1945 in Australia
The following lists events that happened during 1945 in Australia .
Incumbents
State Premiers
State Governors
Events
Science and technology
Arts and literature
Film
Sport
Births
1 January – Peter Duncan , politician
2 January
8 January – Jeannie Lewis , musician
10 January – John Fahey , 38th Premier of New South Wales (1992–1995) (died 2020)
15 January – John Peard , rugby league player and coach
19 January – Judith Clingan , composer and musician
22 January – Arthur Beetson , rugby league player and coach (died 2011)
22 January – Ken Ticehurst , politician
26 January – John Coates , mathematician (died 2022)
28 January – Peter Cochran , politician
11 February
23 February – Robert Gray , poet
26 February – Peter Brock , racing driver (died 2006)
3 March – George Miller , film director and producer
16 March – Michael Cobb , politician
28 March – Johnny Famechon , boxer (died 2022)
10 April – Kevin Berry , butterfly swimmer (died 2006)
13 April – Judy Nunn , actress, author
8 May – Janine Haines , politician (died 2004)
17 May – Tony Roche , tennis player
22 May – Bob Katter , politician
27 May – George Thompson , politician
29 May – Chris Barrie , Chief of the Defence Force
1 June – Kerry Vincent , chef and author (died 2021)
2 June – Michael Leunig , cartoonist
10 June – Martin Wesley-Smith , composer (died 2019)
13 July – Ashley Mallett , cricketer (died 2021)
17 July – Athena Starwoman , astrologer (died 2004)
18 July
21 July – Geoff Dymock , cricketer
1 August – Ken Aldred , politician (died 2016)
2 August – Alex Jesaulenko , Australian rules football player
6 August – Tony Dell , cricketer
7 August
12 August – Mal Washer , politician
18 August – Gillian Bouras , writer
23 August – Ian McManus , politician
27 August – Kerry O'Brien , television journalist
22 October – Clover Moore , politician, 82nd Lord Mayor of the City of Sydney (2004–present)
25 October – Peter Ledger , illustrator (died 1994)
26 October – John Romeril , playwright
1 November – John Williamson , singer
15 November – Roger Donaldson , New Zealand film director
19 November – Barry Haase , politician
26 November – Roger Price , politician
28 November – John Hargreaves , actor (died 1996)
5 December – Joanne Burns , poet
7 December – Bob Martin , politician
15 December – Thaao Penghlis , actor
22 December – Sam Newman , Australian rules football player and media personality
31 December – Vernon Wells , actor
Deaths
28 January – Samuel Dennis , Victorian politician (b. 1870 )
4 March – Sir Harry Chauvel , 11th Chief of the General Staff (b. 1865 )
5 March – Rupert Downes , soldier (b. 1885 )
6 April – Paddy Stokes , New South Wales politician (b. 1884 )
15 April – Thomas Collins , New South Wales politician (b. 1884 )
1 June – Walter Frederick Gale , banker and astronomer (b. 1865 )
5 June – Albert Piddington , New South Wales politician and High Court judge (b. 1862 )
5 July – John Curtin , Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1885 )
10 July – Jack Moses , bush poet (b. 1861 )
11 July – Frank Hill , New South Wales politician (b. 1883 )
29 July – Henry Burrell , naturalist (b. 1873 )
5 August – Alfred Reid , New South Wales politician (b. 1867 )
20 August – Sir Macpherson Robertson , confectioner (b. 1859 )
6 September – David Hall , New South Wales politician and barrister (b. 1874 )
15 September – William Calman Grahame , New South Wales politician (b. 1863 )
15 October – Tom Swiney , New South Wales politician (b. 1875 )
12 November – Reginald Weaver , New South Wales politician (b. 1876 )
6 December – Sir Edmund Dwyer-Gray , Premier of Tasmania (b. 1870 )
See also
References
1945 in Oceania
Sovereign states Associated states of New Zealand