1941 in Australia
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See also: 1940 in Australia, other events of 1941, 1942 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Prime Minister - Robert Menzies (until August 28), Arthur Fadden (until October 7), then John Curtin
- Governor General - Alexander Hore-Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie
- Premier of New South Wales - Alexander Mair (until May 16), then William McKell
- Premier of South Australia - Thomas Playford
- Premier of Queensland - William Forgan Smith
- Premier of Tasmania - Robert Cosgrove
- Premier of Western Australia - John Willcock
- Premier of Victoria - Albert Dunstan
[edit] Events
- March 31 - The Siege of Tobruk begins
- June 30 - HMAS Waterhen sinks off Libya, the first Australian naval vessel lost in the war
- November 19 - The Battle between HMAS Sydney and HSK Kormoran. The light cruiser HMAS Sydney and her 645 crew were never seen again
- The Daily Mirror is first published in Sydney
- The Woronora Dam is completed
- The Owen gun is put into production
[edit] Science & Technology
[edit] Arts and literature
- William Dargie wins the Archibald Prize with his portrait of Sir James Elder, KBE
[edit] Film
[edit] Sport
- Skipton wins the Melbourne Cup
- Velocity wins the Caulfield Cup
- Beau Vite wins the Cox Plate
- The Sheffield Shield is not contested due to war
[edit] Births
- February 4 - Russell Cooper, Premier of Queensland
- April 17 - Bill Landeryou, politician
- April 24 - John Williams, guitarist
- May 11 - Ian Redpath, cricketer
- July 31 - Heather McKay, squash player
- October 25 - Helen Reddy, entertainer
- November 16 - Max Gillies, actor
[edit] Deaths
- April 5 - Banjo Paterson (b. 1864), bush poet, author and journalist
- August 31 - Thomas Bavin (b. 1874), Premier of New South Wales
- November 18 - Chris Watson (b. 1867), Prime Minister of Australia
