1964 in Australia

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See also: 1963 in Australia, other events of 1964, 1965 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.

Contents 1 Incumbents 2 Events 3 Science & Technology 4 Arts and literature 5 Film 6 Television 7 Sport 8 Births 9 Deaths 10 See also

[edit] Incumbents

• Prime Minister - Robert Menzies
• Governor General - William Sidney, 1st Viscount De L'Isle
• Premier of New South Wales - Robert Heffron (til April 30), then Jack Renshaw
• Premier of South Australia - Sir Thomas Playford
• Premier of Queensland - Frank Nicklin
• Premier of Tasmania - Eric Reece
• Premier of Western Australia - David Brand
• Premier of Victoria - Henry Bolte

[edit] Events

• February 4 - Cyclone Dora strikes north west Queensland
• February 10 - The aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne and the destroyer HMAS Voyager collide, with the loss of 82 lives
• 6 July - Warrant Officer Class 2, Kevin Conway of the Australian Army Training Team died; he was Australia's first Vietnam War battle casualty.
• July 17 - Donald Campbell sets new land speed record of 429 miles per hour at Lake Eyre, South Australia
• December 31 -- Donald Campbell sets new water speed record of 276 miles per hour at Dumbleyung Lake, Western Australia
• The Beatles tour Australia
• Sir Percy Spender is appointed President of the International Court of Justice

[edit] Science & Technology

• 2 October - Gladesville Bridge opened - the world's longest concrete arch at the time.

[edit] Arts and literature

• Donald Horne's The Lucky Country published.

[edit] Film

[edit] Television

• The launch of ATV-0 marks the birth of the third commercial television network
• Police drama Homicide begins a 12-year run and sets the pace for Australian television drama

[edit] Sport

• Polo Prince wins the Melbourne Cup
• South Australia wins the Sheffield Shield
• Freya wins the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
• Australia places 8th in the 1964 Olympic Games with 6 gold medals

[edit] Births

• June 7 - Gia Carides, actress
• August 14 - Jason Dunstall, Australian Rules football player
• August 19 - Dermott Brereton, Australian Rules football player

[edit] Deaths

• February 12 - Arthur Upfield, author
• October 19 - Nettie Palmer, author

[edit] See also

• 1964
• 1960s