the great Depression in australia by Archie and Zander By carltonnorth56 Period: Jan 1, 1920 to Dec 31, 1939 the geat depression Oct 31, 1929 the wall st stock exchange crashes Due to financhial problems the WallSt stock exchange crashes Nov 1, 1929 Goverment spending cuts May 3, 1931 australian economy suffers Mar 19, 1932 Sydney Harbor Bridge Opens AUSTRAILA shows secsess Dec 31, 1932 Unemployment peaks bad times