1977 in Australia
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See also: 1976 in Australia, other events of 1977, 1978 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Queen of Australia - HM Queen Elizabeth II
- Governor General - Sir John Kerr up to 8 December, Sir Zelman Cowen from 8 December
- Prime Minister - Malcolm Fraser
- 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
[edit] Events
- January 10 - the Easey Street murders, an unsolved crime in which two women were brutally stabbed to death in their home in the inner-Melbourne suburb of Collingwood
- January 18 - Australia experiences its worst railway disaster at Granville, near Sydney, in which 83 people died.
- February 1 - The Federal Court of Australia opens.
- July 15 - Anti Drugs Campaigner Donald Mackay disappears near Griffith N.S.W (New South Wales) presumed Murdered
- June 20-24 - International Whaling Commission meeting in Canberra. Pro-whale groups including Friends of the Earth, Project Jonah and Greenpeace demonstrate outside the Lakeside Hotel where the commission delegates gathered to decide catch quotas for the 1978 whaling season.
[edit] Science & Technology
[edit] Arts and literature
- Kevin Conno wins the Archibald Prize with Robert Klippel
[edit] Film
[edit] Television
- Popular soap operas Bellbird, Number 96, and The Box, are all cancelled.
[edit] 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
- St George were premiers of the New South Wales Rugby League
[edit] 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
[edit] Deaths
- January 14 - Peter Finch (b. 1916), actor
