title: Australia at the 1930 British Empire Games
text: # Australia at the 1930 British Empire Games
  
  Australia at the 1930 British Empire Games was represented by a handful of athletes and abbreviated AUS.
  
  Australia was one of only eleven countries to be represented at these inaugural Games.
  
  At these first Games, Australia won only eight medals against England's 61. The Australians' return home was delayed because the RMS Tahiti on which they were due to travel sank during the Games.
  
  ## Medallists
  
  | Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Gold | Bobby Pearce | Rowing | Men's Singles Sculls |
  | Gold | Noel Ryan | Swimming | Men's 440 yards Freestyle |
  | Gold | Noel Ryan | Swimming | Men's 1500 yards Freestyle |
  | Silver | William Whyte | Athletics | Men's 1 Mile Run |
  | Silver | Alex Hillhouse | Athletics | Men's 2 Mile Steeplechase |
  | Silver | Alex Hillhouse | Athletics | Men's 3 Mile Run |
  | Silver | Dudley Gallagher | Boxing | Men's Middleweight Division (75 kg) |
  | Bronze | George Golding | Athletics | Men's 440 Yard Run/Quarter Mile |
  
  ## 1930 Australian Team & Results
  
  ### Athletics
  
  Men's 440 Yard Run/Quarter Mile
  
  * George Augustus Golding – Bronze, 49.6 s (in heat)
  * Herbert Alexander Bascombe – 6th, 49.4 s (in heat)
  
  Men's 880 Yard Run/Half Mile
  
  * Herbert Alexander Bascombe – 5th in Heat 1
  * George Augustus Golding – Did not finish
  
  Men's 1 Mile Run
  
  * William "Tickle" Miller Whyte – Silver, 4 min 17.0 s
  * Russell McDougall – 7th
  
  Men's 2 Mile Steeplechase
  
  * Alex John Hillhouse – Silver
  
  Men's 3 Mile Run
  
  * Alex John Hillhouse – Silver, 14 min 27.6 s
  
  Men's 6 Mile Run
  
  * Alex John Hillhouse – Did not start
  
  Men's 4 x 110 Yard Relay
  
  * Australia – Did not start
  
  ### Boxing
  
  Men's Middleweight Division (75 kg)
  
  * Dudley C. Gallagher – Silver
  
  ### Rowing
  
  Men's Singles Sculls
  
  * Robert Pearce – Gold
  
  ### Swimming
  
  Men's 100 Yards Backstroke
  
  * (Ivan) William Cameron – 4th
  
  Men's 100 Yards Freestyle
  
  * (Ivan) William Cameron – 4th
  
  Men's 1500 Yards Freestyle
  
  * Noel Phillip Ryan – Gold, 18 min 55.4 s
  
  Men's 440 Yards Freestyle
  
  * Noel Phillip Ryan – Gold, 4 min 39.8 s
  
  ## Officials
  
  * Honorary Manager – Hugh Richard Weir (VIC)
  * Honorary Coach-Trainer – Harvey Howard Fargher (VIC)
  