1958 In Australia

Article Index for
1958 In

Shopping
1958

Website Links For
1958

Information About

1958 In Australia

1957 In Australia ,
Other Events Of 1958 ,
1959 In Australia and the
Timeline Of Australian History .

INCUMBENTS

Prime Minister - Robert Menzies

Governor General - William Slim

Premier Of New South Wales - Joseph Cahill

Premier Of South Australia - Thomas Playford IV

Premier Of Queensland - Frank Nicklin

Premier Of Tasmania - Robert Cosgrove (until August 26), then Eric Reece

Premier Of Western Australia - Albert Hawke

Premier Of Victoria - Henry Bolte

EVENTS

July 19 - The last Tram service runs in Perth

October 26 - The wreckage of the Australian National Airways Avro 10 aircraft, VH-UMF ''Southern Cloud'', is found. The aircraft had been missing since 1931

Johnny O'Keefe has his first hit with ''Wild One''

Monash University is founded

Radio station 2UE publishes the first Australian Top 40

''Bandstand'' with Brian Henderson first goes to air

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

January 26 - The HIFAR Nuclear Reactor at Lucas Heights goes critical for the first time

ARTS AND LITERATURE

William Pidgeon wins the Archibald Prize with his portrait of Ray Walker

Eric Smith wins the Blake Prize For Religious Art with his work ''The Moment Christ Died''

Randolph Stow wins the Miles Franklin Award for ''To The Islands''

FILM

TELEVISION

SPORT

''Solo'' takes line honours and ''Siandra'' wins on handicap in the Sydney To Hobart Yacht Race

''Baystone'' wins the Melbourne Cup

''Yeman'' wins the Cox Plate

''Sir Blink'' wins the Caulfield Cup

''Skyline'' wins the Golden Slipper

New South Wales wins the Sheffield Shield

BIRTHS

March 20 - Phil Anderson , cyclist

May 5 - Robert DiPierdomenico , footballer and media personality

July 3 - Gary Buckenara , Australian Rules footballer

July 6 - Gary Humphries , politician

October 13 - Jim Krakouer , Australian Rules footballer

December 31 - Geoff Marsh , cricketer

DEATHS

September 13 - Russell Mockridge (b. 1928), cyclist

October 14 - Douglas Mawson (b. 1882), polar explorer

November 30 - Hubert Wilkins (b. 1888), polar explorer

Ethel Turner (b. 1872), writer

SEE ALSO

1958

1950s