A Look Back At
Born in 1960
What Was Life Like in 1960?
Who Was in Charge?
Prime Minister
Robert Menzies
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
What Things Cost
Petrol (per litre)
$0.04
Loaf of Bread
$0.13
Average House
$6,000
Weekly Wage
$16.00
Events of 1960 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1960 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 14 January – The Reserve Bank and Commonwealth Bank are created.
- 15 January – The 2nd Annual Logie Awards are held the Savoy Hotel in Brighton, Victoria, although they are not televised. Graham Kennedy wins the "Star of the Year" (Gold Logie) award.
- 9 February – Georgian-born Australian amateur ocean rower Michael 'Tarzan' Fomenko is repatriated to Sydney from Hollandia, the capital of then-Dutch New Guinea, having arrived there the December prior after a months-long sea voyage from Queensland in a dugout canoe.
- 7 March – Arthur Calwell becomes leader of the Australian Labor Party.
- 14 October – The Warragamba Dam is opened by the Premier of New South Wales.
Popular Toys & Games
- Etch A Sketch
- Chatty Cathy
- Barbie
Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective) on 1 January 1960
Joey's Song / Ooh! Look-a-There, Ain't She Pretty?
Bill Haley & His Comets
This chart was compiled later by David Kent from radio station charts.