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12 February – Australia defeats South Africa 5–0 in the cricket test series, played in Australia. [7] 21 March – New South Wales wins the Sheffield Shield. [8] Bodyline is first introduced into cricket; The Australian Olympic team wins 3 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles
This article is part of a series on the: Cinema of Australia; List of Australian films: Australian Animation; Early years and the Silent film era; pre 1910
The Emu War (or Great Emu War) [2] was a nuisance wildlife management military operation undertaken in Australia over the later part of 1932 to address public concern over the number of emus, a large flightless bird indigenous to Australia, said to be destroying crops in the Campion district within the Wheatbelt of Western Australia.
On Our Selection was an enormous success at the box office, being among the top four most popular films in Australian cinemas in 1932 [11] had earned earning £46,000 in Australia and New Zealand by the end of 1933. [6] By the end of 1934 the film had made an estimated profit of £23,200 and Bailey had earned an estimate £14,000.
The 5th Academy Awards were conducted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on November 18, 1932, [7] at a ceremony held at The Ambassador Hotel [7] in Los Angeles, California. The ceremony was hosted by Conrad Nagel. [7] Films screened in Los Angeles between August 1, 1931, and July 31, 1932, were eligible to receive awards. [7 ...
Pages in category "1932 in Australia" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
In 1932, pilot Hans Bertram and mechanic Adolph Klausmann were rescued while attempting to circumnavigate the world in a Junkers W 33 seaplane. After departing Koepang , Dutch Timor, they endured a storm in the Timor Sea on 15 May and were forced to land in a remote coastal area of the Kimberley region in northern Western Australia .
March 19 – The Sydney Harbour Bridge opens in Australia. [3] March 20 – The Graf Zeppelin airship begins a regular route between Germany and South America. March 21–22 – 1932 Deep South tornado outbreak: A series of deadly tornadoes in the United States kills more than 220 people in Alabama, 34 in Georgia and 17 in Tennessee.