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1946 in Australia
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Timeline of Australian history.
Incumbents
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
May 1 - At least 800 Aboriginal pastoral workers walk off the job in Northwest Western Australia, starting one of the longest industrial strikes in Australia
July 19 - Orange, New South Wales is proclaimed a city
September 9 - Trans Australia Airlines makes its first flight
Science & Technology
August 7 - 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
January 29 - Ian Meldrum, music personality
February 8 - Bob Collins, politician
March 3 - Tim Fischer, politician
April 4 - Colin Coates, ice speed skater
April 17 - Kerry O'Brien, middle-distance runner
May 22 - David Graham, golfer
July 9 - Bon Scott, singer (d. 1980)
August 1 - Fiona Stanley, epidemiologist
September 16 - Mike Reynolds, Qld Parliament Speaker
October 10 - Anne Boyd, composer
October 28 - John Hewson, politician
November 2 - Alan Jones, racing driver
December 20 - John Bertrand, yachtsman
Deaths
March 20 - Ethel Richardson, writer (b. 1870)
September 13 - William Watt, Premier of Victoria (b. 1871)Further Information
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