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Victorian Bushfires
Death toll from bushfires across the state reaches 15 -
Johnny Famechon wins
Johnny Famechon wins World Featherweight boxng title -
Train crash
Violet Town, Vic: Southern Aurora express passenger train crashes into a goods train from Sydney, killing at least 10 people and injuring 50 -
Apollo 10 return
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HMAS Melbourne
Hong Kong: Ill-fated aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne cuts an American destroyer in half in the South China Sea, killing at least 56 American sailors -
Musical Hair
Sydney: Opening of musical Hair with controversial 30 second nudity scene -
Police battle
Melbourne: Police battle 3,000 Vietnam war protesters outside the US Consulate -
Arbitration Commission
Melbourne: Arbitration Commission adopts principle of equal pay for women -
Apollo 11 landing
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Manson murder
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Woodstock Festival
The woodstcok festival was a hippi festival which was involved with peace and music for 3 days. -
Last Album for the beatles
The beattles relased their final album "Abbey Road" -
First sesame street premier
The kids show appears on television for their first time -
Norman Lindsay
Artist Norman Lindsay dies at 90. -
Troops have been withdrawled
Canberra: Prime Minister Gorton announces phased withdrawal of Australian troops from Vietnam