The following lists events that happened during 1929 in Australia .
Japanese vaudeville performer, singer and comedian Kono San (or Konosan) on board SS Sierra , Sydney 1929. Arts and literature [ edit ] What'll we do, when the wattle blooms again? 1929 by Reginald Stoneham Valerie Yule Peter Porter 2 January – Valerie Yule , child psychologist (d. 2021 ) 5 January – Veronica Brady , religious sister and academic (d. 2015 ) 7 January – Robert Juniper , artist (d. 2012 ) 18 January – Eric Robinson , Queensland politician (d. 1981 ) 27 January – Barbara York Main , arachnologist (d. 2019 ) 30 January – Maggie Fitzgibbon , actress and singer (d. 2020 ) 31 January – John Stone , Queensland politician 1 February – R. A. Simpson , poet (d. 2002 ) 2 February – Desmond Ford , theologian (d. 2019 ) 7 February – John Sullivan , New South Wales politician 8 February – Jack Simpson , Victorian politician (d. 2015 ) 9 February – Clement Meadmore , sculptor (d. 2005 ) 10 February – Sandy McPhie , Queensland politician (d. 2015 ) 16 February 26 February – Donald Metcalf , medical researcher (d. 2014 ) 27 February – Jack Gibson , rugby league footballer and coach (d. 2008 ) Barbara McAulay George Mikell 15 March – Barbara McAulay , Olympic diver (d. 2020 ) 18 March – Ted Robertson , Northern Territory politician (d. 1991 ) 19 March – Olive Zakharov , Victorian politician (d. 1995 ) 24 March – Bryant Burns , Queensland politician (d. 2007 ) 28 March 31 March – Don Candy , tennis player (d. 2020 ) 2 April – Pat Twomey , Australian rules footballer (Collingwood ) (d. 1969 ) 4 April – George Mikell , actor and writer (born in Lithuania ) (d. 2020 ) 9 April 17 April – Allen Blanchard , Western Australian politician (born in the United Kingdom ) (d. 2008 ) 25 April – Don Fish , graphic designer, illustrator, cartoonist, poster designer and writer (d. 2021 ) 29 April 30 April John Davies Ian Sinclair 4 May – Ella Stack , doctor and Lord Mayor of Darwin (d. 2023 ) 7 May 10 May – Geoffrey Burnstock , neurobiologist (born in the United Kingdom ) (d. 2020 ) 11 May – Alan Daly , Australian rules footballer (Melbourne ) (d. 2021 ) 13 May – Ivan Lund , fencer (d. 1992 ) 15 May – Kevin Cairns , Queensland politician (d. 1984 ) 17 May – John Davies , Olympic swimmer and judge (d. 2020 ) 24 May – Brian Wenzel , actor (d. 2024 ) 26 May 2 June – Ken McGregor , tennis player (d. 2007 ) 3 June – Gordon Simpson , Queensland politician (d. 2017 ) 9 June – Tom McNeil , Western Australian politician and Australian rules footballer (St. Kilda ) (born in the United Kingdom ) (d. 2020 ) 10 June – Ian Sinclair , 7th Leader of the National Party 12 June – Roy Bull , rugby league footballer and coach (d. 2004 ) 13 June – Kevin Harrold , New South Wales politician (d. 2012 ) 14 June – Alan Davidson , cricketer (d. 2021 ) 15 June – Geoffrey Parsons , pianist (d. 1995 ) 17 June – George Brenner , New South Wales politician (born in Hungary ) (d. 2021 ) 23 June – Herb Barker , athlete (d. 2006 ) 26 June – June Bronhill , opera singer (d. 2005 ) Hazel Hawke David Tonkin Peter Thomson 1 July – Jack Storey , Australian rules footballer (Footscray ) 4 July – Max Olding , pianist (d. 2021 ) 5 July 6 July – Russell Middlemiss , Australian rules footballer (Geelong ) (d. 2019 ) 8 July – Bruce Gyngell , television executive (d. 2000 ) 12 July 14 July – Adam Inglis , Australian rules footballer (Carlton ) (d. 2023 ) 17 July – Roger Goldsworthy , 3rd Deputy Premier of South Australia 20 July 21 July – Jim Bailey , Olympic athlete (d. 2020 ) 25 July – Ron Lord , soccer player 27 July – Marc Wilkinson , composer and conductor (born in France ) (d. 2022 ) 5 August – Reg Lindsay , country music singer (d. 2008 ) 6 August – Thomas Ahearn , Queensland politician (d. 2021 ) 9 August – John Wheeldon , Western Australian politician (d. 2006 ) 12 August 14 August – Derek Fielding , librarian and author (born in the United Kingdom ) (d. 2014 ) 16 August – William Copeland , Test cricket umpire (d. 2011 ) 21 August 23 August – Peter Thomson , golfer (d. 2018 ) 25 August – Seaman Dan , musician (d. 2020 ) 30 August – Gordon Barton , businessman and political activist (born in the Dutch East Indies ) (d. 2005 ) September - October [ edit ] Rex Hartwig Wal Fife Les Favell 2 September 3 September – John Vernon , high jumper (d. 2019 ) 4 September – Bruce Murray , Australian rules footballer (South Melbourne ) and cricketer (d. 2020 ) 5 September – Margaret Loutit , microbiologist (d. 2020 ) 8 September – Neil Robbins , athlete (d. 2020 ) 15 September 21 September – Dick Tooth , rugby union player (d. 2020 ) 25 September – John Rutherford , cricketer (d. 2022 ) 26 September – Brian Oliver , long and triple jumper (d. 2015 ) 27 September 1 October – Ken Arthurson , rugby league footballer, coach and administrator 2 October 6 October – Les Favell , cricketer (d. 1987 ) 8 October – Gracia Baylor , Victorian politician 12 October – John Bourchier , Victorian politician (d. 2017 ) 13 October – Kevin Hallett , Olympic swimmer (d. 2021 ) 15 October – John Solomon , rugby union player (d. 2020 ) 17 October – Jack Mundey , New South Wales councillor, trade union leader and environmental activist (d. 2020 ) 20 October – Stroma Buttrose , architect (d. 2020 ) 21 October – Glen Sheil , Queensland politician and tennis player (d. 2008 ) 31 October – Eddie Charlton , snooker and billiards player (d. 2004 ) November - December [ edit ] Bob Hawke Doug Anthony 4 November – Jeannette Patrick , Victorian politician (d. 2011 ) 6 November – Ronald Raines , New South Wales politician 10 November – Ray Preston , rugby league player (Newtown Jets ) (d. 2019 ) 16 November – David Arblaster , New South Wales politician (d. 2006 ) 17 November – Andy Thorpe , model and radio personality (d. 2010 ) 17 November – Alan Cameron , rugby union player (d. 2010 ) 22 November – Keith Rayner , Anglican bishop 23 November 4 December 9 December – Bob Hawke , 23rd Prime Minister of Australia and President of the ACTU (d. 2019 ) 11 December 18 December – Bob Jane , racing driver and businessman (d. 2018 ) 21 December – Joyce Evans , photographer (d. 2019 ) 31 December – Doug Anthony , 2nd Deputy Prime Minister of Australia (d. 2020 ) Sir John Cockburn 13 January – H. B. Higgins , Victorian politician, lawyer, and High Court justice (b. 1851 ) 16 February – Thomas Kennedy , Victorian politician (b. 1860 ) 20 February – James McColl , Victorian politician (born in the United Kingdom ) (b. 1844 ) 28 April – May Jordan McConnel , trade unionist and suffragist (died in the United States ) (b. 1860 ) 17 May – Edward Harney , Western Australian politician and lawyer (born in Ireland and died in the United Kingdom ) (b. 1865 ) 7 June – Alfred Waldron , Australian rules footballer (Carlton ) (b. 1857 ) 26 June – Samuel Cooke , Victorian politician (died in the United Kingdom ) (b. 1847 ) 14 July – Sir Walter Baldwin Spencer , evolutionary biologist, anthropologist, and ethnologist (born in the United Kingdom and died in Chile ) (b. 1860 ) 7 August – Sir Alexander Matheson, 3rd Baronet , Western Australian politician (born and died in the United Kingdom ) (d. 1929 ) 25 August – Frederick Burton , cricketer (died in New Zealand ) (b. 1865 ) 11 September – Archibald James Campbell , public servant, ornithologist and naturalist (b. 1853 ) 30 October – Franc Falkiner , New South Wales politician and grazier (b. 1867 ) 26 November – Sir John Cockburn , 18th Premier of South Australia (b. 1850 )
1929 in Oceania
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