A Look Back At

Born in 1967

What Was Life Like in 1967?

Who Was in Charge?

Prime Minister

Harold Holt

Monarch

Queen Elizabeth II

What Things Cost

Petrol (per litre)

$0.06

Loaf of Bread

$0.16

Average House

$8,500

Weekly Wage

$37.00

Events of 1967 in Australia

A selection from Wikipedia's '1967 in Australia'. Not a complete list.

  • 18 January – The Prime Minister of South Vietnam Nguyen Cao Ky begins a controversial visit to Australia.
  • 7 February – Black Tuesday in Tasmania – massive bushfires devastate much of the Tasmanian capital of Hobart and surrounding areas.
  • 8 March – La Trobe University is officially opened.
  • 4 April – The Australian government announces it will not ban the oral contraceptive pill, maintaining that the risk of thrombosis is "very slight".
  • 16 September – The U.S. Naval Communication Station North West Cape near Exmouth, Western Australia is declared operational.
  • 1 October – The NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service is established.
  • 10 November – The Nauru Independence Act 1967 received royal assent, allowing the Australian-administered UN Trust Territory of Nauru to proceed to independence on 31 January 1968.
  • 17 December – Prime Minister Harold Holt disappears while swimming in heavy surf at Cheviot Beach, near Portsea, Victoria.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective) on 1 January 1967

Friday on My Mind

The Easybeats

This chart was compiled later by David Kent from radio station charts.