1952 in Australia
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See also: 1951 in Australia, other events of 1952, 1953 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Monarch - King George VI (unti February 6), then Queen Elizabeth II
- Governor General - William McKell
- Prime Minister - Robert Menzies
- Premier of New South Wales - James McGirr (until April 2), then Joseph Cahill
- Premier of South Australia - Thomas Playford IV
- Premier of Queensland - Ned Hanlon (until January 17), then Vince Gair
- Premier of Tasmania - Robert Cosgrove
- Premier of Western Australia - Ross McLarty
- Premier of Victoria - John McDonald (until October 28), Thomas Hollway (until October 31), John McDonald (until December 17), then John Cain I
[edit] Events
- April 18 - Owen Dixon becomes Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia
- October 3 - Operation Hurricane commences on the Monte Bello Islands with the detonation of an atomic bomb of 25 kilotons yield
[edit] Science & Technology
[edit] 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
[edit] Film
[edit] Sport
- Nocturne takes line honours and Ingrid wins on handicap in the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
- Dalray wins the Melbourne Cup
- New South Wales wins the Sheffield Shield
- Frank Sedgman wins the Men's Singles at Wimbledon
- Australia wins 6 gold medals at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki
[edit] Births
- January 2 - Graham Strachan (d. 2001), singer
- March 1 - Leigh Matthews, Australian Rules football player and coach
- 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 25 - Colin Friels, actor
- October 21 - Trevor Chappell, cricketer
- November 18 - Peter Beattie, Premier of Queensland
- December 6 - Ric Charlesworth, sportsman
- December 18 - Frank Holden, entertainer
[edit] 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
