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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
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