1969 in Australia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
See also: 1968 in Australia, other events of 1969, 1970 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.
Contents |
[edit] Incumbents
- Prime Minister - John Gorton
- Governor General - Richard Casey, Baron Casey Paul Hasluck
- Premier of New South Wales - Robert Askin
- Premier of South Australia - Don Dunstan
- Premier of Queensland - Joh Bjelke-Petersen
- Premier of Tasmania - Eric Reece
- Premier of Western Australia - David Brand
- Premier of Victoria - Henry Bolte
[edit] Events
[edit] Science & Technology
[edit] Arts and literature
[edit] Film
[edit] Television
[edit] Sport
Rain Lover wins Melbourne Cup
[edit] Births
- January 19 - Luc Longley, basketball player
- March 3 - Tony Modra, Australian rules football player
- April 1 - Andrew Vlahov, basketball player
- April 3 - Ben Mendelsohn, actor
- May 14 - Cate Blanchett, actress
- August 15 - Bernard Fanning, singer
- September 6 - Michellie Jones, triathlete
- September 9 - Natasha Stott Despoja, politician
- September 13 - Shane Warne, cricketer
- September 19 - Kostya Tszyu, boxer
- November 20 - Laurie Daley, rugby league player
[edit] Deaths
- May 14 - Frederick Lane (b. 1888), swimmer
- August 3 - Alexander Mair (b. 1889), Premier of New South Wales
- August 25 - Robert Cosgrove (b. 1894), Premier of Tasmania
- November 21 - Norman Lindsay (b. 1879), artist
