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INCUMBENTS

Prime Minister - Robert Menzies

Governor General - William McKell

Premier Of New South Wales - James McGirr

Premier Of South Australia - Thomas Playford IV

Premier Of Queensland - Ned Hanlon

Premier Of Tasmania - Robert Cosgrove

Premier Of Western Australia - Ross McLarty

Premier Of Victoria - Thomas Hollway (until June 27 ), then John McDonald

EVENTS

January 25 - The Tank Landing Ship HMAS ''Tarakan'' explodes at Garden Island in Sydney , killing 8 persons.

April 27 - The ''Communist Party Dissolution Bill'' is introduced in parliament {Link without Title}

June 26 - Australian National Airways (ANA) Skymaster VH-ANA ''Amana'' crashes near Perth, Western Australia , killing 28. One passenger survived ( ANA Skymaster Amana Crash )

September 17 - The first Australian troops land in Korea to take part in the Korean War

The ''Smith's Weekly'' newspaper, founded in 1919, is published for the last time

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

ARTS AND LITERATURE

William Dargie wins the Archibald Prize with his portrait of Sir Leslie McConnan

The novel, Power Without Glory , is published by Frank Hardy

The Ballet ''Corroboree'', by John Antill , is first performed

FILM

SPORT

''Margaret Rintoul'' takes line honours and ''Nerida'' wins on handicap in the Sydney To Hobart Yacht Race

''Comic Court'' wins the Melbourne Cup

New South Wales wins the Sheffield Shield

Sid Patterson wins the world amateur pursuit cycling title in Belgium

Australia wins 34 gold medals at the British Empire Games , held in Auckland , New Zealand

BIRTHS

January 1 - Wayne Bennett , rugby league coach

February 14 - Phil Dent , tennis player

February 16 - Malcolm Blight , Australian Rules football player

March 18 - Larry Perkins , racing driver

May 15 - Jim Bacon (d. 2004), Premier of Tasmania

August 16 - Jeff Thomson , cricketer

September 11 - Bruce Doull , Australian Rules football player

November 2 - Graeme Murphy , choreographer

December 18 - Gillian Armstrong , film director

DEATHS

January 2 - James Dooley (b. 1877), Premier of New South Wales

February 28 - Ted Theodore (b. 1884), Premier of Queensland

SEE ALSO

1950

1950s