1941_in_australia

See also: 1940 in Australia, other events of 1941, 1942 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.

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

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

Science & Technology

Arts and literature

• William Dargie wins the Archibald Prize with his portrait of Sir James Elder, KBE

Film

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

Births

• February 4 — Russell Cooper, Premier of Queensland
• March 29 — Michael Thornhill, film producer, screenwriter and film director
• 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
• December 13 — Dixie Willis, middle distance runner

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

See also

• 1941
• 1940s

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