1958 in Australia

The following lists events that happened during 1958 in Australia.

1958 in Australia
MonarchyElizabeth II
Governor-GeneralWilliam Slim
Prime ministerRobert Menzies
Population9,842,333
ElectionsFederal, VIC

1958
in
Australia

Decades:
  • 1930s
  • 1940s
  • 1950s
  • 1960s
  • 1970s
See also:

Incumbents

State premiers

State governors

Events

Unknown dates

  • Aquila Shoes, a shoe manufacturing company, founded.
  • Johnny O'Keefe has his first hit with Wild One.
  • Radio station 2UE publishes the first Australian Top 40.

Science and technology

Unknown dates

  • Australian engineer Dr. David Warren of Melbourne's Aeronautical Research Laboratories constructs the world's first flight recorder ("black box").

Arts and literature

Film

  • 8 March - The film Bridge on the River Kwai was released in Sydney.

Television

Sport

Births

Deaths

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