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| 1939 |
| | | Australian author Patrick White publishes his first novel, Happy Valley | |
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| 1941 |
| | | Australian prime minister Robert Menzies is forced to resign after losing the confidence of his cabinet | |
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| 1942 February 19 |
| | | Japanese aircraft attack Australia, bombing Darwin's harbour and air force base | |
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| 1942 May 31 |
| | | Three Japanese midget submarines penetrate Sydney harbour in Australia | |
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| 1945 August 15 |
| | | TheAllies celebrate V-J Day – victory over Japan and the end of the war | |
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| 1946 |
| | | Australian painter Sidney Nolan begins a series of paintings on the theme of Ned Kelly | |
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| 1948 |
| | | Australia, aiming for a 2% population increase each year, takes steps to encourage European immigration | |
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| 1948 |
| | | Donald Bradman retires from Test cricket with a tantalizing career average of 99.94 runs | |
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| 1948 |
| | | Prime minister Ben Chifley sees Australia's first mass-produced car, the Holden, roll off the production line | |
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| 1949 |
| | | Robert Menzies returns as Australia's prime minister, and remains in the post for an unbroken sixteen years | |
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