The following lists events that happened during 1964 in Australia .
List of events
1964 Australia
Decades: 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s See also:
Incumbents Viscount De L'Isle Sir Robert Menzies State and territory leaders Governors and administrators Events 29 January – The Royal Australian Air Force takes delivery of its first two Mirage fighter jets 3 February – The first double-decker carriages begin trial runs on the Sydney rail network 4 February – Cyclone Dora strikes north west Queensland 10 February – Melbourne–Voyager collision : The aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne and the destroyer HMAS Voyager collide, with the loss of 82 lives March – There is a split in the Communist Party of Australia and the Communist Party of Australia (Marxist-Leninist) is formed April – The Menzies government refuses to ratify the International Labour Organization convention on equal pay for women . April – The editors of Sydney satirical Oz magazine – Richard Neville, Richard Walsh and Martin Sharp – are charged with printing an obscene publication 8 April – The 191 miles (307 km) Moonie oil pipeline to Lytton Oil Refinery opens 24 April – Melbourne woman Judy Hanrahan becomes the first female teller appointed by the Bank of NSW since World War II 27 April — Sir Garfield Barwick resigns as Minister for External Affairs to take up his appointment as the new Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia 29 April — Lake Burley Griffin reaches filled maximum level for the first time. June – Macquarie University founded 12–30 June – The Beatles' 1964 world tour in Australia and New Zealand. 6 July – Warrant Officer Class 2, Kevin Conway of the Australian Army Training Team died; he was Australia's first Vietnam War battle casualty. 15 July – The first edition of The Australian Rupert Murdoch 's News Limited . 17 July – Donald Campbell sets new land speed record of 429 miles per hour in his jet-propelled car "Bluebird" at Lake Eyre , South Australia August – The Tasman Bridge across the Derwent River opens in Hobart . 2 October – The Gladesville Bridge , then the world's longest concrete arch, opens in Sydney . 17 October — Prime Minister Robert Menzies inaugurates Lake Burley Griffin , Canberra .[1] 26 October – Notorious Perth serial killer Eric Edgar Cooke is executed at Fremantle Prison ; he is the last person to be hanged in Western Australia. 10 November – Prime Minister Robert Menzies announces the reintroduction of National Service . 10 December – The Queensland government declares a state of emergency in an attempt to end the Mount Isa Mines dispute 16 December – Melbourne's La Trobe University is founded 31 December – Donald Campbell sets new water speed record of 276 miles per hour at Dumbleyung Lake , Western Australia Sir Percy Spender is appointed President of the International Court of Justice Arts and literature Television The launch of ATV-0 marks the birth of the third commercial television network, now known as Network Ten Singer Johnny Chester hosts a new ABC TV show called Teen Scene , which also features his backing group The Chessmen as the house band. 20 October – Police drama Homicide begins a 12-year run and sets the pace for Australian television drama. 11 November – The Mavis Bramston Show Sport Births 15 January – Scott Emerson, politician 16 January – Chris Dittmar , squash player 25 January – Mark McPhee , cricketer (died 1999) 25 February – Dale Last , politician 3 March – Sandy Bolton , politician 4 March – Karen Knowles , entertainer 13 March 26 March – Martin Bella , rugby league player 8 April – Michael Caltabiano , politician 15 April – Lee Kernaghan , country singer/songwriter 19 April – Peter Jackson (died 1997), Australian rugby league footballer 30 April – Ian Healy , cricket player and commentator 2 May – John Hathaway, politician 19 May – Peter Jackson, rugby league player (died 1997) 28 May – Jeff Fenech , boxer and trainer 3 June – Matthew Ryan, equestrian 7 June – Gia Carides , actress 9 June – Jane Kennedy, actress and comedian 11 June – