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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

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

DEATHS

April 5 - Banjo Paterson (b. 1864), bush poet, author and jounalist

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