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The following lists events that happened during 1948 in Australia.
List of events
Incumbents
State Premiers
State Governors
Events
Arts and literature
Sport
Births
- 5 January – Wally Foreman, football commentator (died 2006)
- 23 January – Glenn Wheatley, musician and manager
- 25 January – Ros Kelly, politician
- 10 February – Mike Pratt, politician
- 2 March – Jeff Kennett, Premier of Victoria (1992–1999)
- 13 March – Rick Amor, artist
- 19 March – Vince Lovegrove, singer, journalist and band manager (died 2012)
- 27 March – Rosemary Follett, Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory (1989, 1991–1995)
- 31 March – Graham Cornes, Australian rules footballer
- 2 April – Jennifer Rowe, children's author
- 29 April – Leslie Howard, musician
- 15 May – Muriel Porter, Anglican laywoman
- 28 May – Michael Field, Premier of Tasmania (1989–1992)
- 11 June – Pat Wilson, singer and journalist
- 21 June – Lionel Rose, boxer
- 30 June – Galarrwuy Yunupingu, Aboriginal leader
- 15 July – Richard Franklin, film director (died 2007)
- 24 July – Joan London, writer
- 7 August – Greg Chappell, cricketer
- 19 August – Robert Hughes, actor
- 20 August – John Noble, actor
- 12 September – Max Walker, cricketer and VFL footballer
- 18 September – Christopher Skase, fugitive businessman (died 2001)
- 22 September – Denis Burke, Chief Minister of the Northern Territory (1999–2001)
- 25 September – Vicki Viidikas, poet
- 26 September – Olivia Newton-John, entertainer
- 3 October – Rob Langer, cricketer
- 4 October – Bob Morris, racing driver
- 8 October – Warren Truss, leader of the National Party
- 19 October – Meg Lees, Democrat senator for South Australia
- 30 October – Garry McDonald, actor
- 5 November – Malcolm Milne, Olympic skier
- 6 November – Geoff Prosser, politician
- 14 November – Ian Stanley, golfer
- 15 November – James Kemsley, cartoonist (died 2007)
- 22 November – Gary Dempsey, Australian rules footballer
- 1 December – John Quigley, WA politician
- 5 December – Cheryl Kernot, politician
- 12 December – Kim Beazley, politician
- 15 December – Cassandra Harris, actor (died 1991)
- 29 December – Michael White, psychotherapist (died 2008)
Deaths
- 12 February – Sir Isaac Isaacs (born 1855), Governor-General of Australia (1931–1936)
- 23 March – Lou Cunningham (born 1889), politician
- 24 March – Sydney Sampson (born 1863), politician
- 9 April – George Carpenter (born 1872), General of the Salvation Army (1939–1946)
- 15 April – Eric Harrison (born 1880), soldier and politician
- 20 May – Marie Pitt (born 1869), poet
- 8 June – Thomas Crawford (born 1865), politician
- 18 June – Edward Brooker (born 1891), Premier of Tasmania (1947–1948)
- 18 July – May Moss (born 1869), women's rights activist
- 21 July – Francis Joseph Bayldon (born 1872), master mariner
- 24 July – Stanley Goble (born 1891), Chief of the Air Staff
- 31 July – Nigel Barker (born 1883), track and field athlete
- 2 September – Margaret McIntyre (born 1886), politician (first woman elected to the Parliament of Tasmania)[2]
- 9 September – Francis Foster (born 1872), politician
- 18 October – George Cann (born 1871), politician
- 18 October – Philip Collier (born 1873), Premier of Western Australia (1924–1930)
- 8 December – Matthew Charlton (born 1866), politician
See also
References
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