1940 in Australia

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1940 in Australia
Monarch George VI
Governor-General Alexander Hore-Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie
Prime minister Robert Menzies
Population7,039,490
Elections Federal, VIC
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1940
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Australia
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The following lists events that happened during 1940 in Australia.

Contents

Incumbents

Robert Menzies Robert Menzies in 1939.jpg
Robert Menzies

State Governors

Events

Story Bridge (built 1940), Brisbane in 2009 Brisbane Riverfire 2009 Bridge.jpg
Story Bridge (built 1940), Brisbane in 2009
A.B.C. truck recording soldiers off to war, Darling Harbour, May 1940 A.B.C. truck recording soldiers off to war, Darling Harbour, May 1940 (5473156122).jpg
A.B.C. truck recording soldiers off to war, Darling Harbour, May 1940

Arts and literature

Film

Sport

Births

Deaths

See also

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1914 in Australia was dominated by the outbreak of World War I. Andrew Fisher, who became Prime Minister a month after Australia entered the war vowed that Australia would "stand beside our own to help and defend Britain to the last man and the last shilling." In 1914, the Australian war effort was dominated by recruiting and equipping a force to fight overseas.

References

  1. "Nation Mourns Victims of Air Disaster" (scan). The Canberra Times . 15 August 1940. pp. 2, 3. Retrieved 9 August 2017 via Trove.
  2. "Marion Halligan". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 24 February 2024.