Australia in the 1930's Important Events Fashions Prime Ministers Entertainment Sport Food Communications Interesting Facts New food of the 1930's The new food was custard powder In 1937 coca cola was new to Australia so they could but it at all shops milk bars opened in the early 1930's From the 1930's to the 1940's tea parties where very popular ice-cream was available in the 1930's to all Australians In 1930 a standard gouge was complete from Grafton in new south wales to Brisbane In 1930 sea transports was still only means of international travel for 99.9 per cent of overseas. Ships in the 1930's were unsafe and they where forced to spend 2 months traveling to England and back by see In railways each state had its railway station Some people had little money to spend on TV and things like entreatment Fred Astare and Cringe Rogers invented TV JamesSaulin became prime minister just as Australia and the world were sliding into the years of depression... He was Prime minister from 22 of October 1929 to January 6 1932 women no larger took fabrics to dressmakers. Grace brothers was one of the large Departments stores. This was the year of desperation of the 1930's they were wealthy people looking to buy latest fashions Joseph Aloysius Lyons was prime minister from 6 January 1932 to the 7 of April 1939 Don Bradman became the most famous player of cricket in the world. He scored 974 runs, including four centuries in Seven best innings. He alos scored a world record of 334 runs in one innings... Champion racehorse far lap won record number of races before his sudden death. Phar lap won the world's richest race at Tijuana in Mexico.. After 16 days he died people said he was food poisons because it was the Americans horse and the Americans wanted their horse to win the race. The most unfair job was when a bank manager got a wage of $22 a week. In our days bank managers get about $1000 per week. For a licence to listen to a radio you paid $1.30. Australian was connect by radio- telephone to London in April 1930's 1938 26 of January, Australians celebrated the 150th anniversary of European Public transport was used by crowds to trawl to the beach, in the 1930's parading in bathing costumes on the beach. Transport Jobs