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Harold Holt dissapeared whilst swimming off Portsea, Victoria and was called off. Never to be found.
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Prime Minister, John Gorton, elected as PM January 10th, 1968. John Gorton
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The Tet Offensive begins, as Viet Cong forces launch a series of surprise attacks across South Vietnam.
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Martin Luther King Jr Assassinated in support of the black sanitary public works employees
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Jim Cairns unsuccessfully challenges Gough Whitlam for leadership of the Australian Labor Party.
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Australia's involvement in the Battle of Coral/Balmoral in Vietnam.
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Australia's first ever liver transplant.
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1968 Copyright law replaced the previous law from 1911
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The South Sydney Rabbitohs defeated Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in the NSWRL Grand Final at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
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In 1968, the Summer Olympics took place in Mexico City, Mexico. The Olympics began in October 12 and ended in October 27. Throughout the olympics, 112 nations took part in 172 events. There were approximately 5,530 participants 1968 Summer Olympics
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A referendum is held in Tasmania to allow the granting of Australia's first casino license to the Wrest Point Hotel. The referendum passed.
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Apollo 8 Launched on 21st December 1968 and went on a Lunar Orbit and returned to Earth 27th December 1968
