knox (until 18 March) then Isaac Isaacs
* 11 November – The Shrine of Remembrance, Brisbane, Shrine of Remembrance in Brisbane is dedicated.
* 11 January
** Ron Mulock, 10th Deputy Premier of New South Wales (d. 2014)
** Rod Taylor, actor (d. 2015)
* 12 January – Ewen Cameron (Australian politician), Ewan Cameron, Victorian politician
* 19 January – Don Kendell, businessman (d. 2001)
* 21 January – Arthur Tonkin (politician), Arthur Tonkin, Western Australian politician
* 23 January – Mervyn Rose, tennis player (d. 2017)
* 26 January – Richard Killen, New South Wales politician (d. 2012)
* 28 January – A. David Buckingham, chemist (d. 2021)
* 9 February – Robert Bropho, Indigenous rights activist and convicted sex offender (d. 2011)
* 12 February – Jim Ramsay, Victorian politician (d. 2013)
* 15 February – Bruce Dawe, poet (d. 2020)
* 21 February – Elsa Klensch, journalist and television presenter (d. 2022)
* 22 February – Max Smith, New South Wales politician
* 26 February – Les McMahon, New South Wales politician (d. 2015)
* 27 February – Joe Riordan, New South Wales politician (d. 2012)
* 27 February – Diane Holland, actress (d. 2009)
* 1 March – Doris Goddard, cabaret singer and actress (d. 2019)
* 4 March – John Toohey (judge), John Toohey, High Court of Australia, High Court justice (d. 2015)
* 5 March – John Miles (Australian politician), John Miles, Victorian politician (d. 2010)
* 11 March – Geoffrey Blainey, historian
* 18 March – Joan Chambers, Victorian politician (d. 2016)
* 19 March – Pat Hanlon, Queensland politician (d. 2014)
* 23 March – Owen Harries, academic and magazine editor (born in the United Kingdom) (d. 2020)
* 29 March – John Marshall (swimmer), John Marshall, Olympic swimmer (d. 1957)
* 30 March – Rolf Harris, entertainer, musician and convicted sex offender
* 5 April – Bob Fell, Victorian politician
* 11 April
** John Hyde (footballer), John Hyde, Australian rules footballer (Geelong Football Club, Geelong) (d. 2020)
** Peter Toogood, golfer (d. 2019)
* 12 April
** John Landy, 26th Governor of Victoria and Olympic athlete (d. 2022)
** Nancy Lyons, Olympic swimmer
* 13 April – Dorothy Isaksen, New South Wales politician
* 14 April – Kevin Humphreys (rugby league), Kevin Humphreys, rugby league player (d. 2010)
* 20 April – Gordon Hamilton Fairley, surgeon and oncologist (d. 1975)
* 24 April – Ken Muggleston, set decorator (d. 2021)
* 4 May – Colin Hughes, academic and public servant (born in The Bahamas) (d. 2017)
* 7 May – Tom McVeigh, Queensland politician
* 9 May – Bob Brown (motorcyclist), Bob Brown, motorcyclist (d. 1960)
* 15 May – Haddon Storey, Victorian politician
* 16 May – Brian Davies (rugby league), Brian Davies, rugby league footballer (d. 2012)
* 21 May
** Malcolm Fraser, 22nd Prime Minister of Australia (d. 2015)
** Syd Slocomb, Australian rules footballer (St Kilda Football Club, St Kilda) (d. 2021)
* 24 May
** Tony Bull (footballer), Tony Bull, Australian rules footballer (Melbourne Football Club, Melbourne) (d. 2019)
** Barry Downs, Olympic sports shooter (d. 2020)
* 30 May – Sever Sternhell, academic, and organic chemist (born in Poland) (d. 2022)
* 9 June
** Terry Norris (actor), Terry Norris, Victorian politician and actor
** David Wordsworth, Western Australian politician (born in British Raj, India)
* 11 June – Neale Lavis, Olympic equestrian (d. 2019)
* 12 June
** Jim Burke (cricketer), Jim Burke, cricketer (d. 1979)
** Dugald Munro, New South Wales politician (d. 1973)
* 14 June – Lorna Fejo, member of the stolen generations (d. 2022)
* 16 June – Malcolm Brooks, New South Wales politician (d. 2020)
* 18 June – Roger Johnston, Victorian politician (d. 2020)
* 25 June – Alf Hughes, Australian rules footballer (Hawthorn Football Club, Hawthorn) (d. 2019)
* 1 July – Jack Hedley (Australian footballer), Jack Hedley, Australian rules footballer (North Melbourne Football Club, North Melbourne) (d. 2021)
* 2 July – Ron Grey, senior army officer and commissioner of the Australian Federal Police (d. 2022)
* 6 July
** Michael Baume, New South Wales politician
** Tom Hynd, Queensland politician (d. 2011)
* 10 July
** Harold Allison, South Australian politician
** John Green (botanist), John Green, botanist
* 14 July
