1978 in Australia

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The following lists events that happened during 1978 in Australia.

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1978 in Australia
Monarch Elizabeth II
Governor-General Sir Zelman Cowen
Prime minister Malcolm Fraser
Population14,192,234
Australian of the Year Alan Bond and Galarrwuy Yunupingu
Elections NSW
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1978
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Australia
Decades:
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Incumbents

Sir Zelman Cowen Zelman Cowen.jpg
Sir Zelman Cowen
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Malcolm Fraser

State and territory leaders

Governors and administrators

Events

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

October

November

Arts and literature

Film

Sport

Births

Deaths

See also

References

  1. "38 refugees in latest boat to reach Darwin". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2 January 1978. p. 1. Archived from the original on 29 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  2. "Senator 'disgusted' at Aboriginal homes delay". The Sydney Morning Herald. 3 January 1978. p. 2.
  3. "Csidei named in drug case". The Sydney Morning Herald. 4 January 1978. p. 1. Archived from the original on 29 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  4. "Rain prayers suggested". The Sydney Morning Herald. 4 January 1978. p. 1. Archived from the original on 29 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  5. "Value of $ cut again". The Sydney Morning Herald. 5 January 1978. p. 1. Archived from the original on 29 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  6. "Govt knew of Arab blacklist But it appears to have had little effect, says Anthony". The Sydney Morning Herald. 5 January 1978. p. 3.
  7. Allison, Colin (6 January 1978). "McGeechan talks angry prisoners back to cells". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 1. Archived from the original on 29 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  8. "Isa Hotel complaint". The Sydney Morning Herald. 6 January 1978. p. 2. Archived from the original on 29 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  9. Lukas, Isabel (6 January 1978). "Immigration Dept refusal reversed by minister". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 2. Archived from the original on 29 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  10. Bowers, Peter; Brown, Malcolm (14 February 1978). "Fraser calls troops". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 1. Archived from the original on 29 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  11. "The Natural Bridge". GlobeVista. 2008. Archived from the original on 14 January 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
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  13. "Five dead in storm: fires rage on". The Sydney Morning Herald. 6 April 1978. p. 1. Archived from the original on 29 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  14. 1 2 Bowers, Peter (16 May 1978). "Menzies dies at 83". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 1. Archived from the original on 29 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  15. "First gay Mardi Gras". National Museum Australia. 2022. Archived from the original on 29 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  16. "Hunt for girl, 18, goes on". The Sydney Morning Herald. 29 June 1978. p. 2. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  17. Mellor, Bill (2 July 1978). "Darwin wakes with a capital hangover". The Sun-Herald. p. 3. Archived from the original on 1 January 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  18. Findlay, Tracey (3 August 2015). "Police renew appeal for information on local couple missing 30 years". Hornsby Advocate . Daily Telegraph-NewsLocal. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  19. Owens, Warren (8 October 1978). "Wran back - and how!". The Sun-Herald. p. 1. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  20. Robertson, David (9 October 1978). "The fastest man afloat: Warby breaks own record". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 1. Archived from the original on 30 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  21. Murdoch, Lindsay (23 October 1978). "Pilot tells of UFO then vanishes". The Age. p. 1. Archived from the original on 30 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  22. Harper, Catherine (16 December 1978). "Brett Whiteley takes an art hat trick". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 1. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  23. "Literary award to 'late starter'". The Sydney Morning Herald. 3 May 1979. p. 3. Archived from the original on 30 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  24. Sayers, Stuart (13 October 1978). "Expatriate grips the novel prize". The Age. p. 2. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  25. DuBose, Martha (16 November 1978). "Could it become a gift tradition?". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 8. Archived from the original on 30 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  26. "Sheffield Shield: final standing". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 March 1978. p. 42. Archived from the original on 30 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  27. "Veteran Langford turns clock back in marathon". The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 August 1978. p. 31. Archived from the original on 30 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  28. Clarkson, Alan (20 September 1978). "Finally it's Manly... grandly". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 28. Archived from the original on 30 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  29. "100,000 at VFL final". The Sun-Herald. 1 October 1978. p. 2. Archived from the original on 30 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  30. Bourke, Tony (8 November 1978). "Arwon turns up trumps for Nowra". The Age. p. 1. Archived from the original on 30 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  31. Herbert, Adrian (31 December 1978). "Apollo first to Hobart - second line honour victory for skipper". The Sun-Herald. p. 2. Archived from the original on 30 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  32. Boys found dead were at centre of custody fight
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  34. "Famous Qld bowler dies". The Sydney Morning Herald. 10 January 1978. p. 26. Archived from the original on 30 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  35. "R J Heffron dies at 87". The Sydney Morning Herald. 28 July 1978. p. 1. Archived from the original on 30 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
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  37. "Johnny O'Keefe, rock star, dies". The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 October 1978. p. 1. Archived from the original on 30 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.