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1960's
This is the timeline of events that occured in the 1960's -
Heatwave
A heat wave destroys 11 people lives in central Australia and 13 lives in Sydney -
Laser
Theodore H Maiman operatined the first funcitoning laser. -
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Crown of Thorns and Cricket
Crown of Thorns startfish begins ravaging the Great Barrier Rief Brisbane first tied cricket test Australia v West Indies at The Gabba -
Advertising Commercials
The Federal Government directs all future TV commercials to be made in Australia -
World Trading
Australia selling wheat to Coummunist China -
Tennis
Wimbledon: Rod Laver wins Men's Singles tennis final -
Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was created -
Clothing
Woman got fined for being "unsuitably dressed" wearing a bikini at Bondi Beach -
Melbourne bushfires
Might bushfires rages through the Great Divide and the Dandenong Ranges on the edge of Melbourne, killing 8 people and destorying hundreds of houses. -
Nuclear
Australia becomes the first nation to endorse Nuclear test ban treaty -
Beatles
The well known band in the 1960's, The Beatles started touring in Australia -
Currency
The orginal currency was, pounds, pennies, and etc but now the currency has changed into cents and dollars because its easier to count and manage then the older currencies. -
Tasmania
Bushfires -
Musical
Opening of musical Hair with controversial 30 second nudity scene -
protesters
Police battle 3,000 Vietnam war protesters outside the US Consulate
