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INCUMBENTS

Prime Minister - Malcom Fraser

Governor General - Sir John Robert Kerr

Premier Of New South Wales - Thomas Lewis , then Sir Eric Willis , then Neville Wran

Premier Of South Australia - Don Dunstan

Premier Of Queensland - Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen

Premier Of Tasmania - Bill Neilson

Premier Of Western Australia - Sir Charles Court

Premier Of Victoria - Rupert Hamer

EVENTS

September 30 - Blue Hills , the long running ABC radio serial, comes to an end after 32 years

December 4 - The Royal Australian Navy 's fleet of Grumman Tracker aircraft is destroyed by arson at Nowra, New South Wales

Edward (Weary) Dunlop is announced as Australian Of The Year

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

ARTS AND LITERATURE

Brett Whiteley wins the Archibald Prize with ''Self Portrait in the Studio''

FILM

Don's Party

Storm Boy

The Fourth Wish

TELEVISION

SPORT

''Van der Hum'' wins the Melbourne Cup

South Australia wins the Sheffield Shield

''Ballyhoo'' takes line honours and ''Piccolo'' wins on handicap in the Sydney To Hobart Yacht Race

Hawthorn were premiers of the Victorian Football League

Australia defeats the West Indies 5-1 in the cricket test series

Geoff Hunt wins the mens squash World Open

Manly defeats Parramatta 13-10 to win the New South Wales Rugby League Premiership

BIRTHS

January 9 - Amy Gillett (d. 2005), cyclist

February 17 - Matthew Lappin , Australian rules footballer

February 24 - Bradley McGee , cyclist

June 4 - Kasey Chambers , singer

June 21 - Nigel Lappin , Australian rules footballer

August 7 - Megan Gale , model

August 27 - Mark Webber , Formula 1 driver

September 1 - Marcos Ambrose , racing driver

September 15 - Brett Kimmorley , Rugby league footballer

November 7 - Mark Philippoussis , tennis player

November 8 - Brett Lee , cricketer

November 18 - Matt Welsh , swimmer

DEATHS

February 8 - Gladys Moncrieff (b. 1892), singer

May 21 - Harold Blair (b. 1924), singer and activist

June 17 - Richard Casey (b. 1890), Governor General of Australia

August 10 - Bert Oldfield (b. 1894), cricketer

SEE ALSO

1976

1970s