1969 in Australia

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See also: 1968 in Australia, other events of 1969, 1970 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.

Contents 1 Incumbents 2 Events 3 Science & Technology 4 Arts and literature 5 Film 6 Television 7 Sport 8 Births 9 Deaths 10 See also

[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

• 14 May - Frederick Lane (b. 1888), swimmer
• 3 August - Alexander Mair (b. 1889), Premier of New South Wales
• 25 August - Robert Cosgrove (b. 1894), Premier of Tasmania
• 17 November Sir Malcolm Barclay-Harvey (b. 1890), Governor of South Australia 1939–1944
• 21 November - Norman Lindsay (b. 1879), artist

[edit] See also

• 1969
• 1960s