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.
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.