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| 1927 in Australia | |
| Monarch | George V |
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| Governor-General | John Baird |
| Prime Minister | Stanley Bruce |
| Population | 6,182,488 |
| Elections | WA, SA, NSW, VIC |
See also: 1926 in Australia, other events of 1927, 1928 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.
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Incumbents
- Monarch – King George V
- Governor-General – John Baird, 1st Viscount Stonehaven
- Prime Minister – Stanley Bruce
State premiers
- Premier of New South Wales – Jack Lang (until October 18) then Thomas Bavin
- Premier of Queensland – William McCormack
- Premier of South Australia – Lionel Hill (until April 8) then Richard Layton Butler
- Premier of Tasmania – Joseph Lyons
- Premier of Victoria – John Allan (until May 20) then Edmond Hogan
- Premier of Western Australia – Philip Collier
State governors
- Governor of New South Wales – Sir Dudley de Chair
- Governor of Queensland – Sir John Goodwin (from July 13)
- Governor of South Australia – Sir Tom Bridges (until December 4)
- Governor of Tasmania – Sir James O'Grady
- Governor of Victoria – Arthur Somers-Cocks, 6th Baron Somers
- Governor of Western Australia – Sir William Campion
Events
- 1 February - The North Australia Act of 1926 is enforced and the territory of Central Australia is created.
- February 8 – A cyclone makes landfall north of Cairns, causing flooding at Halifax Bay, Ingham, Innisfail, Tully, Cardwell and Townsville. Thirty-six people are killed, and twenty are missing.
- April 9 – A general election is held in Victoria.
- May 3 – The Australasian Council of Trade Unions is formed at the All-Australian Trade Union Congress in Melbourne.
- May 9 – Parliament House in Canberra is officially opened by the Duke of York.
- May 20 – Following a swing to the ALP in the Victorian election, Edmond Hogan forms a minority Labor government with Progressive support, and takes over as Premier of Victoria from John Allan.
- June 29 – Charles Kingsford Smith and his copilot Charles Ulm complete a round-Australia flight in ten days, five-and-a-half hours.
- October 27 – Melbourne gangster Squizzy Taylor is killed in a shootout with Sydney gangsters (including Snowy Cutmore, who also dies) in Carlton.
- November 3 – The Sydney ferry Greycliffe is cut in half by the liner Tahiti, killing 40 persons.
Science and technology
- Professor Thomas Parnell begins the pitch drop experiment at the University of Queensland. It will go on to become the world's longest continuously-running scientific experiment.
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.
- September 24 – Collingwood become premiers of the 1927 VFL season, defeating Richmond 2.13 (25) to 1.7 (13) in the 1927 grand final.
- November 1 – Trivalve wins the Melbourne Cup.
- South Australia wins the Sheffield Shield
Births
- January 20 - Dawn Lake, entertainer (d. 2006)
- January 21 - Clive Churchill, rugby league player (d. 1985)
- March 20 - Wally Grout, cricket player (d. 1968)
- June 6 - Alan Seymour, playwright
- June 13 - David Kirkpatrick (Slim Dusty), country and western singer (d. 2003)
- August 14 - Sid Patterson, cyclist (d. 1999)
- October 29 - Frank Sedgman, tennis player
- November 14 - Bart Cummings, racehorse trainer
- December 28 - Ron Casey, Australian rules football administrator and media personality (d. 2000)
Deaths
- March 15 - Hector Rason, Premier of Western Australia (b. 1858)
- October 26 - Squizzy Taylor, gangster (b. 1888)
- December 13 - Stephen Henry Parker, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Western Australia (b. 1846)
See also