** Stan Evans, South Australian politician
** Ray Martini, Australian rules footballer
* 17 July – William Heseltine, Sir William Heseltine, Private Secretary to the Sovereign, Private Secretary to Queen Elizabeth II
* 18 July – Judy Gamin, Queensland politician (d. 2022)
* 20 July – Bryan Conquest, Queensland politician (d. 2018)
* 26 July – Johno Johnson, New South Wales politician (d. 2017)
* 30 July
** Bobby Dimond, rugby league footballer (d. 2020)
** Al Lawrence (distance runner), Al Lawrence, Olympic runner (d. 2017)
* 31 July – John Freebairn, South Australian politician (d. 2016)
* 2 August – Vali Myers, visionary artist, dancer, bohemian and muse (d. 2003)
* 2 August – Peter Lehmann (winemaker), Peter Lehmann, wine producer (d. 2013)
* 22 August – Brian Bannon, New South Wales politician (d. 2017)
* 24 August – Paul Mooney (rugby union), Paul Mooney, rugby union player (d. 2006)
* 14 January – John Bisdee, military officer and Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1869)
* 18 January – Thorburn Robertson, Brailsford Robertson, physiologist and biochemist (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1884)
* 3 March – Algernon Keith-Falconer, 9th Earl of Kintore, 12th Governor of South Australia (born and died in the United Kingdom) (d. 1852)
* 19 March – Henry Lefroy, Sir Henry Lefroy, 11th Premier of Western Australia (b. 1854)
* 22 April – John Russell (Australian painter), John Russell, impressionist painter (b. 1858)
* 21 May – Robert Cook (Australian politician), Robert Cook, Victorian politician (b. 1867)
* 27 May – William Jethro Brown, Jethro Brown, jurist and professor of law (b. 1868)
* 6 July – Margaret Francis Ellen Baskerville, sculptor, water colourist, and educator (b. 1861)
* 27 July – George James Coates, artist (died in the United Kingdom) (b. 1869)
* 20 August
** Charles Bannerman, cricketer (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1851)
** John Brazier, malacologist (b. 1842)
* 2 September – Archibald Strong, scholar and poet (b. 1876)
* 11 September – William Carpenter (Australian politician), William Carpenter, Western Australian politician (b. 1863)
* 19 September – Neville Howse, Sir Neville Howse, New South Wales politician, military officer and first Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross (born and died in the United Kingdom) (b. 1863)
* 1 October
** Albert Henry Fullwood, artist (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1863)
** James Whiteside McCay, Sir James McCay, Victorian politician and soldier (born in Ireland) (b. 1864)
* 30 October – John Creed (politician), John Creed, New South Wales politician and doctor (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1842)
* 13 November – Thomas Bulch, musician and composer (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1862)
* 14 November – Sandy Pearce, rugby league player (b. 1883)
* 16 December – Octavius Beale, piano manufacturer and philanthropist (born in Ireland) (b. 1850)
Incumbents
*Monarchy in Australia, Monarch – George V of the United Kingdom, George V
*Governor-General of Australia, Governor-General – John Baird, 1st Viscount Stonehaven, John Baird, Baronet of Stonehaven
*Prime Minister of Australia, Prime Minister – James Scullin
*Chief Justice of Australia, Chief Justice – Adrian Knox (until 18 March) then Isaac Isaacs
State premiers
*Premier of New South Wales – Thomas Bavin (until 4 November), then Jack Lang (Australian politician), Jack Lang *Premier of Queensland – Arthur Edward Moore *Premier of South Australia – Richard Layton Butler (until 17 April), then Lionel Hill *Premier of Tasmania – John McPhee (Australian politician), John McPhee *Premier of Victoria – Edmond Hogan *Premier of Western Australia – Philip Collier (until 24 April), then James Mitchell (Australian politician), Sir James MitchellState governors
*Governor of New South Wales – Dudley de Chair, Sir Dudley de Chair *Governor of Queensland – John Goodwin (governor), Sir John Goodwin *Governor of South Australia – Alexander Hore-Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie, Sir Alexander Hore-Ruthven *Governor of Tasmania – James O'Grady, Sir James O'Grady *Governor of Victoria – Arthur Somers-Cocks, 6th Baron Somers *Governor of Western Australia – William Campion (governor), Sir William CampionEvents
* 11 November – The Shrine of Remembrance, Brisbane, Shrine of Remembrance in Brisbane is dedicated.
