1952 in Australia

Infobox Australian year
monarch = George VI, then Elizabeth II
governor-general = William McKell
pm =Robert Menzies
population = 8,636,458
australian =
elections =VIC"See also:"
1951 in Australia,
other events of 1952,
1953 in Australia and the
Timeline of Australian history.

Incumbents

*Monarch – King George VI (until February 6), then Queen Elizabeth II
*Governor-General – Sir William McKell
*Prime Minister – Robert Menzies

tate Premiers

*Premier of New South Wales – James McGirr (until April 2), then Joseph Cahill
*Premier of Queensland – Ned Hanlon (until January 17), then Vince Gair
*Premier of South Australia – Thomas Playford IV
*Premier of Tasmania – Robert Cosgrove
*Premier of Victoria – John McDonald (until October 28), then Thomas Hollway (until October 31), then John McDonald (until December 17), then John Cain I
*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 (until June 19)
*Governor of Tasmania – Sir Ronald Cross, 1st Baronet
*Governor of Victoria – Sir Dallas Brooks
*Governor of Western Australia – Sir Charles Gairdner

Events

*January 20 – The first express trains run between Melbourne and Adelaide, following the completion of a railway between the two cities.
*April 18 – Owen Dixon becomes Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia.
*April 29 – The ANZUS Treaty between Australia, New Zealand and the United States comes into force.
*September 1 – Qantas Empire Airways commences the first air service between Australia and South Africa.
*October 28 – Premier of Victoria John McDonald resigns after the Victorian Legislative Council refuses supply. Thomas Hollway forms a short-lived ministry which lasts four days.
*November 30 – Lang Hancock discovers the world's largest deposit of iron ore in the Hamersley Range of Western Australia's Pilbara region.
*December 6 – A state election is held in Victoria.

cience and technology

*October 3 – The first British nuclear test in Australia, Operation Hurricane, commences on the Monte Bello Islands with the detonation of an atomic bomb of 25 kilotons yield.

Arts and literature

* April 28 - Joan Sutherland makes her debut at Covent Garden
* William Dargie wins the Archibald Prize with his portrait of Essington Lewis
* Frank Hinder wins the Blake Prize for Religious Art with his work "Flight into Egypt"

Film

port

* Athletics
** February 16 - Robert Prentice wins his second men's national marathon title, clocking 3:19:26 in Melbourne.
** Olympics: Marjorie Jackson wins gold medals in the Women's 100m and 200m
** Olympics: Shirley Strickland wins the gold medal in the 80m Hurdles

* Cricket
** New South Wales wins the Sheffield Shield

* Cycling
** Olympics: Russell Mockridge wins the gold medal in the Men's 1000m Time Trial
** Olympics: Lionel Cox and Russell Mockridge win the gold medal in the Men's 2000m tandem

* Football
** Bledisloe Cup: retained by the All Blacks
** Brisbane Rugby League premiership: Wests defeated Brothers 15-14
** New South Wales Rugby League premiership: Wests defeated South Sydney 22-12
** South Australian National Football League premiership: won by North Adelaide
** Victorian Football League premiership: Geelong defeated Collingwood 86-40

* Golf
** Australian Open: won by Norman Von Nida
** Australian PGA Championship: won by William C Holder

* Horse Racing
** "Peshawar" wins the Caulfield Cup
** "Hydrogen" wins the Cox Plate
** "Dalray" wins the Melbourne Cup

* Motor Racing
** The Australian Grand Prix was held at Bathurst and won by Doug Whiteford driving a Talbot-Lago

* Swimming
** Olympics: John Davies wins the gold medal in the Men's 200m breaststroke

* Tennis
** Australian Open men's singles: Ken McGregor defeats Frank Sedgman 7-5 12-10 2-6 6-2
** Australian Open women's singles: Thelma Coyne Long defeats Helen Angwin 6-2 6-3
** Davis Cup: Australia defeats the United States 4-1 in the 1952 Davis Cup final
** Wimbledon: Ken McGregor and Frank Sedgman win the Men's Doubles
** Wimbledon: Frank Sedgman wins the Men's Singles

* Yachting
** "Nocturne" takes line honours and "Ingrid" wins on handicap in the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

Births

* January 2 — Graham Strachan (d. 2001), singer
* March 1 — Leigh Matthews, Australian Rules football player and coach
* March 6 — Ian Cooke, field hockey player
* April 12 — Mike Munro, journalist
* June 6 — Ross Stretton (d. 2005), ballet dancer
* June 15 — Clare Martin, Chief Minister of the Northern Territory
* July 28 — Glenn A. Baker, music historian
* October 7 — Graham Yallop, cricketer
* September 4 — Tom Maher, basketball coach
* September 25 — Colin Friels, actor
* October 21 — Trevor Chappell, cricketer
* October 22 — John Howard (Australian actor) , stage and screen actor
* November 18 — Peter Beattie, Premier of Queensland
* December 6 — Ric Charlesworth, sportsman
* December 18 — Frank Holden, entertainer

Deaths

* February 6 - King George VI (b.1895), King
* June 12 - Harry Lawson (b. 1875), Premier of Victoria
* September 14 - John McPhee (b. 1878), Premier of Tasmania
* October 4 - Keith Murdoch (b. 1886), journalist
* October 28 - Billy Hughes (b. 1862), Prime Minister of Australia
* November 30 - Elizabeth Kenny (b. 1880), nurse

ee also

*1952
*1950s