The year 1928
At that time;
- King George V the second son of Edward VII and Alexandra reigned over the remains of the British Empire
- The Government of Ireland Act had divided Ireland along religious lines. Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa demanded the right of self-governance after WW1, resulting in the creation of the British Commonwealth of Nations.
- The worldwide depression of 1929-1931 deeply affected many countries.
- Stanley Baldwin was Prime Minister in United Kingdom
- Aviator, Amelia Earhart, became the first woman to successfully pilot an aircraft across the Atlantic Ocean
- The summer Olympics opened in Amsterdam.
- Alexander Fleming discovered Penicillin.
- Emmeline Pankhurst, British women’s suffrage campaigner died.
In Australia around 1928
- Stanley Bruce was Prime Minister
- The population was 6,302,210.
- Was the first meeting of federal parliament in Canberra on 9 May 1927 after an opening ceremony by the Duke of York (later King George VI).
- The Royal Flying Doctors Service of Australia commenced operations.
- Charles Kingsford Smith and his crew arrived in Brisbane after completing the first flight across the Pacific Ocean.
- ‘The Jazz Singer’ became the first sound film screened in Australia
