A Look Back At
Born in 1963
What Was Life Like in 1963?
Who Was in Charge?
Prime Minister
Robert Menzies
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
What Things Cost
Petrol (per litre)
$0.05
Loaf of Bread
$0.14
Average House
$6,800
Weekly Wage
$19.00
Events of 1963 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1963 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 21 March – At the conference, Arthur Calwell and Gough Whitlam were photographed outside the venue at Kingston in Canberra. Although Calwell was the Leader of the Opposition, neither man was a member of the federal executive.
- 14 August – Yolngu people petitioned the Australian House of Representatives with a bark petition after the government sold part of the Arnhem Land reserve on 13 March to a bauxite mining company. The government did not consult the traditional owners.
- 1 November – Indigenous Australians could vote in federal elections on the same basis as other electors when an amendment to the Commonwealth Electoral Act became law.
- 15 November – The Queensland Police Service raids the town of Mapoon, forcing residents at gunpoint to leave their houses and board a boat for relocation 200 km to the north.
- 30 November – Federal election: The Coalition government was returned with an increased majority of 10 seats over the Australian Labor Party. The election was for the House of Representatives only.
Popular Toys & Games
- Easy-Bake Oven
- Mouse Trap Game
- Etch A Sketch
Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective) on 1 January 1963
The Lonely Bull / Acapulco
The Tijuana Brass featuring Herb Alpert
This chart was compiled later by David Kent from radio station charts.