1977 In Australia

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INCUMBENTS

Prime Minister - Malcolm Fraser

Governor General - Sir John Robert Kerr up to 8 December , Sir Zelman Cowen from 8 December

Premier Of New South Wales - Neville Wran

Premier Of South Australia - Don Dunstan

Premier Of Queensland - Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen

Premier Of Tasmania - Bill Neilson to December 1 , Doug Lowe from December 1

Premier Of Western Australia - Sir Charles Court

Premier Of Victoria - Rupert Hamer

EVENTS

January 18 - Australia experiences its worst Railway Disaster At Granville , near Sydney, in which 83 people died.

July 15 - Anti Drugs Campainer Donald Mackay disappears near Griffith N.S.W (New South Wales) presumed Murdered

Advance Australia Fair becomes Australia's official national anthem

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

ARTS AND LITERATURE

Kevin Conno wins the Archibald Prize with ''Robert Klippel''

FILM

Storm Boy , based on the novel by Colin Thiele , is released

TELEVISION

SPORT

'' Gold And Black '' wins the Melbourne Cup

Western Australia wins the Sheffield Shield

''Kialoa II'' wins the Sydney To Hobart Yacht Race

North Melbourne were premiers of the Victorian Football League

March 12 - The Centenary Test commences between England and Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

England 3-0 Australia in The Ashes test series

BIRTHS

February 14 - Cadel Evans , cyclist

February 24 - Jason Akermanis , Australian Rules footballer

March 24 - Darren Lockyer , Rugby league footballer

March 31 - Garth Tander , racing driver

May 14 - Ada Nicodemou , Australian actress

June 11 - Geoff Ogilvy , golfer

July 10 - Schapelle Corby

August 11 - Byron Pickett , Australian Rules footballer

August 13 - Michael Klim , swimmer

August 15 - Anthony Rocca , Australian Rules footballer

November 16 - Gigi Edgley , actress

DEATHS

January 14 - Peter Finch (b. 1916), actor

SEE ALSO

1977

1970s