Australian Events
Posted in 1929
- Scullin Government, October 22: (see Australian Prime Ministers) Stanley Bruce becomes the only prime minister to lose his seat at an election.
- Victorian Supreme Court judge Owen Dixon KC is appointed to the High Court.
- First train from Adelaide to Alice Springs.
- The Great Economic Depression begins - it brings years of hardship for average Australians.
- Charles Kingsford Smith and his crew of the Southern Cross set a record for flying between England and Australia of less than 13 days.
Scullin Government, October 22: (see Australian Prime Ministers) Stanley Bruce becomes the only prime minister to lose his seat at an election.
The Great Economic Depression begins - it brings years of hardship for average Australians.
