) ▁Governor ▁of ▁Tas mania ▁– ▁Thomas ▁Cor b ett , ▁ 2 nd ▁Baron ▁Row all an ▁Governor ▁of ▁Victoria ▁– ▁Sir ▁Dallas ▁Bro oks ▁Governor ▁of ▁Western ▁Australia ▁– ▁Sir ▁Charles ▁G air d ner ▁ ▁Events ▁▁ 7 ▁March ▁– ▁Arthur ▁Cal well ▁becomes ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁Labor ▁Party . ▁▁ 1 0 ▁June ▁– ▁A ▁T AA ▁F ok ker ▁Friend ship , ▁Ab el ▁Tas man , ▁crashes ▁at ▁Mack ay , ▁Queensland , ▁killing ▁ 2 9 ▁persons . ▁To ▁date ▁( 2 0 2 0 ), ▁this ▁remains ▁the ▁worst ▁loss ▁of ▁life ▁in ▁a ▁pe ac etime ▁air ▁crash ▁in ▁Australia . ▁▁ 7 ▁July ▁– ▁An ▁eight - year - old ▁school boy , ▁Gra eme ▁Thor ne , ▁is ▁kid n apped ▁in ▁Sydney , ▁apparently ▁to ▁ext ort ▁money ▁from ▁his ▁parents ▁who ▁had ▁recently ▁won ▁the ▁Sydney ▁Opera ▁House ▁lot tery . ▁▁ 1 9 ▁July ▁– ▁First ▁reported ▁sky jack ing / h ij ack ing ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁Trans ▁Australia ▁Airlines ▁Fl ight ▁ 4 0 8 ▁▁ 1 4 ▁October ▁– ▁The ▁War rag amba ▁Dam ▁is ▁opened ▁by ▁the ▁Premier ▁of ▁New ▁South ▁Wales . ▁ ▁Science ▁and ▁technology ▁ ▁Frank ▁Mac far lane ▁Burn et ▁is ▁announced ▁joint ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁Nobel ▁Prize ▁for ▁Medicine ▁ ▁Arts ▁and ▁literature ▁▁ ▁Frank ▁Mac far lane ▁Burn et ▁is ▁announced ▁as ▁the ▁inaug ural ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁ ▁Jud y ▁Cass ab ▁wins