1946 in Australia

Decades:	1920s; 1930s; 1940s; 1950s; 1960s;
See also:	Other events of 1946; Federal election; Timeline of Australian history;

1946 in Australia
Monarchy	George VI
Governor-General	Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester
Prime minister	Ben Chifley
Population	7,465,157
Elections	Federal, TAS

The following lists events that happened during 1946 in Australia.

Incumbents

Ben Chifley

Monarch – King George VI
Governor-General – Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester
Prime Minister – Ben Chifley
Chief Justice – Sir John Latham

State Premiers

Premier of New South Wales – William McKell
Premier of Queensland – Frank Cooper (until 7 March), then Ned Hanlon
Premier of South Australia – Thomas Playford IV
Premier of Tasmania – Robert Cosgrove
Premier of Victoria – John Cain
Premier of Western Australia – Frank Wise

State Governors

Governor of New South Wales – Sir John Northcott (from 1 August)
Governor of Queensland – Sir Leslie Orme Wilson (until 23 April), then Sir John Lavarack (from 1 October)
Governor of South Australia – Sir Charles Norrie
Governor of Tasmania – Sir Hugh Binney
Governor of Victoria – Sir Winston Dugan
Governor of Western Australia – none appointed

Events

26 January – Foundation Day is renamed Australia Day.
18 February – The Archbishop of Sydney, Dr. Norman Gilroy, becomes Cardinal Gilroy, the first Australian born member of the College of Cardinals
10 March – An Australian National Airways DC-3 aircraft crashes near Hobart, killing 25 people.
1 May – At least 800 Aboriginal pastoral workers walk off the job in Northwest Western Australia, starting one of the longest industrial strikes in Australia.
6 June – The ABC makes the first national broadcast of a federal parliamentary debate.
19 July – Orange, New South Wales is proclaimed a city.
9 September – Trans Australia Airlines makes its first flight.
28 September – A federal election is held. The Australian Labor Party and Prime Minister Ben Chifley are returned to power. A three-question referendum is also held: the question on Social Services is carried; questions on Marketing and Industrial Employment are not.
23 November – A general election is held in Tasmania. The Labor Party led by Robert Cosgrove is returned to power with a reduced majority.
13 December – The United Nations grants Australia trusteeship of Territory of New Guinea and Territory of Papua.

Science and technology

7 August – Overseas Telecommunications Commission established by an Act of Parliament in August 1946. It inherited facilities and resources from Amalgamated Wireless Australasia Limited (AWA) and Cable & Wireless, and was charged with responsibility for all international telecommunications services into, through and out of Australia.

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

7 March- Carmel Patricia Pattison, MAD KEEN SEWER
29 January – Ian Meldrum, music personality
8 February – Bob Collins, politician
24 February – Bob Pearce, politician
3 March – Tim Fischer, politician
4 April – Colin Coates, ice speed skater
17 April – Kerry O'Brien, middle-distance runner
22 May – David Graham, golfer
3 June – Tristan Rogers, Australian-American actor
9 July – Bon Scott, singer (died 1980)
14 July - Michael Johnstone (died 2017)
1 August – Fiona Stanley, epidemiologist
1 September – Barry Gibb, musician-songwriter (Bee Gees)
7 September - Margaret Prophet, trained nurse.
16 September – Mike Reynolds, Qld Parliament Speaker
10 October – Anne Boyd, composer
18 October – Penelope Wensley, Governor of Queensland (2008-Incumbent)
28 October – John Hewson, politician
2 November – Alan Jones, racing driver
20 December – John Bertrand, yachtsman

Deaths

2 January – Joe Darling, Australian Test cricket captain (b, 1870)
20 March – Ethel Richardson, writer (born 1870)
13 September – William Watt, Premier of Victoria (born 1871)
Clement Scott (born 1880) composer

References

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Timeline of Australian history

1946 in Oceania
Sovereign states	Australia Federated States of Micronesia Fiji Kiribati Marshall Islands Nauru New Zealand Palau Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu
Associated states of New Zealand	Cook Islands Niue