1946 in Australia

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See also: 1945 in Australia, other events of 1946, 1947 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.

Contents 1 Incumbents 2 Events 3 Science & Technology 4 Arts and literature 5 Film 6 Sport 7 Births 8 Deaths 9 See also

[edit] Incumbents

• Prime Minister - Ben Chifley
• Governor General - Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester
• Premier of New South Wales - William McKell
• Premier of South Australia - Thomas Playford IV
• Premier of Queensland - Frank Cooper (until March 7) then Ned Hanlon
• Premier of Tasmania - Robert Cosgrove
• Premier of Western Australia - Frank Wise
• Premier of Victoria - John Cain

[edit] Events

• January 26 - Foundation Day is renamed Australia Day
• February 18 - The Archbishop of Sydney, Dr. Norman Gilroy, becomes Cardinal Gilroy, the first Australian born member of the College of Cardinals
• March 10 - An Australian National Airways (ANA) DC3 aircraft crashes near Hobart, killing 25
• July 19 - Orange, New South Wales is proclaimed a city
• August 7 - The Overseas Telecommunications Commission (OTC) is established
• September 9 - Trans Australia Airlines makes its first flight

[edit] Science & Technology

[edit] Arts and literature

• William Dargie wins the Archibald Prize with his portrait of L. C. Robson

[edit] Film

• The Overlanders is released, starring Chips Rafferty

[edit] Sport

• Morna takes line honours and Christina wins on handicap in the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
• Russia wins the Melbourne Cup
• New Zealand defeats Australia 2-0 in a Rugby union test

[edit] Births

• January 29 - Ian Meldrum, music personality
• February 8 - Bob Collins, politician
• March 3 - Tim Fischer, politician
• April 4 - Colin Coates, ice speed skater
• May 22 - David Graham, golfer
• July 9 - Bon Scott, singer (d. 1980)
• August 1 - Fiona Stanley, epidemiologist
• September 16 - Mike Reynolds, Qld Parliament Speaker
• October 10 - Anne Boyd, composer
• October 28 - John Hewson, politician
• November 2 - Alan Jones, racing driver
• December 20 - John Bertrand, yachtsman

[edit] Deaths

• March 20 - Ethel Richardson, writer (b. 1870)
• September 13 - William Watt, Premier of Victoria (b. 1871)

[edit] See also

• 1946
• 1940s