1949 in Australia

1949 in Australia

Infobox Australian year
monarch = George VI
governor-general = William McKell
pm = Ben Chifley, then Robert Menzies
population = 7,908,066
australian =
elections =Federal, "See also:"
1948 in Australia,
other events of 1949,
1950 in Australia and the
Timeline of Australian history.

Incumbents

*Monarch – King George VI
*Governor-General – William McKell
*Prime Minister – Ben Chifley (until December 19), then Robert Menzies

tate Premiers

*Premier of New South Wales – James McGirr
*Premier of Queensland – Ned Hanlon
*Premier of South Australia – Thomas Playford IV
*Premier of Tasmania – Robert Cosgrove
*Premier of Victoria – Thomas Hollway
*Premier of Western Australia – Ross McLarty

tate Governors

*Governor of New South Wales – Sir John Northcott
*Governor of Queensland – Sir John Lavarack
*Governor of South Australia – Sir Charles Norrie
*Governor of Tasmania – Sir Hugh Binney
*Governor of Victoria – Sir Winston Dugan (until February 20), then Sir Dallas Brooks (from October 18)
*Governor of Western Australia – Sir James Mitchell

Events

*26 January – The Nationality and Citizenship Act is passed. Rather than being identified as subjects of Britain, the Act established Australian citizenship for people who met eligibility requirements.
*March 10 – A Lockheed L-18 Lodestar crashes near Coolangatta, Queensland, killing 21 people.
*March 16 – Australia's domestic counter-intelligence and security agency, the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) is established, by order of the Directive for the Establishment and Maintenance of a Security Service.
*March 16 – Indigenous Australians who are eligible to vote in state elections in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania are also given the right to vote in federal elections.
*June 27 – A seven-week coal strike begins, involving 23,000 miners and broken by the sending in of troops.
*October 17 – Construction of the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme begins.
*December 10 – A federal election is held. The incumbent Australian Labor Party lead by Ben Chifley is defeated by Robert Menzies' Liberal Party.
*December 18 – Prime Minister-elect Robert Menzies announces his cabinet, including Dame Enid Lyons as Australia's first female cabinet minister.

cience and technology

* November – Australia's first digital computer, CSIRAC, runs its first test programs.

Arts and literature

* January 21 – William Dobell wins the Archibald Prize and the Wynne Prize.

port

* Athletics
** September 17 - Robert Prentice wins his first men's national marathon title, clocking 2:43:46 in Perth

* Cricket
** New South Wales wins the Sheffield Shield

* Football
** Bledisloe Cup: won by the Wallabies
** Brisbane Rugby League premiership: Souths defeated Easts 22-8
** New South Wales Rugby League premiership: Western Suburbs defeated Balmain 8-5
** South Australian National Football League premiership: won by North Adelaide
** Victorian Football League premiership: Essendon defeated Carlton 125-52

* Golf
** Australian Open: won by Eric Cremin
** Australian PGA Championship: won by Kel Nagle

* Horse Racing
** "Persist" wins the AJC Oaks
** "Lincoln" wins the Caulfield Cup
** "Delta" wins the Cox Plate
** "Foxzami" wins the Melbourne Cup

* Motor Racing
** The Australian Grand Prix was held at Leyburn, and was won by John Crouch driving a Delahaye

* Tennis
** Australian Open men's singles: Frank Sedgman defeats John Bromwich 6-3 6-2 6-2
** Australian Open women's singles: Doris Hart defeats Nancye Wynne Bolton 6-3 6-4
** Davis Cup: Australia is defeated by the United States 1-4 in the 1949 Davis Cup final
** US Open: John Bromwich and Bill Sidwell win the Men's Doubles

* Yachting
** "Waltzing Matilda" takes line honours and "Trade Winds" wins on handicap in the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

Births

* January 11 – Daryl Braithwaite, singer
* January 14 – Paul Chubb (d. 2002), actor
* February 26 – Simon Crean, trade union leader and politician
* March 7 – Rex Hunt, media personality
* June 13 – Red Symons, musician and TV personality
* July 1 – John Farnham, singer and entertainer
* July 16 – Robert Proctor, field hockey player
* July 18 – Dennis Lillee, cricketer
* August 18 – Byron Kennedy (d. 1983), film producer
* August 23 – Rick Springfield, singer
* September 22 – Jim McGinty, politician
* November 6 – Malcolm Poole, field hockey player
* November 24 – Shane Bourne, comedian and actor

Deaths

ee also

*1949
*1940s


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