1960s

1960

Jan 30, 1960

Heat waves kills 11 in Central Australia and 13 in Sydney

1961

Jan 1, 1961

Federal Government directs all future TV commercials to be made in Australia

1962

Dec 7, 1962

Perth: Philip Magalnir becomes the first Australian Aborigine to vote under the new Commonwealth electoral laws granting voting rights to Aborigines

1963

Dec 8, 1963

Wimbledon: Margaret Smith becomes the first Australian woman to win the Women's Singles tennis championship

1964

Jun 1, 1964

The Beatles tour Australia

1965

Jun 1, 1965

London: Prime Minister Menzies declares that Australia is at war with Vietnam

1966

Aug 18, 1966

Long Tan: Australian troops encounter one of the bloodiest episodes yet with the Viet Cong

1967

May 27, 1967

90% of white Australians vote in referendum for proposal to count aborigines in the census and to allow the federal government to make special laws for them

1968

Jul 6, 1968

Wimbledon: Rod Laver wins Men's Singles tennis title in the first Open Wimbledon

1969

Nov 21, 1969

Artist Norman Lindsay dies at 90