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Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, then William McKell |
Monarch – King George VI
Governor-General – Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (until 11 March), then William McKell
Prime Minister – Ben Chifley
Premier of New South Wales – William McKell (until 6 February), then James McGirr
Premier of Queensland – Ned Hanlon
Premier of South Australia – Thomas Playford IV
Premier of Tasmania – Robert Cosgrove (until 18 December), then Edward Brooker
Premier of Victoria – John Cain (until 20 November), then Thomas Hollway
Premier of Western Australia – Frank Wise (until 1 April), then Ross McLarty
Governor of New South Wales – Sir John Northcott
Governor of Queensland – Sir John Lavarack
Governor of South Australia – Sir Charles Norrie
Governor of Tasmania – Sir Hugh Binney
Governor of Victoria – Sir Winston Dugan
Governor of Western Australia – none appointed
1 January – A massive hailstorm strikes Sydney, causing hundreds of injuries and an estimated ₤1 million damage.
6 February – William McKell stands down as Premier of New South Wales following royal approval of his appointment as Governor-General. The Labor Party elects James McGirr as its leader and the new Premier.
15 March – A state election is held in Western Australia. The Labor government of Frank Wise is defeated by the Liberal/Country coalition led by Ross McLarty.
3 May – A state election is held in Queensland. Ned Hanlon's Labor government is returned for its sixth term in government.
1 April – The Woomera rocket range is established in South Australia as a testing site for British and Australian missiles.
5 May – A train derails in the Camp Mountain rail accident in Queensland, killing 16 people.
15–17 June – Major flooding in Tasmania.
30 June – The Australian government assumes control of Qantas.
1 July – Real estate company L. J. Hooker is listed on the Australian Stock Exchange.
5 August – Australia becomes a member of the International Monetary Fund.
30 August – The Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration grants workers a 40-hour week.
8 November – A state election is held in Victoria, after the upper house blocks supply. The Labor minority government of John Cain is defeated by a Liberal–Country coalition led by Thomas Hollway.
18 November – Australia reduces its trade tariffs after ratifying the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) in Geneva.
18 December – Robert Cosgrove resigns as Premier of Tasmania after being indicted on charges of bribery and corruption. Edward Brooker is sworn in as his replacement the next day.
26 December – Heard Island and McDonald Islands in Antarctica are transferred from British control to Australian territories.
Arts and literature
17 January – William Dargie wins the Archibald Prize with his portrait of Marcus Clarke.
30 August – Fred Fanning, in his last league match, kicks a VFL/AFL record of eighteen goals against St. Kilda
27 September – Carlton 13.8 (86) defeats Essendon 11.19 85 to win the 51st VFL Premiership in the 1947 VFL Grand Final.
4 November – Hiraji wins the Melbourne Cup.
30 December – Morna takes line honours and Westward wins on handicap in the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race.
The Parramatta rugby league club is formed in Sydney's West.
10 January – David Irvine, diplomat, Director-General of ASIS and ASIO
19 June – James Mason, field hockey player
28 July – Peter Cosgrove, Chief of the Defence Force (2002–05)
28 August – Jennie George, politician and trade unionist
28 September – Bob Carr, Premier of New South Wales (1995–2005); Senator and Minister for Foreign Affairs (2012–13)
2 November – David Ahern, composer (died 1988)
16 January – Traugott Bernhard Zwar (born 1876), surgeon
27 February – Charles Hoadley (born 1887), geologist
25 April – Rupert Bunny (born 1864), artist
26 April – Hector Lamond (born 1865), federal politician
27 April – Robert Barr (born 1862), Victorian politician
27 April – Roland Green (born 1885), federal politician
16 May – William McCormack (born 1879), Premier of Queensland (1925–1929)
28 May – Walter Duncan (born 1883), New South Wales Senator
1 July – Edward Harold Davies (born 1867), musician, conductor and teacher
30 July – Joseph Cook (born 1860), Prime Minister of Australia
28 August – Matthew Reid (born 1856), Queensland politician, Senator
14 September – John Feetham (born 1873), Anglican Bishop of North Queensland (1913–1947)
26 October – John Bailey (born 1871), New South Wales politician
19 December – Arthur Wilson (born 1888), Australian rules footballer
1947 in Australia Wikipedia (Text) CC BY-SA
