A Look Back At
Born in 1958
What Was Life Like in 1958?
Who Was in Charge?
Prime Minister
Robert Menzies
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
What Things Cost
Petrol (per litre)
$0.04
Loaf of Bread
$0.12
Average House
$5,000
Weekly Wage
$12.50
Events of 1958 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1958 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 14 January – Qantas Airways introduces a round-the-world air service from Australia to London.
- 14 February – to 7 March – Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother visits Australia for the second time.
- 24 March – Two 18-year-old men and a 19-year-old man attempt to disrupt the official opening of Sydney's new Circular Quay overhead roadway.
- 15 April – Monash University is founded in Melbourne, Victoria.
- 31 May – Henry Bolte's Liberal government is re-elected in Victoria.
- 15 June – Two 14-year-old Blacktown Boys High School students are found alive after becoming lost in the Jamison Valley in the Blue Mountains and then spending a night in freezing conditions. They are treated at Katoomba Hospital for frostbite, exposure and shock.
- 19 July – The last tram service runs in Perth.
- 22 November – A federal election is held. The Liberal-Country coalition led by Robert Menzies defeats H. V. Evatt's Australian Labor Party with 74 seats to 45 in the House of Representatives, a majority unprecedented since Federation, gained from preferences from the Democratic Labor Party.
Popular Toys & Games
- Hula Hoop
- Lego Bricks
- Barbie (prototype)
Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective) on 1 January 1958
Diana
Paul Anka
This chart was compiled later by David Kent from radio station charts.