1955 in Australia

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The following lists events that happened during 1955 in Australia.

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1955 in Australia
Monarch Elizabeth II
Governor-General William Slim
Prime minister Robert Menzies
Population9,199,729
Elections Federal, TAS, VIC
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1955
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Australia
Decades:
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Incumbents

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Robert Menzies

State Premiers

State Governors

Events

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Science and technology

Arts and literature

Film and television

Sport and recreation

Births

Deaths

See also

References

  1. "Cyclone hits WA coast, grounds ship, unroofs town". The Sun-Herald. 2 January 1955. p. 3. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Vast fires in two states: Man feared burnt to death; homes razed; stock losses". The Sydney Morning Herald. 3 January 1955. p. 1. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  3. "Vice-regal party's peril as fire razes residence". The Sydney Morning Herald. 3 January 1955. p. 1. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  4. "20,000 men fight widespread bushfires: Battle to save townships". The Age. 3 January 1955. p. 1. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  5. "Police control demonstrators". The Age. 3 January 1955. p. 1. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  6. "Man and two boys drown , youth saved". The Sydney Morning Herald. 3 January 1955. p. 1. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  7. "Tidal wave made havoc near Hobart". The Age. 4 January 1955. p. 13. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  8. "Tidal wave in Tasmania". The Sydney Morning Herald. 4 January 1955. p. 1. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  9. "Taps run dry, 100 people collapse as temperature reaches 104". The Sydney Morning Herald. 4 January 1955. p. 1. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  10. "Woman, 2 men die as plane crashes in bush". The Sydney Morning Herald. 5 January 1955. p. 1. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  11. "Family of four dies in crash". The Sydney Morning Herald. 5 January 1955. p. 1. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  12. "SIr Iven Mackay injured". The Sydney Morning Herald. 5 January 1955. p. 1. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  13. "WRANS director takes last salute". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 January 1955. pp. 1, 8. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  14. "Casey Signs SEATO Pact". The Sydney Morning Herald . National Library of Australia. 10 September 1954. p. 5. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  15. "Woman and baby killed in smash". The Sydney Morning Herald. 15 March 1955. p. 1. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  16. "Government abandons tea control from today; price drop of 1/2 ½". The Sydney Morning Herald. 20 June 1955. p. 1. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  17. "Badly damaged freighter run on reef". The Sydney Morning Herald. 18 July 1955. p. 1. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  18. "Woman appointed registrar of Sydney university". The Sydney Morning Herald. 10 August 1955. p. 6. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  19. 1 2 "Our new carrier 'Most modern afloat'". The Argus . Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 6 April 1955. p. 5. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  20. "Great Promise in Bauxite Deposits". The Central Queensland Herald . Rockhampton: National Library of Australia. 23 August 1956. p. 19. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  21. "Daylesford mayor dies at meeting". The Age. 23 August 1955. p. 1. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  22. "Senator Spicer sworn in: colleague dies". The Sydney Morning Herald. 15 September 1955. p. 1. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  23. Alf Cummings, Grand Prix win at 22, Modern Motor (magazine), January 1956, pages 22, 23 & 84
  24. "Humorist's "One World, One Time"". The Sydney Morning Herald. 5 January 1955. p. 4. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  25. "Nat King Cole arrives". The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 January 1955. p. 3. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  26. Fitzpatrick, Peter (1979). After The Doll: Australian Drama Since 1955. Studies in Australian culture. Melbourne: Edward Arnold Australia. p. vii. ISBN   0726720402.
  27. "Native girl's film ambition". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2 January 1955. p. 5. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  28. "No trumpets for Tudawali - Aboriginal film star had to sit downstairs". The Age. 4 January 1955. p. 3. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  29. 1 2 3 "Evatt and Dougherty seek TV licences in Sydney, Melbourne". The Sydney Morning Herald. 6 January 1955. p. 4. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  30. 1 2 "McCallum to make film here". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 January 1955. p. 4. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  31. "Award by ABC to Landy". The Sydney Morning Herald. 1 January 1955. p. 14. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  32. "Gift to Sportsman of the Year". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 January 1955. p. 4. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  33. "Shield to NSW". The Sydney Morning Herald. 17 February 1955. p. 14. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  34. "Our cricket is worst in 43 years: Vital need for new selectors". The Sydney Morning Herald. 4 March 1955. p. 10. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  35. "Cabinet minister dies in Adelaide". The Sun-Herald. 2 January 1955. p. 3. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  36. "Dr. Katie Brice dies at 68". The Sydney Morning Herald. 5 January 1955. p. 5. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  37. "FOTHERINGHAME, Pattie". The Sydney Morning Herald. 23 July 1955. p. 60. Retrieved 8 May 2025. July 19, 1955 at Deewhy...
  38. "Australian actress Madge Elliot dies in New York". The Sydney Morning Herald. 10 August 1955. p. 1. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  39. "Senator McLeay dies in Adelaide of heart attack". The Sydney Morning Herald. 15 September 1955. p. 8. Retrieved 5 May 2025.