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Coty American Fashion Awards
FashionThe annual Coty American Fashion Critics' Award takes place. The event proved to be insightful for all Australian's at the time in getting an outlook of how they should dress and style their appearance. It reinforced the idea of the U.S influence on Australia's pop culture, in this case fashion. -
30 Years of Looney Toons
Looney Toons enters its 30th year. Noteable episodes include "Fastest with the Mostest" and "Mouse and Garden" which was nominated for an Academy Award (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=859aqJFk4sA) FASTEST WITH THE MOSTEST
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7ynkhiALCc) MOUSE AND GARDEN -
2nd Logies Awards Night
The 2nd official Logies Award night is held in Brighton, Victoria. Graham Kennedy wins the Golden Logie. The Logies adds a great deal of entertainment and reinforces the fun experienced throughout Music and Television. -
Heat Wave
Throughout the month of January heat waves kills 11 people in Central Australia and 13 people in Sydney -
Winter Oympics
The 1960 Winter Olympics are held in between February 18 and February 28 in Squaw Valley, California in the United States. The 1960 Winter Olympics were the first every Olympic Games to be held in 28 Years. -
Birth of Ansafone
The First every Answering Machine is created. It is seen as a breakthrough in technology as it allowed people to record messages to a telephone if the person was not able to get to the phone in time. It is invented by Dr. Kazuo Hashimoto and sold as a Automatic Telephone Answering Machine. It revolutionised the way in which the average Australian household operated. It also increased America's influence on the Australian Culture. -
Labor Party New Leader
Arthur Calwell becomes the new leader of the Australian Labor Party. His instatement came as a result of the retirement of Dr. H.V. Evatt. Gough Whitlam, then became his deputy. However Calwell lost the 1961 Federal Election by a small margin. His appointmentlasted till January 1967 when the Australian public got the impression that his old-fashioned image did not match the highly educated Gough Whitlam. -
Elvis's New Album
Elvis Presly returns to the music stage with a hot album: ELVIS IS BACK! The album reached #2 on the Top Pop Albums List. It was one of his best albums. He released the album, after his service with the US Army. -
Last Tram in Hobart
The last tram runs in Hobart. In April, a runaway tram crashed into another tram which caused a huge amount of damage. Several vehicles, including a bus, were hit by the trams. A conductor was killed and more than 40 people were treated for injuries in the Royal Hobart Hospital. -
Psycho released to film industry
Psycho proved to be one of the most influential films that define our 21st Century film industry. It's constant sense of horror and thrill was highly successful and produced characters such as Norman Bates that characterised an extreme mothers boy. The film was extremely popular amongst Australians in particular middle-aged men and couples. -
Compulsory Service Ends
At long last the compulsory military national service training for men ends in Canberra -
Walter Lindrum Dies
Renowned Billiards champion Walter Lindrum dies at 61 at Surfers Paradise, Brisbane -
Beatles Debut Performance
The famous group now known as the Beatles, begins their career as a professional music group. The make their debut at Hamburg in Germany with John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Stu Sutcliffe and Pete Bost. Their music would then melt the hearts of the listeners from across the country.
The English group, influences the style of music listened to by Australians in the 60's. It proved to be one of the greatest influences on pop culture throughout Australia. The music initiated a new attitude to music. -
The Time Machine
The popular, controversial and insightful movie, The Time Machine is released to the Australian public. The movie was based on the book written by H.G. Wells. The film was a big hit across the Australian public with many seeing the film as interesting and insightful as to what the world may truly have been like. The Time Machine was one of the early films that was based on a book and started a tradition where films had more popularity than books. -
Rome 1960 Olympics
Australia won 22 Medals. The 8 Gold Medals were won in swimming, equestrian and athletics. This was a great achievement for Australia, as it was still very young in comparison to the other countries competing. Herb Elliot was the standout breaking a world record in one of the most dominant performances in a 1500m race. This would have been one of the contributing factors for young Australians having a passion for Sport and their performance. -
Xerox 914 Copier
The Xerox 914 was the first commercial document copying machine. It revolutionised the document industry. It was the work of American Inventor, Chestor Carlson. The work of Carlson, proved influential to the way in which Australians are able to produce work in time for their company/organisation. -
Flinstones Debut
The Flinstones makes it's first screening on Television. The show eventuates to be one of the most popular Cartoons to feature on Australian Televison. The show originated in America before the decision was broadcasted for the Australian public. The show reflected the stereotypical American ideas of humor with their versions of a Californian style approach to the Stone Age Technology. -
Warragamba Dam Opening
The Warragamba Dam is officially opened by the Premier of New South Wales, Robert Heffron. The construction proves to be helpful in the use as the main water source for Sydney. -
Frank Burnet wins Nobel Prize
Immunologist Sir Frank MacFarlane Burnet shares Nobel Prize for Medicine with Briton Peter Medawar -
Ballet Australia Formed
The Organisation dedicated to the learning and performance of Ballet and Dance is finally formed. On the 17th of December, they give their first performance. It added a great deal of entertainment as well as influence to fashion and sport for Australians to enjoy.