Arts and literature
Sport
*6 January – Don Bradman scores a record 452 not out in one cricket innings. *25 January – Harry Hopman and Jack Crawford (tennis player), Jack Crawford win the Australian Open, Australian Doubles Championship at Kooyong, Victoria. *4 October - The 1930 NSWRFL season culminates in Western Suburbs Magpies, Western Suburbs' 27–2 victory over St. George Dragons, St. George in the premiership final, marking Western Suburbs' first premiership since the club was founded in 1908. *11 October - The VFL Grand Final was won by the Collingwood Football Club, defeating the Geelong Football Club by 30 points, establishing an as yet unbeaten record in consecutive premierships in Australian Rules football's premier league., *4 November – Phar Lap wins the Melbourne Cup. *The Australia national rugby league team completed the 1929–30 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain.Births
January - February
* 11 January
** Ron Mulock, 10th Deputy Premier of New South Wales (d. 2014)
** Rod Taylor, actor (d. 2015)
* 12 January – Ewen Cameron (Australian politician), Ewan Cameron, Victorian politician
* 19 January – Don Kendell, businessman (d. 2001)
* 21 January – Arthur Tonkin (politician), Arthur Tonkin, Western Australian politician
* 23 January – Mervyn Rose, tennis player (d. 2017)
* 26 January – Richard Killen, New South Wales politician (d. 2012)
* 28 January – A. David Buckingham, chemist (d. 2021)
* 9 February – Robert Bropho, Indigenous rights activist and convicted sex offender (d. 2011)
* 12 February – Jim Ramsay, Victorian politician (d. 2013)
* 15 February – Bruce Dawe, poet (d. 2020)
* 21 February – Elsa Klensch, journalist and television presenter (d. 2022)
* 22 February – Max Smith, New South Wales politician
* 26 February – Les McMahon, New South Wales politician (d. 2015)
* 27 February – Joe Riordan, New South Wales politician (d. 2012)
* 27 February – Diane Holland, actress (d. 2009)
March - April
* 1 March – Doris Goddard, cabaret singer and actress (d. 2019)
* 4 March – John Toohey (judge), John Toohey, High Court of Australia, High Court justice (d. 2015)
* 5 March – John Miles (Australian politician), John Miles, Victorian politician (d. 2010)
* 11 March – Geoffrey Blainey, historian
* 18 March – Joan Chambers, Victorian politician (d. 2016)
* 19 March – Pat Hanlon, Queensland politician (d. 2014)
* 23 March – Owen Harries, academic and magazine editor (born in the United Kingdom) (d. 2020)
* 29 March – John Marshall (swimmer), John Marshall, Olympic swimmer (d. 1957)
* 30 March – Rolf Harris, entertainer, musician and convicted sex offender
* 5 April – Bob Fell, Victorian politician
* 11 April
** John Hyde (footballer), John Hyde, Australian rules footballer (Geelong Football Club, Geelong) (d. 2020)
** Peter Toogood, golfer (d. 2019)
* 12 April
** John Landy, 26th Governor of Victoria and Olympic athlete (d. 2022)
** Nancy Lyons, Olympic swimmer
* 13 April – Dorothy Isaksen, New South Wales politician
* 14 April – Kevin Humphreys (rugby league), Kevin Humphreys, rugby league player (d. 2010)
* 20 April – Gordon Hamilton Fairley, surgeon and oncologist (d. 1975)
* 24 April – Ken Muggleston, set decorator (d. 2021)
May - June
* 4 May – Colin Hughes, academic and public servant (born in The Bahamas) (d. 2017)
* 7 May – Tom McVeigh, Queensland politician
* 9 May – Bob Brown (motorcyclist), Bob Brown, motorcyclist (d. 1960)
* 15 May – Haddon Storey, Victorian politician
