A Look Back At
Born in 1973
What Was Life Like in 1973?
Who Was in Charge?
Prime Minister
Gough Whitlam
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
What Things Cost
Petrol (per litre)
$0.08
Loaf of Bread
$0.27
Average House
$18,500
Weekly Wage
$90.00
Events of 1973 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1973 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 10 February – Australia's first casino, the Wrest Point Hotel Casino, opens in Hobart
- 28 February – The federal voting age is lowered from 21 to 18. The state of New South Wales had already enacted such a change in 1970.
- 2 March – Wellington Street bus station in Perth is opened by Western Australia's premier John Tonkin
- 8 March – Whiskey Au Go Go fire
- 1 June – The first General Dynamics F-111 aircraft is delivered to the Royal Australian Air Force
- 19 July – Lois D'Arcy was the first independent civil marriage celebrant ever appointed – by Attorney-General Lionel Murphy.
- 20 October – Sydney Opera House officially opened by Elizabeth II
- 31 December – AC/DC perform their first major gig in Sydney.
Popular Toys & Games
- Baby Alive
- Stretch Armstrong
- Uno
Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective) on 1 January 1973
Ben
Michael Jackson
This chart was compiled later by David Kent from radio station charts.