1963 in Australia

none February 2020 February 2012 The following lists events that happened during 1963 in Australia. Elizabeth II William Sidney Robert Menzies 10,950,379 John Carew Eccles Federal, QLD 1963 Incumbents thumb|upright|140px|Sir Robert Menzies Monarch – Elizabeth II Prime Minister – Robert Menzies Governor General – William Sidney, 1st Viscount De L'Isle Chief Justice – Sir Owen Dixon State Premiers Premier of New South Wales – Robert Heffron Premier of South Australia – Sir Thomas Playford Premier of Queensland – Frank Nicklin Premier of Tasmania – Eric Reece Premier of Western Australia – David Brand Premier of Victoria – Henry Bolte State Governors Governor of New South Wales – Sir Eric Woodward Governor of Queensland – Sir Henry Abel Smith Governor of South Australia – Sir Edric Bastyan Governor of Tasmania – Sir Thomas Corbett, 2nd Baron Rowallan (until 25 March) then Sir Charles Gairdner Governor of Western Australia – Sir Charles Gairdner (until 25 October) then Sir Douglas Kendrew Governor of Victoria – Sir Dallas Brooks (until 8 May) then Sir Rohan Delacombe Events John Carew Eccles is announced as the Australian of the Year The first stage of the Ord River Scheme is completed British nuclear tests at Maralinga ceased March – a special federal conference of the Australian Labor Party was called on the building of a North-west Cape communications facility which would support the US nuclear submarine capability. Despite the opposition of the Left faction, the Australian Labor Party National Executive voted narrowly to support the base. 21 March – At the conference, Arthur Calwell and Gough Whitlam were photographed outside the venue at Kingston in Canberra. Although Calwell was the Leader of the Opposition, neither man was a member of the federal executive. Menzies jibed that the ALP was ruled by "36 faceless men".10 September 2004 http://www.crikey.com.au/articles/2004/09/10-0002.html Boilermaker Bill's Jakarta jottings; Boilermaker Bill McKell Labor Legend Crikey 3 April 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20050911155450/http://www.crikey.com.au/articles/2004/09/10-0002.html 11 September 2005 dead dmy 14 August – Yolngu people petitioned the Australian House of Representatives with a bark petition after the government sold part of the Arnhem Land reserve on 13 March to a bauxite mining company. The government did not consult the traditional owners. When bauxite mining at Nhulunbuy near Yirrkala went ahead, the Yolngu took their case against the mining company to the Northern Territory Supreme Court. Despite their claim not being upheld in the 1971 court decision, non-indigenous Australians were alerted to the need for indigenous representation in such decisions, and a permanent parliamentary standing committee was created to scrutinise developments at Yirrkala, among other initiatives related to the indigenous people's moral right to their lands. 1 November – Indigenous Australians could vote in federal elections on the same basis as other electors when an amendment to the Commonwealth Electoral Act became law. The November 1963 election was the first federal election for Indigenous people in Western Australia, Queensland and the Northern Territory. Indigenous voting rights in other states had been in place since 1949. 15 November - The Queensland Police Service raids the town of Mapoon, forcing residents at gunpoint to leave their houses and board a boat for relocation 200 km to the north.http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/notorious-bureaucrat-who-oppressed-aborigines-dies-unlamented/story-e6frg6nf-1225946346767 Notorious bureaucrat who oppressed Aborigines dies unlamented Tony Koch 1 January 2013 2 November 2010 The Australian News Limited 4 February 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130204181519/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/notorious-bureaucrat-who-oppressed-aborigines-dies-unlamented/story-e6frg6nf-1225946346767 live 30 November – Federal election: The Coalition government was returned with an increased majority of 10 seats over the Australian Labor Party. The election was for the House of Representatives only. Science and technology John Carew Eccles shares the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on the synapse 3 December – Australians could connect more easily by telephone with the rest of the world by International Direct Dialling with the opening of the Commonwealth Pacific Cable System (COMPAC). This was part of a scheme to connect the British Commonwealth by telephone. Arts and literature 1963 in Australian literature Careful, He Might Hear You by Sumner Locke Elliott is awarded the Miles Franklin