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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

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

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

ARTS AND LITERATURE

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

FILM

''The Overlanders'' is released, starring Chips Rafferty

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

BIRTHS

March 3 - Tim Fischer , politician

July 9 - Bon Scott (d. 1980), singer

October 10 - Anne Boyd , composer

October 28 - John Hewson , politician

DEATHS

March 20 - Ethel Richardson , (b. 1870), writer

SEE ALSO

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