Australia 1961

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    Australia 1961

  • Oral contraceptives are first sold in Australia

    Oral contraceptives are first sold in Australia

  • Disastrous bushfires affect Western Australia

    Disastrous bushfires affect Western Australia

  • Australia beat WI 2-1 in one of best Test Cricket series ever

    Australia beat WI 2-1 in one of best Test Cricket series ever

  • Last electric tram service runs in Sydney

    Last electric tram service runs in Sydney

  • Australia signed the Antarctic Treaty

    Australia signed the Antarctic Treaty

  • Richmond become the only team since 1922 to fail to score a goal in a VFL/AFL match.

    Richmond become the only team since 1922 to fail to score a goal in a VFL/AFL match.

  • Four Corners TV current affairs program first screened on ABC TV

    Four Corners TV current affairs program first screened on ABC TV

  • Parkes radiotelescope officially opened by the Governor General

    Parkes radiotelescope officially opened by the Governor General

  • Comet C/1961 T1 (Seki) approaches within 0.1019 AUs of Earth

    Comet C/1961 T1 (Seki) approaches within 0.1019 AUs of Earth

  • Ansett-ANA Flight 325, a Vickers Viscount aircraft, crashes into Botany Bay shortly after takeoff, killing all 15 on board

    Ansett-ANA Flight 325, a Vickers Viscount aircraft, crashes into Botany Bay shortly after takeoff, killing all 15 on board