What Was 1956 Like in Australia?

If you were born in 1956, you arrived in the year television came to Australia and nothing was ever quite the same again.

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Life in Australia in 1956

Prime Minister

Robert Menzies

Monarch

Queen Elizabeth II

Petrol (per litre)

$0.04

Loaf of Bread

$0.11

Average House

$4,500

Weekly Wage

$11.50

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