Literary Award Film Short films produced in Australia included the following screened at the Venice Film Festival Adam and Eve – Dusan Marek Along the Sepik – Ian Dunlop Russell Drysdale – Dahl Collings Sidney Nolan – Dahl Collings They Found a Cave – Andrew Steane – XV Int. Festival Films for Young People William Dobell – Dahl Collings Others: The Queen Returns – The 1963 Australian visit of Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh was filmed by the Commonwealth Film Unit. Much of the 30-minute film is devoted to Canberra and its history as the Queen's visit coincided with Canberra's Jubilee Celebrations – 50 years since the founding of the city. Television Nine Network founded as the "National Television Network" The panel show Beauty and the Beast premieres on the Seven Network. Sport Athletics 3 March – Dixie Willis breaks Lyudmila Shevtsova's world record (2:04.3) in the women's 800 metres, clocking 2:01.2 in Perth. Cricket Victoria wins the Sheffield Shield Australia draws with England 1–1 and retains The Ashes Football Brisbane Rugby League premiership: Norths defeated Wests 18–8 ** New South Wales Rugby League premiership: St. George defeated Western Suburbs 8–3 ** South Australian National Football League premiership: won by Port Adelaide Victorian Football League premiership: Geelong defeated Hawthorn 109-60 Golf Australian Open: won by Gary Player Australian PGA Championship: won by Col Johnston Horse racing Arctic Star wins the AJC Oaks Sometime wins the Caulfield Cup Summer Regent wins the Cox Plate Pago Pago wins the Golden Slipper Gatum Gatum wins the Melbourne Cup Motor racing The Australian Grand Prix was held at Warwick Farm, and was won by Jack Brabham driving a Brabham Climax The Armstrong 500 was held at Bathurst, and was won by Harry Firth and Bob Jane driving a Ford Cortina Mk 1 GT Squash British Open Squash Championships: Heather Blundell wins the Women's Championship Tennis Australian Open men's singles: Roy Emerson defeats Ken Fletcher 6–3 6–3 6–1 ** Australian Open women's singles: Margaret Court defeats Jan Lehane O'Neill 6–2 6–2 Davis Cup: Australia is defeated by the United States 2–3 in the 1963 Davis Cup final French Open: Roy Emerson wins the Men's Singles French Open: Lesley Turner Bowrey wins the Women's Singles French Open: Roy Emerson and Manuel Santana win the Men's Doubles US Open: Robyn Ebbern and Margaret Court win the Women's Doubles Wimbledon: Margaret Court becomes the first Australian to win the Ladies' Singles Yachting Astor takes line honours and Freya wins on handicap in the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race Births 1 January – Glenn Trimble, cricketer 5 January – Vanessa Browne-Ward, high jumper 13 January – Peter Scully, criminal 18 February — Cameron Williams, TV Presenter 2 March – Anthony Albanese, politician 17 March – John Platten, Australian Rules football player 29 March – Elle Macpherson, model 31 March – Paul Mercurio, actor and dancer 26 April – Colin Scotts, Australian-born American football player 8 May – Anthony Field, Australian guitarist, songwriter, producer, and actor (The Cockroaches and The Wiggles)https://trove.nla.gov.au/version/174773624 How I got my wiggle back : a memoir of healing Anthony Field Greg Truman 31 July 2018 Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley 31 July 2018 Trove 9 December 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191209043809/https://trove.nla.gov.au/version/174773624 live 14 June – Grant Kenny, iron man and canoeist 27 June – Paul Roos, footballer and coach 8 September – Danny Frawley, Australian rules football player (died 2019) 13 September – Phillip Dutton, equestrian rider 30 September Stan Grant, journalist Greg Williams, Australian Rules football player 23 October – Craig Bradley, Australian Rules football player 15 November – Benny Elias, rugby league player 16 November – Tim Ferguson, comedian (Doug Anthony All Stars) 28 November – Matt Parkinson, Australian comedian, actor, radio presenter, and game show personality 10 December – John Elias (in Lebanon), rugby league player and coach 30 December – Alister Henskens, politician Deaths 19 March – Lionel Hill, Premier of South Australia (born 1881) 28 May – Margaret Preston, artist (born 1875) 1 June – Walter Lee, Premier of Tasmania (born 1874) 19 June – Amy Hannah Adamson, school principal (born 1893) 21 June – Harvey Sutton, track and field athlete (born 1882) 10 October – Roy Cazaly, Australian Rules football player (born 1893) 2 November – Daniel Mannix, Archbishop of Melbourne (born 1864) See also List of Australian films of the 1960s References 1963 in yes Australia Category:Years of the 20th century in Australia