1945_in_australia

See also: 1944 in Australia, other events of 1945, 1946 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.

Incumbents

• Prime Minister - John Curtin (died in office July 5), Frank Forde (til July 13), then Ben Chifley
• Governor General - Alexander Hore-Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie (til January 30), then Duke of Gloucester
• Premier of New South Wales - William McKell
• Premier of South Australia - Thomas Playford IV
• Premier of Queensland - Frank Cooper
• Premier of Tasmania - Robert Cosgrove
• Premier of Western Australia - John Willcock (til July 31) then Frank Wise
• Premier of Victoria - Albert Dunstan (til October 2), Ian McFarlan (til November 21) then John Cain

Events

• June 26 - Dr H. V. Evatt signs the United Nations Charter on behalf of Australia
• July 7 - The Australian 7th Division commences operations in the Battle of Balikpapan. Operations are completed by July 21
• August 15 - VP Day is celebrated
• August 31 - The Liberal Party of Australia is formed

Science & Technology

• Howard Florey shares the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on penicillin

Arts and literature

• William Dargie wins the Archibald Prize with his portrait of Edmund Herring

Film

Sport

• Rani wins the inaugural Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
• Rainbird wins the Melbourne Cup

Births

• January 10 - John Fahey, Premier of New South Wales
• January 22 - Arthur Beetson, rugby league player and coach
• February 26 - Peter Brock (d. 2006), racing driver
• March 3 - George Miller, film director and producer
• April 10 - Kevin Berry (d. 2006), butterfly swimmer
• May 8 - Janine Haines (d. 2004), politician
• May 17 - Tony Roche, tennis player
• June 2 - Michael Leunig, cartoonist.
• July 5 - Johnny Famechon, boxer
• July 21 - Geoff Dymock, cricketer
• August 2 - Alex Jesaulenko, Australian Rules football player
• December 22 - Sam Newman, Australian Rules football player and media personality

Deaths

• March 4 - Harry Chauvel, (b. 1865), soldier
• July 5 - John Curtin (b. 1885), Prime Minister of Australia

See also

• 1945
• 1940s

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