1947 in Australia

1947 in Australia

Infobox Australian year
monarch = George VI
governor-general = Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, then William McKell
pm =Ben Chifley
population = 7,579,358
australian =
elections =VIC, NSW, QLD, WA, SA"See also:"
1946 in Australia,
other events of 1947,
1948 in Australia and the
Timeline of Australian history.

Incumbents

*Monarch – King George VI
*Governor-General – Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (until March 11), then William McKell
*Prime Minister – Ben Chifley

tate Premiers

*Premier of New South Wales – William McKell (until February 6), then James McGirr
*Premier of Queensland – Ned Hanlon
*Premier of South Australia – Thomas Playford IV
*Premier of Tasmania – Robert Cosgrove (until December 18), then Edward Brooker
*Premier of Victoria – John Cain (until November 20), then Thomas Hollway
*Premier of Western Australia – Frank Wise (until April 1), then 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
*Governor of Western Australia – "none appointed"

Events

*April 1 – The Woomera rocket range is established in South Australia as a testing site for British and Australian missiles.
*May 5 – A train derails in the Camp Mountain rail accident in Queensland, killing 16 people.
*June 30 – The Australian government assumes control of Qantas.
*July 1 – Real estate company L. J. Hooker is listed on the Australian Stock Exchange.
*August 5 – Australia becomes a member of the International Monetary Fund
*August 30 – The Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration grants workers a 40-hour week.
*November 18 – Australia reduces its trade tariffs after ratifying the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) in Geneva.
*December 26 – Heard Island and McDonald Islands in Antarctica are transferred from British control to Australian territories.

cience & Technology

Arts and literature

* William Dargie wins the Archibald Prize with his portrait of Marcus Clarke

Film

port

* "Morna" takes line honours and "Westward" wins on handicap in the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
* "Hiraji" wins the Melbourne Cup

Births

* June 19 – James Mason, field hockey player
* August 28 – Jennie George, politician and trade unionist
* September 28 – Bob Carr, premier of New South Wales (1995–2005)

Deaths

* April 25 - Rupert Bunny (b. 1864), artist
* July 30 - Joseph Cook (b. 1860), Prime Minister of Australia

ee also

*1947
*1940s


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