1958 in Australia
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See also: 1957 in Australia, other events of 1958, 1959 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.
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[edit] 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
[edit] 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
[edit] Science & Technology
- January 26 - The HIFAR nuclear reactor at Lucas Heights goes critical for the first time
[edit] Arts and literature
- William Pidgeon wins the Archibald Prize with his portrait of journalist 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
[edit] Film
[edit] Television
[edit] 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
[edit] Births
- March 20 - Phil Anderson, cyclist
- May 5 - Robert DiPierdomenico, footballer and media personality
- May 11 - Peter Antonie, rower
- July 3 - Gary Buckenara, Australian Rules footballer
- July 6 - Gary Humphries, politician
- October 13 - Jim Krakouer, Australian Rules footballer
- December 31 - Geoff Marsh, cricketer
[edit] 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
