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1924 in Australia

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1924
in
Australia

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The following lists events that happened during 1924 in Australia.

1924 in Australia
MonarchGeorge V
Governor-GeneralHenry Forster
Prime ministerStanley Bruce
Population5,811,145
ElectionsWestern Australia, South Australia, Victoria

Incumbents

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Stanley Bruce

State premiers

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State governors

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Events

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Entertaining visiting Japanese naval officers at a tennis party at Victoria Barracks, Sydney, 26 January 1924

Arts and literature

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Sport

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  • The 1924 NSWRFL season is won by Balmain, who defeated South Sydney 3–0 in the premiership final.
  • The Melbourne Cup was won by six-year-old stallion Backwood (ridden by Bunty Brown, trained by Richard 'Dick' Bradfield and owned by W Clark, Allen Hughes & Baillieu). He was the fourth and final winner of the race trained by Bradfield. The race was won in a time of 3:26.5 with a field of eighteen. Stand By (Bobby Lewis/James Scobie) and Spearfelt (E O'Sullivan/V O'Neill) placed second and third.

Births

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Deaths

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "3. Historical Firsts: FAQ; Parliamentary Education Office, Parliament of Australia". Archived from the original on 6 April 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2011. Australian Parliamentary Education Office: Historical Firsts
  2. ^ Webb, Richard: The Australian Loan Council, Parliament of Australia, 18 June 2002.