1952 in Australia explained
The following lists events that happened during 1952 in Australia.
Incumbents
State Premiers
State Governors
Events
Science and technology
Arts and literature
See main article: 1952 in Australian literature.
Sport
- Athletics
- Cricket
- Cycling
- Football
- Rugby
- Golf
- Horse racing
- Motor racing
- Swimming
- Olympics: John Davies wins the gold medal in the Men's 200m breaststroke
- Tennis
- Yachting
Births
- 2 January – Graeme Strachan (died 2001), singer
- 20 January – Patrick Smith (died 2023), sports journalist[2]
- 6 February – Ric Charlesworth, sportsman
- 1 March – Leigh Matthews, Australian Rules football player and coach
- 6 March – Ian Cooke, field hockey player
- 2 May – Campbell McComas (died 2005), impersonator and broadcaster
- 6 June – Ross Stretton (died 2005), ballet dancer
- 11 June – Tony Barnett, basketball player
- 15 June – Clare Martin, Chief Minister of the Northern Territory
- 25 June – Peter Farmer, hammer thrower
- 28 June – Ken Gillespie, Vice Chief of the Defence Force (2005–2008), Chief of Army (2008–2011)
- 28 July – Glenn A. Baker, music historian
- 7 October – Graham Yallop, cricketer
- 2 September – Pru Goward, politician
- 4 September – Tom Maher, basketball coach
- 12 October – Trevor Chappell, cricketer
- 22 October – John Howard (Australian actor), stage and screen actor
- 18 November – Peter Beattie, Premier of Queensland
- 18 December – Frank Holden, entertainer
- 19 December – Andrew Fraser, politician
- (Unknown Date) – Bethany Lee, actress
Deaths
- 28 March– Rose Hanigan, Australian Sister of Mercy, hospital founder and administrator (b. 1864)[3]
- 12 June – Sir Harry Lawson, 27th Premier of Victoria (b. 1875)
- 24 June – Sir George Pearce, Western Australian politician (b. 1870)
- 22 July – James Vinton Smith, Victorian politician (b. 1897)
- 27 July – Roland Pope, cricketer, ophthalmologist and philanthropist (b. 1864)
- 14 September – Sir John McPhee, 27th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1878)
- 4 October – Sir Keith Murdoch, journalist, businessman and news proprietor (b. 1885)
- 12 October – Madge Connor, police officer (born in Ireland) (b. 1874)
- 28 October – Billy Hughes, 7th Prime Minister of Australia (born in the United Kingdom) (b. 1862)
- 30 November – Elizabeth Kenny, nurse (b. 1880)
- 14 December – Colin William Wright, cattle breeder, grazier, local government councillor and local government head (b. 1867)
See also
Notes and References
- https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20090317054300/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/96122/20090317-1643/www.bom.gov.au/lam/climate/levelthree/c20thc/flood11.html June 1952 floods
- Web site: Grand . Chip Le . 2023-11-12 . Patrick Smith: Sporting journalist dies after heart attack, aged 71 . 2023-11-12 . The Age . en . 18 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231118093950/https://www.theage.com.au/national/a-brilliant-sketch-tributes-as-sports-writing-loses-a-champion-20231112-p5ejem.html . live .
- Web site: Health. Mercy. A Rose by any other name. 2021-07-17. Mercy Health. en. 5 April 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240405015823/https://www.mercyhealth.com.au/news-and-events/our-voice/our-voice-summer-2019/a-rose-by-any-other-name/. live.