1943 in Australia

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See also: 1942 in Australia, other events of 1943, 1944 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.

Contents 1 Incumbents 2 Events 3 Science & Technology 4 Arts and literature 5 Film 6 Sport 7 Births 8 Deaths 9 See also

[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 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 Australias 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 personality
• 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

[edit] See also

• 1943
• 1940s