* 16 May – Brian Davies (rugby league), Brian Davies, rugby league footballer (d. 2012)
* 21 May
** Malcolm Fraser, 22nd Prime Minister of Australia (d. 2015)
** Syd Slocomb, Australian rules footballer (St Kilda Football Club, St Kilda) (d. 2021)
* 24 May
** Tony Bull (footballer), Tony Bull, Australian rules footballer (Melbourne Football Club, Melbourne) (d. 2019)
** Barry Downs, Olympic sports shooter (d. 2020)
* 30 May – Sever Sternhell, academic, and organic chemist (born in Poland) (d. 2022)
* 9 June
** Terry Norris (actor), Terry Norris, Victorian politician and actor
** David Wordsworth, Western Australian politician (born in British Raj, India)
* 11 June – Neale Lavis, Olympic equestrian (d. 2019)
* 12 June
** Jim Burke (cricketer), Jim Burke, cricketer (d. 1979)
** Dugald Munro, New South Wales politician (d. 1973)
* 14 June – Lorna Fejo, member of the stolen generations (d. 2022)
* 16 June – Malcolm Brooks, New South Wales politician (d. 2020)
* 18 June – Roger Johnston, Victorian politician (d. 2020)
* 25 June – Alf Hughes, Australian rules footballer (Hawthorn Football Club, Hawthorn) (d. 2019)
July - August
* 1 July – Jack Hedley (Australian footballer), Jack Hedley, Australian rules footballer (North Melbourne Football Club, North Melbourne) (d. 2021)
* 2 July – Ron Grey, senior army officer and commissioner of the Australian Federal Police (d. 2022)
* 6 July
** Michael Baume, New South Wales politician
** Tom Hynd, Queensland politician (d. 2011)
* 10 July
** Harold Allison, South Australian politician
** John Green (botanist), John Green, botanist
* 14 July
** Stan Evans, South Australian politician
** Ray Martini, Australian rules footballer
* 17 July – William Heseltine, Sir William Heseltine, Private Secretary to the Sovereign, Private Secretary to Queen Elizabeth II
* 18 July – Judy Gamin, Queensland politician (d. 2022)
* 20 July – Bryan Conquest, Queensland politician (d. 2018)
* 26 July – Johno Johnson, New South Wales politician (d. 2017)
* 30 July
** Bobby Dimond, rugby league footballer (d. 2020)
** Al Lawrence (distance runner), Al Lawrence, Olympic runner (d. 2017)
* 31 July – John Freebairn, South Australian politician (d. 2016)
* 2 August – Vali Myers, visionary artist, dancer, bohemian and muse (d. 2003)
* 2 August – Peter Lehmann (winemaker), Peter Lehmann, wine producer (d. 2013)
* 22 August – Brian Bannon, New South Wales politician (d. 2017)
* 24 August – Paul Mooney (rugby union), Paul Mooney, rugby union player (d. 2006)
September - October
* 9 September ** Francis Carroll, archbishop ** Lon Hatherell, rugby union player ** Jack Lihou, cricketer (d. 2021) * 11 September – Clifford Grant, operatic singer (d. 2021) * 22 September – Donald MacMillan (rugby union), Donald MacMillan, rugby union player (d. 1982) * 29 September – Richard Bonynge, conductor and pianist * 4 October – Keith Batchelor, Australian rules footballer (Collingwood Football Club, Collingwood and North Melbourne Football Club, North Melbourne) (d. 2009) * 6 October – Richie Benaud, cricketer and commentator (d. 2015) * 11 October – Ian Foreman, Australian rules footballer (Western Bulldogs, Footscray) (d. 2021) * 22 October – Frank Lowy, Sir Frank Lowy, businessman (born in Czechoslovakia) * 26 October – Shirley Abicair, actress, musician and author * 31 October – Bill Hewitt (politician), Bill Hewitt, Queensland politician (d. 2016)November - December
