1961 in Australia

The following lists events that happened during 1961 in Australia.

1961 in Australia
MonarchElizabeth II
Governor-GeneralWilliam Morrison, then William Sidney
Prime ministerRobert Menzies
Population10,548,267
Australian of the YearJoan Sutherland
ElectionsFederal, VIC

1961
in
Australia

Decades:
See also:

Incumbents

Robert Menzies

State Premiers

State Governors

Events

Arts and literature

Television

  • 19 August – Four Corners TV current affairs program first screened on ABC TV
  • 1 December - The first regional television station is launched in Traralgon, Victoria, as GLV-10 Gippsland and Latrobe Valley (Television) Victoria.

Sport

Births

Deaths

See also

References

  1. ^ Bridge, Carl. "Page, Sir Earle Christmas (1880–1961)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Archived from the original on 13 March 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.