A Look Back At

Born in 1952

What Was Life Like in 1952?

Who Was in Charge?

Prime Minister

Robert Menzies

Monarch

Queen Elizabeth II

What Things Cost

Petrol (per litre)

$0.03

Loaf of Bread

$0.10

Average House

$3,600

Weekly Wage

$9.00

Events of 1952 in Australia

A selection from Wikipedia's '1952 in Australia'. Not a complete list.

  • 20 January – The first express trains run between Melbourne and Adelaide, following the completion of a railway between the two cities.
  • 18 April – Owen Dixon becomes Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia.
  • 29 April – The ANZUS Treaty between Australia, New Zealand and the United States comes into force.
  • 14–18 June – Disastrous floods in the southeast corner leave 600 homeless and render a major rail line near Moss Vale unusable throughout the winter
  • 1 September – Qantas Empire Airways commences the first air service between Australia and South Africa.
  • 28 October – Premier of Victoria John McDonald resigns after the Victorian Legislative Council refuses supply. Thomas Hollway forms a short-lived ministry which lasts four days.
  • 30 November – Lang Hancock discovers the world's largest deposit of iron ore in the Hamersley Range of Western Australia's Pilbara region.
  • 6 December – A state election is held in Victoria.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Popular Toys & Games

  • Mr. Potato Head
  • Matchbox Cars
  • Colorforms

Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective) on 1 January 1952

Sweet Violets

Recorded by Dinah Shore and Jane Turzy

This chart was compiled later by David Kent from radio station charts.