1961 in Australia

The following lists events that happened during 1961 in Australia.

1961 in Australia
MonarchElizabeth II
Governor-GeneralWilliam Morrison, then William Sidney
Prime ministerRobert Menzies
Population10,548,267
Australian of the YearJoan Sutherland
ElectionsFederal, VIC

1961
in
Australia

Decades:
  • 1940s
  • 1950s
  • 1960s
  • 1970s
  • 1980s
See also:

Incumbents

State Premiers

State Governors

Events

Arts and literature

Television

  • 19 August – Four Corners TV current affairs program first screened on ABC TV
  • 1 December - The first regional television station is launched in Traralgon, Victoria, as GLV-10 Gippsland and Latrobe Valley (Television) Victoria.

Sport

Births

Deaths

See also

References

  1. Bridge, Carl. "Page, Sir Earle Christmas (1880–1961)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
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