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Period: to
The 1960s
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Compulsory national service training for men ends
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First Man in space
Yuri Gagarin becomes the first man to go into space. -
The Southern Aurora train rali starts operating
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Australia becomes the first nation to endorse the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
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Assassination of John F. Kennedy
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The Beatles tour Australia
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The ALP deletes "White Australia" from its immigration policy
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Australia changes over to decimal currency
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Last man to hang in Australia
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MLK Jr. is assassinated
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First man on the moon
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Woodstock music festival