* 14 November – Ray Land, Olympic sprinter (d. 2020) * 15 November – Ray Thorburn, New South Wales politician (d. 1986) * 18 November – Geoff Williams (footballer), Geoff Williams, Australian rules footballer (Geelong Football Club, Geelong) (d. 2020) * 21 November – Eddie Stapleton, rugby union player (d. 2005) * 27 November – Dick Poole (rugby league), Dick Poole, rugby league player * 28 November – Kate Baxter, fencer (d. 2019) * 29 November – Max Evans (politician), Max Evans, Western Australian politician (d. 2019) * 30 November – John Newham, 16th Chief of Air Force (Australia), Chief of the Air Staff * 1 December – Marie Bashir – 37th Governor of New South Wales * 3 December ** John Coulter (politician), John Coulter, South Australian politician ** Daryl E. Hooper, electronic engineer (d. 1985) * 4 December – Donald Trescowthick, Sir Donald Trescowthick, businessman * 5 December – Lionel Cox (cyclist), Lionel Cox, Olympic track cyclist (d. 2010) * 8 December ** June Craig, Western Australian politician ** Doug Ricketson, rugby league player (d. 2019) * 19 December – Richard Scotton, health economist (d. 2019) * 20 December – Noel Ferrier, actor (d. 1997) * 29 December – Lilliane Brady, Mayor of Cobar, New South Wales, Cobar (d. 2021) * 31 December – Phil O'Brien (footballer), Phil O'Brien, Australian rules footballer (Hawthorn Football Club, Hawthorn) (d. 2020)Deaths
* 14 January – John Bisdee, military officer and Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1869)
* 18 January – Thorburn Robertson, Brailsford Robertson, physiologist and biochemist (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1884)
* 3 March – Algernon Keith-Falconer, 9th Earl of Kintore, 12th Governor of South Australia (born and died in the United Kingdom) (d. 1852)
* 19 March – Henry Lefroy, Sir Henry Lefroy, 11th Premier of Western Australia (b. 1854)
* 22 April – John Russell (Australian painter), John Russell, impressionist painter (b. 1858)
* 21 May – Robert Cook (Australian politician), Robert Cook, Victorian politician (b. 1867)
* 27 May – William Jethro Brown, Jethro Brown, jurist and professor of law (b. 1868)
* 6 July – Margaret Francis Ellen Baskerville, sculptor, water colourist, and educator (b. 1861)
* 27 July – George James Coates, artist (died in the United Kingdom) (b. 1869)
* 20 August
** Charles Bannerman, cricketer (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1851)
** John Brazier, malacologist (b. 1842)
* 2 September – Archibald Strong, scholar and poet (b. 1876)
* 11 September – William Carpenter (Australian politician), William Carpenter, Western Australian politician (b. 1863)
* 19 September – Neville Howse, Sir Neville Howse, New South Wales politician, military officer and first Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross (born and died in the United Kingdom) (b. 1863)
* 1 October
** Albert Henry Fullwood, artist (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1863)
** James Whiteside McCay, Sir James McCay, Victorian politician and soldier (born in Ireland) (b. 1864)
* 30 October – John Creed (politician), John Creed, New South Wales politician and doctor (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1842)
* 13 November – Thomas Bulch, musician and composer (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1862)
* 14 November – Sandy Pearce, rugby league player (b. 1883)
* 16 December – Octavius Beale, piano manufacturer and philanthropist (born in Ireland) (b. 1850)
See also
* List of Australian films of the 1930sReferences
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