1974 in Australia

[edit] Incumbents

January - Cyclone Wanda makes landfall near Double Island Point. Large parts of south east Queensland, including Brisbane, and northern New South Wales are flooded.
February 26 - Mungo Man, a human skeleton estimated to be 40,000 years old, uncovered at Lake Mungo
May 18 - John Howard enters Parliament as an Opposition backbencher for the electorate of Bennelong
October - The first Australian credit card, Bankcard, is introduced
December 24 - Cyclone Tracy devastates the city of Darwin. The official death toll was 71

September 14 - John Farrington wins his third men's national marathon title, clocking 2:17:23 in Gawler.

Think Big wins the Melbourne Cup
Victoria wins the Sheffield Shield
Apollo takes line honours in the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. Love and War is the handicap winner
Australia defeats the USA 2-1 in the Federation Cup
The Australian team makes its first World Cup appearance when it competes in the 1974 FIFA World Cup
Eastern Suburbs wins the NSW Rugby League Premiership
Rothmans medal awarded to Graham Eadie
Richmond wins the 78th VFL Premiership (Richmond 18.20 (128) d North Melbourne 13.9 (87))
Brownlow Medal awarded to Keith Greig (North Melbourne)

April 6 - Hudson Fysh (b.1895), co founder of Qantas
May 1 - Frank Packer (b.1906), publisher
June 10 - Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (b.1900), former Governor General of Australia