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1941 in Australia
Monarch	George VI
Governor-General	Alexander Hore-Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie
Prime Minister	Robert Menzies, Arthur Fadden, John Curtin
Population	7,109,898
Elections	QLD, NSW, SA, TAS

See also: 1940 in Australia, other events of 1941, 1942 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. TalkCommonewalth realm.-->The monarchy The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia is the representative in Australia of the monarch of Australia (currently Elizabeth II Queen of Australia) Alexander Gore Arkwright Hore-Ruthven 1st Earl of Gowrie VC GCMG CB DSO PC (6 July 1872 &ndash 2 May 1955 tenth and The Prime Minister of Australia is the Head of government of the Commonwealth of Australia, holding office on commission from the Governor-General. Sir Robert Gordon Menzies, KT, AK, CH, QC (20 December 1894 - 15 May 1978 Australian politician was the twelfth person to serve Sir Arthur William Fadden, GCMG (13 April 1894&ndash21 April 1973 Australian politician and 13th Prime Minister of Australia, born in Ingham Queensland John Joseph Curtin (8 January 1885 &ndash 5 July 1945 Australian politician and 14th Prime Minister of Australia, led Australia when the Australian mainland came under direct Current Demographic data Much of the data that follows has been derived from the CIA World Factbook and the Australian Bureau of Statistics, through See also Politics of Australia Australia elects a Legislature the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia using various electoral systems see Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent See also 1939 in Australia, other events of 1940, 1941 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also 1941 in Australia, other events of 1942, 1943 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. This is a timeline of Australian history. BC c 68000 BC-40000 BC Aboriginal tribes thought to have arrived in Australia

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

Incumbents

Prime Minister - Robert Menzies (until August 28), Arthur Fadden (until October 7), then John Curtin
Governor General - Alexander Hore-Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie
Premier of New South Wales - Alexander Mair (until May 16), then William McKell
Premier of South Australia - Thomas Playford
Premier of Queensland - William Forgan Smith
Premier of Tasmania - Robert Cosgrove
Premier of Western Australia - John Willcock
Premier of Victoria - Albert Dunstan

Events

March 31 - The Siege of Tobruk begins
June 30 - HMAS Waterhen sinks off Libya, the first Australian naval vessel lost in the war
November 19 - The Battle between HMAS Sydney and HSK Kormoran. The Prime Minister of Australia is the Head of government of the Commonwealth of Australia, holding office on commission from the Governor-General. Sir Robert Gordon Menzies, KT, AK, CH, QC (20 December 1894 - 15 May 1978 Australian politician was the twelfth person to serve Sir Arthur William Fadden, GCMG (13 April 1894&ndash21 April 1973 Australian politician and 13th Prime Minister of Australia, born in Ingham Queensland John Joseph Curtin (8 January 1885 &ndash 5 July 1945 Australian politician and 14th Prime Minister of Australia, led Australia when the Australian mainland came under direct The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia is the representative in Australia of the monarch of Australia (currently Elizabeth II Queen of Australia) Alexander Gore Arkwright Hore-Ruthven 1st Earl of Gowrie VC GCMG CB DSO PC (6 July 1872 &ndash 2 May 1955 tenth and See Premiers of the Australian states for a description and history of the office of Premier The Hon Alexander Mair (25 August 1889 – 3 August 1969 was an Australian politician and Premier of New South Wales from 5 August 1939 to 16 May 1941 Sir William John McKell GCMG (26 September 1891 - 11 January 1985 Australian politician was Premier of New South Wales from 1941 to 1947 and was See Premiers of the Australian states for a description and history of the office of Premier Sir Thomas Playford, GCMG (5 July 1896 – 16 June 1981 was a South Australian politician and a well known farmer See Premiers of the Australian states for a description and history of the office of Premier William Forgan Smith (15 April 1887 - 23 September 1953 generally known as Forgan Smith, was Premier of the Australian state of Queensland from 1932 to See Premiers of the Australian states for a description and history of the office of Premier Sir Robert Cosgrove KCMG ( December 28 1884 &ndash August 25 1969) was an Australian politician trade unionist and The Premier of Western Australia is the head of the executive government in the Australian State of Western Australia. John Collings Willcock ( 9 August 1879 – 7 June 1956) was Premier of Western Australia for nearly nine years See Premiers of the Australian states for a description and history of the office of Premier Sir Albert Arthur Dunstan KCMG (1882&ndash1950 was an Australian politician Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor The Siege of Tobruk was a lengthy confrontation between Axis and Allied forces in North Africa during the Western Desert Campaign of World War Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Libya ( ليبيا ar-Latn Lībiyā; Libyan vernacular: Lībya; Amazigh:) officially the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land On 19 November 1941 during World War II, the Australian light cruiser HMAS ''Sydney'' and the German auxiliary cruiser ''Kormoran'' fought each other in the The light cruiser HMAS Sydney and her 645 crew were never seen again
The Daily Mirror is first published in Sydney
The Woronora Dam is completed
The Owen gun is put into production

