1943 in Australia
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| 1943 in Australia | |
| Monarch | George VI |
| Governor-General | Alexander Hore-Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie |
| Prime Minister | John Curtin |
| Population | 7,234,904 |
| Elections | Federal, WA, VIC |
See also: 1942 in Australia, other events of 1943, 1944 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Monarch - King George VI
- Prime Minister - John Curtin
- Governor General - Alexander Hore-Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie
- Premier of New South Wales - William McKell
- Premier of South Australia - Thomas Playford IV
- Premier of Queensland - Frank Cooper
- Premier of Tasmania - Robert Cosgrove
- Premier of Western Australia - John Willcock
- Premier of Victoria - Albert Dunstan (til September 14), John Cain I (til September 18), then Albert Dunstan
[edit] Events
- May 14 - The Hospital Ship AHS Centaur is torpedoed by a Japanese submarine off North Stradbroke Island in Queensland, killing 268 persons
[edit] Science & Technology
[edit] Arts and literature
- William Dobell wins the Archibald Prize with his portrait of Joshua Smith
[edit] Film
- Damien Parer wins Australia's first Academy Award for the film Kokoda Front Line
[edit] Sport
- Dark Felt wins the Melbourne Cup
[edit] Births
- March 12 - Philip Ruddock, politician
- March 19 - Vern Schuppan, racing driver
- April 13 - Alan Jones, radio personality
- April 30 - Paul Jennings, children's author
- May 7 - Peter Carey, novelist
- May 17 - Johnny Warren (d. 2004), soccer player and coach
- June 4 - John Burgess, television game show actor
- July 3 - Judith Durham, singer
- September 26 - Ian Chappell, cricket player
- October 6 - Peter Dowding, Premier of Western Australia
- November 8 - Peter Cook (d. 2005), politician
- December 20 - Roger Woodward, pianist
[edit] Deaths
- March 28 - Keith Truscott (b. 1916), fighter pilot
- March 29 - Flight Lieutenant William Ellis Newton, VC (b. 1919), beheaded by Japanese troops in Papua New Guinea
- April 25 - Albert Robinson, (b. 1877), politician
- September 1 - Arthur Streeton (b. 1867), artist
- September 23 - John Bradfield (b. 1867), engineer
- October 2 - John Evans (b. 1855), Premier of Tasmania
- November 6 - William Lister Lister (b. 1859), artist
