A Look Back At
Born in 1961
What Was Life Like in 1961?
Who Was in Charge?
Prime Minister
Robert Menzies
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
What Things Cost
Petrol (per litre)
$0.05
Loaf of Bread
$0.13
Average House
$6,300
Weekly Wage
$17.00
Events of 1961 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1961 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 2 January – Oral contraceptives are first sold in Australia
- 20 January – to early March – Disastrous bushfires affect Western Australia, completely destroying a number of towns.
- 25 February – Last electric tram service runs in Sydney
- 23 June – Australia signed the Antarctic Treaty
- 19 August – Four Corners TV current affairs program first screened on ABC TV
- 31 October – Parkes radiotelescope officially opened by the Governor General
- 1 December – The first regional television station is launched in Traralgon, Victoria, as GLV-10 Gippsland and Latrobe Valley (Television) Victoria.
Popular Toys & Games
- Etch A Sketch
- Ken Doll
- Troll Dolls
Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective) on 1 January 1961
Are You Lonesome Tonight? / I Gotta Know
Elvis Presley
This chart was compiled later by David Kent from radio station charts.