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See also: 1947 in Australia, other events of 1948, 1949 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.
[edit] Incumbents
[edit] State Premiers
[edit] State Governors
[edit] Events
Launch of the first Holden
[edit] Science & Technology
[edit] Arts and literature
[edit] Births
- January 5 – Wally Foreman, football commentator (d. 2006)
- January 23 – Glenn Wheatley, musician and manager
- January 25 – Ros Kelly, politician
- February 10 – Mike Pratt, politician
- March 2 – Jeff Kennett, Premier of Victoria (1992–1999)
- March 13 – Rick Amor, artist
- March 27 – Rosemary Follett, Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory (1989, 1991–1995)
- March 31 – Graham Cornes, Australian rules footballer
- April 2 – Jennifer Rowe, children's author
- April 29 – Leslie Howard, musician
- May 15 – Muriel Porter, Anglican laywoman
- May 28 – Michael Field, Premier of Tasmania (1989–1992)
- June 11 – Pat Wilson, singer and journalist
- June 21 – Lionel Rose, boxer
- June 30 – Galarrwuy Yunupingu, Aboriginal leader
- July 15 – Richard Franklin, film director (d. 2007)
- July 24 – Joan London, writer
- August 7 – Greg Chappell, cricketer
- August 19 – Robert Hughes, actor
- August 20 – John Noble, actor
- September 12 – Max Walker, cricketer and VFL footballer
- September 18 – Christopher Skase, fugitive businessman (d. 2001)
- September 22 – Denis Burke, Chief Minister of the Northern Territory (1999–2001)
- September 25 – Vicki Viidikas, poet
- October 3 – Rob Langer, cricketer
- October 4 – Bob Morris, racing driver
- October 8 – Warren Truss, leader of the National Party
- October 19 – Meg Lees, Democrat senator for South Australia
- October 30 – Garry McDonald, actor
- November 5 – Malcolm Milne, Olympic skier
- November 6 – Geoff Prosser, politician
- November 14 – Ian Stanley, golfer
- November 15 – James Kemsley, cartoonist (d. 2007)
- November 22 – Gary Dempsey, Australian rules footballer
- December 1 – John Quigley, WA politician
- December 5 – Cheryl Kernot, politician
- December 12 – Kim Beazley, politician
- December 15 – Cassandra Harris, actor (d. 1991)
- December 29 – Michael White, psychotherapist (d. 2008)
[edit] Deaths
- February 12 – Sir Isaac Isaacs (b. 1855), Governor-General of Australia (1931–1936)
- March 23 – Lou Cunningham (b. 1889), politician
- March 24 – Sydney Sampson (b. 1863), politician
- April 9 – George Carpenter (b. 1872), General of the Salvation Army (1939–1946)
- April 15 – Eric Harrison (b. 1880), soldier and politician
- May 20 – Marie Pitt (b. 1869), poet
- June 8 – Thomas Crawford (b. 1865), politician
- June 18 – Edward Brooker (b. 1891), Premier of Tasmania (1947–1948)
- July 18 – May Moss (b. 1869), women's rights activist
- July 21 – Francis Joseph Bayldon (b. 1872), master mariner
- July 24 – Stanley Goble (b. 1891), Chief of the Air Staff
- July 31 – Nigel Barker (b. 1883), track and field athlete
- September 2 – Margaret McIntyre (b. 1886), politician (first woman elected to the Parliament of Tasmania)
- September 9 – Francis Foster (b. 1872), politician
- October 18 – George Cann (b. 1871), politician
- October 18 – Philip Collier (b. 1873), Premier of Western Australia (1924–1930)
- December 8 – Matthew Charlton (b. 1866), politician
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