A Look Back At
Born in 1956
What Was Life Like in 1956?
Who Was in Charge?
Prime Minister
Robert Menzies
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
What Things Cost
Petrol (per litre)
$0.04
Loaf of Bread
$0.11
Average House
$4,500
Weekly Wage
$11.50
Events of 1956 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1956 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 16 September – Australia's first TV station TCN-9 begins regular transmission in Sydney
- 4 November – HSV-7 begins as Melbourne's first TV Station.
- 5 November – The first TV station of the Australian Broadcasting Commission is launched; ABN-2 Sydney.
- 22 November – The 1956 Summer Olympics opened in Melbourne. The opening ceremony was held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground with 107,700 people watching.
Popular Toys & Games
- Play-Doh
- Yahtzee
- Colorforms
Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective) on 1 January 1956
The Ballad of Davy Crockett
Recorded by "Tennessee" Ernie Ford and Fess Parker
This chart was compiled later by David Kent from radio station charts.