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Period: to
the year 1966
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Sir Robert Menzies resigns
The Prime Minister, Sir Robert Menzies resigns after 16 straight years in office. Harold Holt succeeds him -
beaumont children
Adelaide: The Beaumont children, Jane, Arnna & Grant disappear from the suburb of Glenelg -
breathalyzer
the road saftey act is passed and the breathalyzer is introduced -
first artificail satelite on the moon
soviet artificial satelite lands on the moon -
Joern Ultzon quitter!
Joern Utzon quits the construction of the Sydney Opera House -
USSR
The USSR launches Luna 10, which will become the first space probe to orbit the moon -
conscription starts
Sydney: The first Australian conscripts fly out for Vietnam. Anti-conscription and anti-Vietnam War demonstrators could not get near the RAAF base at Richmond -
artificial heart
An artificial heart is installed in the chest of Marcel DeRudder in a Houston hospital -
us attack
Fidel Castro announces martial law in Cuba because of possible US attack -
suspect rights
The US Supreme Court rules in the Miranda case that police must inform suspects of their rights before questioning them -
australias encounter with viet cong
long Tan: Australian troops encounter one of the bloodiest episodes yet with the Viet Cong -
Aboriginals are employed
Wave Hill: 200 hundred aborigines employed on the Wave Hill cattle station go on strike claiming a wage of $50 a week
Darwin: Harry Chan elected first ethnic Chinese mayor -
Currency is changed
Australia changes over to decimal currency.
