1953 in Australia
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See also: 1952 in Australia, other events of 1953, 1954 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Prime Minister - Robert Menzies
- Governor General - William McKell (until May 8), then William Slim
- Premier of New South Wales - Joseph Cahill
- Premier of South Australia - Thomas Playford IV
- Premier of Queensland - Vince Gair
- Premier of Tasmania - Robert Cosgrove
- Premier of Western Australia - Ross McLarty (until February 23), then Albert Hawke
- Premier of Victoria - John Cain I
[edit] Events
- March 20 - The Television Act is passed by parliament, setting regulations for the broadcast of television in Australia
- October 15 - Operation Totem, a series of British atomic tests, commences at Emu Field, South Australia. Totem 1 is detonated with a yield of 10 kilotons
- October 27 - Totem 2 is detonated at Emu Field, with a yield of 8 kilotons
- October 29 - British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines (BCPA) Douglas DC-6, registration VH-BPE, en route from Sydney, crashes on approach to San Francisco, killing 19 [1]
[edit] Science & Technology
The first town to fluoridate the water supply in Australia was Beaconsfield, Tasmania.[1]
[edit] Arts and literature
- Ivor Hele wins the Archibald Prize with his portrait of Sir Henry Simpson Newland
- Michael Kmit wins the Blake Prize for Religious Art with his work The Evangelist John Mark
[edit] Film
[edit] Sport
- Solveig takes line honours and Ripple wins on handicap in the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
- Wodalla wins the Melbourne Cup
- South Australia wins the Sheffield Shield
- Lew Hoad and Ken Rosewall win the Men's Doubles at Wimbledon
[edit] Births
- January 6 - Ian Frazer, immunologist
- March 4 - Ray Price, rugby league football player
- March 17 - Margaret Jackson, businesswoman
- April 16 - Peter Garrett, singer and politician
- April 21 - John Brumby, politician
- May 20 - Robert Doyle, politician
- June 24 - Michael Tuck, Australian Rules football player
- July 1 - David Gulpilil, actor
- July 23 - Marcia Hines, singer
- August 17 - Noni Hazelhurst, actress
- September 11 - Renée Geyer, singer
- November 25 - Graham Eadie. rugby league footballer
- December 12 - Martin Ferguson, politician
[edit] Deaths
- January 28 – James Scullin, Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1876)
- February 12 – Hal Colebatch, Premier of Western Australia (b. 1872)
- December 2 – Reginald Baker (69), athlete, sports promoter and film actor (b. 1884)
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ (1987) "Tasmania", in Editors: Graham Aplin, S.G. Foster and Michael McKernan: Australians:Events and Places. Sydney, NSW, Australia: Fairfax, Syme & Weldon Associates, page 366. ISBN 0-521-34073-X.