Science & Technology

Arts and literature

William Dargie wins the Archibald Prize with his portrait of Sir James Elder, KBE

Film

Sport

Skipton wins the Melbourne Cup
Velocity wins the Caulfield Cup
Beau Vite wins the Cox Plate
The Sheffield Shield is not contested due to war

Births

February 4 — Russell Cooper, Premier of Queensland
March 29 — Michael Thornhill, film producer, screenwriter and film director
April 17 — Bill Landeryou, politician
April 24 — John Williams, guitarist
May 11 — Ian Redpath, cricketer
July 31 — Heather McKay, squash player
October 25 — Helen Reddy, entertainer
November 16 — Max Gillies, actor
December 13 — Dixie Willis, middle distance runner

Deaths

April 5 - Banjo Paterson (b. A light cruiser is a Warship. The term is a shortening of the phrase "light Armoured cruiser " describing a small ship that carried armour in the same way Description Sydney was one of three Light cruisers originally ordered in 1931–1932 for the Royal Navy as the " Amphion class" The Daily Mirror was an afternoon paper established by Ezra Norton in Sydney, Australia in 1941 gaining a licence from the Minister for Trade Woronora Dam collects water from the catchment of the Woronora River, which drains into the dam and then to Georges River. The Owen Gun, which was known officially as the Owen Machine Carbine was an Australian Submachine gun designed by Evelyn (Evo Owen in 1939 Sir William Alexander Dargie CBE ( June 4, 1912 &ndash July 26, 2003) was an Australian painter, known especially The Archibald Prize is regarded as the most important Portraiture prize and is the most prominent of all arts prizes in Australia. The Melbourne Cup is Australia 's major annual Thoroughbred horse race. The Caulfield Cup, one of Australia's richest Thoroughbred horse races and the richest of its type in the world (2400 metre or metric mile-and-a-half handicap The WS Cox Plate is a Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race held annually in late October by the Moonee Valley Racing Club in honour of W Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons Theo Russell Cooper (born 4 February 1941) is a former Australian National Party politician Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Michael Thornhill (born March 29 1941, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) is a Film producer, Screenwriter Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. William Albert Landeryou (born 17 April 1941 Australian politician was leader of the Australian Labor Party in the Victorian Legislative Council and a Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to John Christopher Williams (born 24 April 1941 is a Grammy Award winning Australian-born British Classical guitarist Biography Born in Melbourne Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Ian Ritchie Redpath (born 11 May 1941 Geelong Victoria) is a former Australian Cricketer who played in 66 Tests and 5 ODIs from 1964 to 1976 Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently Heather Pamela McKay AM MBE (born 31 July 1941 is a retired Australian squash player who is considered by many to be the greatest female player Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Helen Reddy (born October 25, 1941) is an Australian/American Singer / Songwriter. Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Max Gillies AM (born November 16 1941 in Melbourne, Victoria Australia) is an Australian actor Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Dixie Willis (born 13 December 1941) is a former Australian Middle distance runner, who won the gold medal in the women's 880 Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson (17 February 1864 – 5 February 1941 was a famous Australian Bush poet, journalist and author 1864), bush poet, author and journalist
August 31 - Thomas Bavin (b. Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne Sir Thomas Rainsford Bavin, KCMG ( 5 May 1874 – 31 August 1941) was the 24th Premier of New South Wales. 1874), Premier of New South Wales
November 18 - Chris Watson (b. Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull John Christian Watson (9 April 1867 – 18 November 1941 commonly known as Chris Watson, Australian politician was the third Prime Minister of Australia 1867), Prime Minister of Australia

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