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Housing In The 1960's
This is a house made in the 1960's. It was valued at $17000 back then, but now it would probably be worth around $700000. -
Telephone In The 1960's
This is a telephone from the 1960's. The communication is the same as it is today, but not as good. -
The Fist Halogen Lamp
This was the worlds first halogen lamp. -
First Adelaide Festival
First adelaide festival. -
Crown-of-thorns starfish
Crown-of-thorns starfish begins ravaging the Great Barrier Reef -
Home Appliances In The 1960's
This is a kitchen from the 1960's. The hoome appliances in the kitchen are much less modern than the ones today -
The Last Tram In Sydney
The last tram that ran in sydney. -
Compulsary National Service
Comulsary national service for men ends. -
Crcket In 1960
First tied cricket test Australia vs West indies at The Gabba. -
TV commercials
Federal Government directs all future TV commercials to be made in Australia -
Australia sells wheat to Communist China
Australia started to sell wheat to Communist China. -
Last Tram Runs
Last tram runs from La Perousse to Randwick workshops -
Stephen Leslie Bradley
Stephen Leslie Bradley sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of kidnap victim Graeme Thorne July 1960. -
'Big Dish' Radio Telescope
The world’s second ‘big dish’ radio telescope opened at Parkes, New South Wales. -
Oral contraceptive pill
Oral contraceptive pill approved for distribution in Australia. -
Valium
Valium was invented. -
Unsuitably Dressed At Bondi
Woman fined for being "unsuitably dressed" wearing a bikini at Bondi Beach. -
Thalidomide
Obstetrician Dr William McBride confirms the anti nausea drug thalidomide is linked to birth defects. -
Bush Fire
Busfhires rage through the Great Divide and the Dandenong Ranges on the edge of Melboune, killing 8 people and destroying hundreds of houses. -
he City of Lights
As Astronaut John Glenn circles the Earth, the city of Perth turns on its lights. "I can see the outline of a town and a very bright light just to the south of it." Glenn dubs Perth "The City of Lights". -
AMP Building
Australia tallest building opens, the 25-storey AMP building. -
Vietnam War
Australia begins involvement in Vietnam -
The Southern Aurora
The Southern Aurora arrives from Sydney on the new uniform-gauge line that now links the 2 states -
Bans Drug Thalidomide
Federal Government bans drug thalidomide -
The audio cassette
The audio cassette was invented. This was a progress in technology. -
First Ever Commonwealth Games
Prince Philip opens the Commonwealth Games. Australia's medal tally at the end of the games is 38, the highest score for any one country in Commonwealth Games' history. -
Philip Magalnir
Philip Magalnir becomes the first Australian Aborigine to vote under the new Commonwealth electoral laws granting voting rights to Aborigines -
F-111 bomber
Australia orders the F-111 bomber -
The video disk
The video disk invented. -
Doug Nicholls
Aboriginal leader Pastor Doug Nicholls leads the fight against the closure of the Lake Tyers. -
The Pope Dies
On the 3rd of June, 1963, occurred the death that stunned the whole world. This death was something that changed the whole world and their perspectives of christianity. People people of Australia started to become confused about how strong their religion was and weather the religion that they were in is he right one. This event was the shocking death of Pope John XXIII. -
Dam At Kununurra
First stage of the Ord River irrigation project, the dam at Kununurra, opens. WA. -
Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
Australia becomes the first nation to endorse the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. -
Sir John Carew Eccles
The Australian scientist Sir John Carew Eccles is awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine for his work on the central portions of the nerve cell membrane. -
Menzies
Menzies becomes the first Party leader to make his policy speech on TV. -
Bauxite Mining
Police evict the Mapoon community on Cape York Peninsula and raze community buildings to allow bauxite mining. This becomes the focus for the growing issues of aboriginal land rights. -
Royal Commission
Royal Commission into the Voyager disaster opens. -
Voyager disaster
The Melbourne - Voyager disaster -
Fashion
Miniskirts were in. -
Acrylic paint
Acrylic paint invented. -
The Beatles Came To Australia
The first tour of the beatles to Australia. In Adelaid. -
Donald Campbell's world land speed record
Donald Campbell's world land speed record attempt in Bluebird at Lake Eyre. -
Entertainment
Television in 1964. It was black and white, and looked like a box. -
National Service
National Service reintroduced -
Mt Isa mines
Queensland Government declares a state of emergency in an attempt to end an industrial dispute at Mt Isa mines. -
prime minister
The Prime Minister, Sir Robert Menzies resigns after 16 straight years in office. Harold Holt succeeds him. -
Contact Lenses
soft contact lenses were created in this year. -
Fashion
The girls were into the long coats with a skirt upto their knees.The mens were still wearing th suits. -
International
Prime Minister Menzies declares that Australia is at war with Vietnam. -
Dawn Fraser
Dawn Fraser becomes youngest person to be named Australian of the Year. -
Lake
Lake Burley Griffin official opened. -
Invention
Nutra Sweet was created. -
Ballet
The Australian ballet Company takes 49 curtain calls after its overseas debut. -
Music
The people in 1965 were into the old school rock and country music. -
Ferry
The first hydrofoil ferry service begins. -
Inventions
Electronic Fuel injection for cars were inevented. -
Music
Poeple in 1966 were still into the rock and country. Artists like jackson Browne were very popular back then. -
Fashion
The women were into the short dresses that went upto their thighs. -
Opra House
Joern Utzon quits the construction of the Sydney Opera House. -
housing
Apartment blocks started to become popular in 66. -
Home appliances
The kitchens are very basic and they didnt have electric ovens, they used gas stoves. -
Currancy
Australia changes over to decimal currency. -
Strike
200 hundred aborigines employed on the Wave Hill cattle station go on strike claiming a wage of $50 a week. -
Home appliances
Home appliances are abit better, but they are still the same as the previous years. Not much improvment. -
Inventions
Handheld calculator was invented. -
Tasmanian bushfires
Tasmanian bushfires. -
Housing
Homes were much older and much cheaper than they are now. -
Fashion
The trend back then was long skirts, and blazers and tops. -
Communication
706L GPL telephone was the common house hold phone that people used. -
Transport
Transport was the same as is now, but not as good. -
Office of Aboriginal Affairs
The Federal Government announces it will set up the Office of Aboriginal Affairs. -
Harolld Holt
Prime Minister Harold Holt disappears while swimming in heavy surf south of Melbourne. His body is never found -
Inventions
The computer mouse was invented -
Inventions
The RAM was invented -
Prime Minister
john Grey Gorton sworn in as Australia's 19th Prime Minister after Harold's Holt's disappearance -
Transportation
Transportation was muchly improved. -
Fashion
Leather boots were in trend. -
International
Lionel Rose wins the Bantamweight world boxing championship after defeating Masahiko "Fighting" Harada. -
Comedian
British comedian Tony Hancock found dead in his flat after overdose of barbiturates and alcohol. -
National Gallery
Opening of the National Gallery of Victoria. -
Music
Pop music was big. -
Invention
Arpanet was invented. The first internet. -
Creations
The artificial heart was created. -
Creations
The bar code scanner was created. -
Inventions
The ATM was invented -
Fashion
Fashion in 1969 is the same as it was the past couple of years. -
Music
The music was getting into the disco music and still into pop. -
Housing
Houses started to become more modern, but still had that 60's look. -
International
Ill-fated aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne cuts an American destroyer in half in the South China Sea, killing at least 56 American sailors. -
Famous Painter dies
Artist Norman Lindsay dies at 90.
