1935 in Australia

The following lists events that happened during 1935 in Australia.

Incumbents

 * Monarch – George V
 * Governor-General – Sir Isaac Isaacs
 * Prime Minister – Joseph Lyons
 * Chief Justice – Frank Gavan Duffy (until 1 October) then Sir John Latham

State Premiers

 * Premier of New South Wales – Bertram Stevens
 * Premier of Queensland – William Forgan Smith
 * Premier of South Australia – Richard L. Butler
 * Premier of Tasmania – Albert Ogilvie
 * Premier of Victoria – Sir Stanley Argyle (until 2 April), then Albert Dunstan
 * Premier of Western Australia – Philip Collier

State Governors

 * Governor of New South Wales – Sir Philip Game (until 15 January), then Alexander Hore-Ruthven, 1st Baron Gowrie (from 21 February)
 * Governor of Queensland – Sir Leslie Orme Wilson
 * Governor of South Australia – Sir Winston Dugan
 * Governor of Tasmania – Sir Ernest Clark
 * Governor of Victoria – William Vanneck, 5th Baron Huntingfield
 * Governor of Western Australia – none appointed

Events

 * 26 February – Qantas Empire Airways makes its first scheduled international flight, when a De Havilland Express departs Darwin bound for Singapore.
 * 2 March – A general election is held in Victoria. The UAP-Country Party coalition wins a comfortable majority.
 * 29 March – 141 people drown when a cyclone strikes the pearling fleet off the coast of Broome, Western Australia.
 * 2 April – Stanley Argyle stands down as Premier of Victoria after the Country Party dissolves their coalition with the UAP. He is succeeded by Country Party leader Albert Dunstan.
 * 1 July – The Australian Associated Press (AAP) news agency is established.
 * 2 October – John Curtin replaces James Scullin as leader of the Australian Labor Party.
 * 4 October – Luna Park in Sydney is officially opened.
 * 14 October – The Hornibrook Bridge, connecting Redcliffe and Sandgate in Queensland, is officially opened.
 * 31 December – The cane toad is introduced to Queensland.

Arts and literature

 * John Longstaff wins the Archibald Prize with his portrait of Banjo Paterson
 * Olive Cotton takes the photograph Teacup Ballet
 * Scottish painter Ian Fairweather moves to Melbourne and is soon noticed by local artists as a significant painter.

Sport

 * 15 February – Cricket: Victoria wins the Sheffield Shield.
 * 11 May – Rugby league: St. George beats Canterbury 91 points to 6 for the highest score and biggest win in NRL history.
 * 14 September – Rugby league: The 1935 NSWRFL season culminates in Eastern Suburbs' 19–3 victory over South Sydney in the premiership final. University finish in last place, claiming the wooden spoon.
 * 5 October – Australian rules football: Collingwood 11.12 (78) beats South Melbourne 7.16 (58) for its tenth premiership. Bob Pratt missed the game due to a car accident.
 * 5 November – Horse racing: Marabou wins the Melbourne Cup.

Births

 * 3 January – Geof Motley, Australian rules footballer and coach (d. 2023)
 * 6 January – Ian Meckiff, cricketer
 * 9 January – Brian Harradine, politician (d. 2014)
 * 19 January – Johnny O'Keefe, entertainer (d. 1978)
 * 3 February – Doreen Kartinyeri, Ngarrindjeri elder and historian (d. 2007)
 * 18 February – Lance Oswald, Australian rules footballer (d. 2019)
 * 3 March – Mal Anderson, tennis player
 * 5 March – Philip K. Chapman, astronaut (d. 2021)
 * 20 March – Jeffrey Miles, judge (d. 2019)
 * 30 March – John Thornett, rugby union player (d. 2019)
 * 7 April – Mervyn Crossman, field hockey player (d. 2017)
 * 10 April – Peter Hollingworth, Bishop and Governor General of Australia
 * 12 May – Leneen Forde, Governor of Queensland
 * 15 May – Bill Peach, journalist (d. 2013)
 * 26 June – Edwin Hodgeman, actor
 * 30 June – Ken Turner, Australian rules footballer (d. 2022)
 * 2 July – Philip Flood, diplomat and public servant
 * 4 July – Alan Preen, Australian rules footballer (d. 2016)
 * 7 July – John Kingston, politician
 * 9 July – Kevin Parks, Australian rules footballer
 * 10 July – Wilson Tuckey, politician
 * 30 July – Bruce Reid, politician (d. 2020)
 * 2 August – Sir Llew Edwards, 23rd Deputy Premier of Queensland (d. 2021)
 * 6 August – Geoff Harvey, musician and television personality (d. 2019)
 * 8 August – John Laws, radio personality
 * 18 September – Geoff Case, football player (d. 2018)
 * 28 September
 * Eddie Lumsden, rugby league footballer (d. 2019)
 * Bruce Crampton, golfer
 * 7 October – Thomas Keneally, writer
 * 4 November – Barry Crocker, entertainer
 * 28 November – Randolph Stow, writer (d. 2010)
 * 2 December – John Spender, politician and barrister (d. 2022)
 * 10 December – Steve Condous, politician (d. 2018)
 * 13 December – Arthur Summons, rugby footballer (d. 2020)
 * 27 December – Raymond Apple, rabbi (d. 2024)
 * 28 December – Eileen Massey, cricketer (d. 2019)

Deaths

 * 9 January – Alexander Poynton, South Australian politician (b. 1853)
 * 8 April – David Watkins, New South Wales politician (b. 1865)
 * 2 September – Sir Sidney Kidman, pastoralist and entrepreneur (b. 1857)
 * 22 September – Sir Elliott Lewis, 19th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1858)
 * 25 September – Tom Richards, rugby union player and military officer (b. 1882)
 * 8 November – Charles Kingsford Smith, aviator (died in the Andaman Sea) (b. 1897)
 * 20 December – Martin O'Meara, Irish-born soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1882)