Australia 1961 By SGUN Period: Jan 1, 1961 to Dec 31, 1961 Australia 1961 Jan 2, 1961 Oral contraceptives are first sold in Australia Jan 20, 1961 Disastrous bushfires affect Western Australia Feb 15, 1961 Australia beat WI 2-1 in one of best Test Cricket series ever Feb 25, 1961 Last electric tram service runs in Sydney Jun 23, 1961 Australia signed the Antarctic Treaty Aug 12, 1961 Richmond become the only team since 1922 to fail to score a goal in a VFL/AFL match. Aug 19, 1961 Four Corners TV current affairs program first screened on ABC TV Oct 31, 1961 Parkes radiotelescope officially opened by the Governor General Nov 15, 1961 Comet C/1961 T1 (Seki) approaches within 0.1019 AUs of Earth Nov 30, 1961 Ansett-ANA Flight 325, a Vickers Viscount aircraft, crashes into Botany Bay shortly after takeoff, killing all 15 on board
