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INCUMBENTS

Prime Minister - John Gorton (til March 10), then William McMahon

Governor General - Paul Hasluck

Premier Of New South Wales - Robert Askin

Premier Of South Australia - Don Dunstan

Premier Of Queensland - Joh Bjelke-Petersen

Premier Of Tasmania - Angus Bethune

Premier Of Western Australia - David Brand (til April 3), then John Tonkin

Premier Of Victoria - Henry Bolte

EVENTS

Neville Bonner becomes first Indigenous Australian to sit as a member in the Parliament Of Australia

Evonne Goolagong is named Australian Of The Year

December 24 - Cyclone Althea hits Townsville, Queensland and surrounding islands, killing 3

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

ARTS AND LITERATURE

FILM

Walkabout

TELEVISION

July 28 - Pick A Box , hosted by Bob and Dolly Dyer, airs for the final time. It had first been broadcast as a radio program in 1948.

SPORT

''Silver Knight'' wins the Melbourne Cup

South Australia wins the Sheffield Shield

''Kialoa'' takes line honours in the Sydney To Hobart Yacht Race . ''Pathfinder'' takes handicap honours

BIRTHS

February 19 - Lisa McCune , actress

April 2 - Todd Woodbridge , tennis player

October 20 - Danii Minogue , singer

October 29 - Matthew Hayden , cricket player

DEATHS

May 27 - Chips Rafferty (b. 1909 ), actor

July 30 - Kenneth Slessor (b. 1901 ), poet

SEE ALSO

1971

1970s