1979 in Australia

1979 in Australia
Monarchy	Elizabeth II
Governor-General	Zelman Cowen
Prime minister	Malcolm Fraser
Population	14,359,255
Elections	SA, TAS, VIC

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Decades:

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Incumbents

Events

Neville Bonner is announced as Australian of the Year
9 June – A fire at Luna Park Sydney kills 7. The park is forced to close.
1 July - Commonwealth Death Duties abolished
11 July – The American space station Skylab crashes in Western Australia
19 July – The Miss Universe final is celebrated in Perth.
20 July – inaugural meeting of the National Farmers' Federation
24 July - Fourteen Coalminers die in a lethal gas explosion at Appin NSW.
19 October – The Australian Federal Police is established

Arts and literature

Wes Walters wins the Archibald Prize for his portrait of Philip Adams
David Ireland's novel A Woman of the Future wins the Miles Franklin Award

Film

My Brilliant Career, directed by Gillian Armstrong, is released
Mad Max

Television

11 February – The Australian 60 Minutes begins on the Nine Network
27 February – Prisoner makes its debut on the 0–10 Network.

Sport

14 January – Tasmania beats Western Australia by 47 runs to win their first Gillette Cup title.
25 March – Australia is represented by nine long-distance runners (all men), including Robert de Castella, at the seventh IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Limerick, Ireland. Steve Austin is Australia's best finisher, claiming the 29th spot (38:36.0) in the race over 12 kilometres.
28 April – Collingwood beat a sixty-year-old record for the greatest VFL winning margin when they demoralise St. Kilda by 178 points, beating South Melbourne’s 171-point margin also against St. Kilda, from 1919.
28 July – Fitzroy set a still-standing record winning margin when they beat Melbourne by 190 points at VFL Park. Their score of 36.22 (238) was a record until 1992.
12 August – Robert de Castella wins the men's national marathon title, clocking 2:13:23 in Perth.
22 September: The 1979 NSWRFL season culminates in St. George's victory over Canterbury-Bankstown
29 September Carlton Football Club wins the 1979 VFL Grand Final over Collingwood.
6 November – Hyperno wins the Melbourne Cup
Victoria wins the Sheffield Shield
Bumblebee IV takes line honours in the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. Screw Loose is the handicap winner
England defeats Australia 5-1 in The Ashes
Australia wins the Admiral's Cup
Jack Newton wins the Australian Open golf championship
The National Basketball League is founded

Births

2 January – Robert Newbery, diver
3 January – Brooke Morrison, field hockey striker
4 March – Geoff Huegill, swimmer
12 March – Jamie Dwyer, field hockey forward
16 March — Suzie Faulkner, field hockey striker
4 April
- Heath Ledger, actor (died 2008)
- Rebecca Stoyel, gymnast
9 April – Graeme Brown, cyclist
18 April – Zain Wright, field hockey midfielder
22 April-Daniel Johns-Frontman and guitarist from Australian band silverchair
4 June - Jade MacRae, singer
5 June - Matthew Scarlett, footballer and coach
7 July – Loudy Tourky, diver
14 August – Paul Burgess, pole vaulter
23 August – Lance Whitnall, Australian Rules footballer
12 September – Aaron Hopkins, field hockey defender
29 September - Nathan Foley, singer (Hi 5)
11 October - Ryan Harris, cricketer
20 October – Tim Neesham, water polo player
12 November – Matt Stevic, footballer and umpire
16 November - Salli Wills, gymnast
15 December - Sam Cawthorn, motivational speaker, author & entrepreneur
21 December – Stephen Lambert, field hockey goalkeeper

Deaths

7 January – Ivan Stedman (83), swimmer (born 1895)
15 April – David Brand, Premier of Western Australia (born 1912)
6 June – Ion Idriess, author (born 1889)

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1979 in Oceania

Sovereign states	Australia Federated States of Micronesia Fiji Kiribati Marshall Islands Nauru New Zealand Palau Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu

Associated states of New Zealand	Cook Islands Niue

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