The following lists events that happened during 1945 in Australia. Monarch – George VI Governor-General – Alexander Hore-Ruthven, 1st Baron Gowrie (until...
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1945 January February March April May June July August September October November December Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1945. 1945 (MCMXLV) was...
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Australia in the War of 1939–1945 is a 22-volume official history series covering Australian involvement in the Second World War. The series was published...
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The history of Australia from 1901 to 1945 begins with the federation of the six colonies to create the Commonwealth of Australia. The young nation joined...
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The history of Australia since 1945 has seen long periods of economic prosperity and the introduction of an expanded and multi-ethnic immigration program...
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rivals Australia Day as the nation's most important. From 1939 to 1945, Australia joined the Allies in fighting the Second World War. Australia's armed...
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1944–1945. Australia in the War of 1939–1945. Series 3 – Air. Canberra: Australian War Memorial. Horner, David (1982). High Command. Australia and Allied...
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The Order of Australia is an Australian honour that recognises Australian citizens and other persons for outstanding achievement and service. It was established...
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The Australia Service Medal 1939–1945 recognises service in Australia's armed forces, Mercantile Marine and Volunteer Defence Corps during World War II...
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the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1945. June – Ern Malley hoax: Australia's most celebrated literary hoax takes place...
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The year 1945 in film involved some significant events. With 1945 being the last year of World War II, the many films released this year had themes of...
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Australia Service Medal and Australian Service Medal may refer to: Australia Service Medal 1939–1945 Australian Service Medal 1945–1975 Australian Service...
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in Australia is diverse. In the 2021 national census, 43.9% of Australians identified with Christianity and 38.9% declared "no religion". Australia has...
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The Australian Services cricket team in England in 1945 played six first-class matches, winning three and losing two with one match drawn. Wisden Cricketers'...
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(ACM) Australian Intelligence Medal (AIM) Australian Antarctic Medal (AAM) Australia Service Medal 1939–45 Australian Active Service Medal 1945–1975 Australian...
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Royal Automobile Club of Western Australia. The organisation used to provide roadside service and insurance but in 1945 in an agreement with the NRMA ceased...
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List of territories acquired by the Empire of Japan (category Japan in World War II-related lists)
regions occupied or annexed by the Empire of Japan until 1945, the year of the end of World War II in Asia, after the surrender of Japan. Control over all...
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This is a list of wars that began between 1945 and 1989. Other wars can be found in the historical lists of wars and the list of wars extended by diplomatic...
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between 1945 and the end of the White Australia policy in 1973. In the immediate aftermath of World War II, Ben Chifley, Prime Minister of Australia (1945–1949)...
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Force 74), Australia operated in support of United States naval and amphibious operations throughout South-East Asia until the start of 1945, including...
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The Australian Services cricket team which had played in England in 1945 went home via India and Ceylon, playing further first-class matches in both countries...
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The largest Allied invasion of the Pacific Theatre took place in July 1945 with Australian landings on the island of Borneo to seize the strategic oil-fields...
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shipping in the Australian coastal waters from late 1940 to early 1945. Japanese aircraft bombed towns and airfields in Northern Australia on 97 occasions...
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1945 January February March April May June July August September October November December The following events occurred in August 1945: Pierre Laval...
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In early 1942, elements of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) proposed an invasion of mainland Australia. This proposal was opposed by the Imperial Japanese...
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The continent of Australia, sometimes known in technical contexts by the names Sahul (/səˈhuːl/), Australia-New Guinea, Australinea, Oceania, or Meganesia...
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South West Pacific Area (category Queensland in World War II)
2 September 1945. The forerunner of the South West Pacific Area was the short-lived American-British-Dutch-Australian Command (ABDA). In December 1941...
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Campaigns, Australia in the War of 1939–1945, Series 1, Volume 7, pp. 622–37. Australian War Memorial, Canberra. Home front: Second World War | Australian War...
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Ten Pound Poms (category Settlement schemes in Australia)
migrated to Australia and New Zealand after the Second World War. The Government of Australia initiated the Assisted Passage Migration Scheme in 1945, and the...
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Prostitution in Australia is governed by state and territory laws, which vary considerably, although none ban the selling of sex itself. Tasmania, Western...
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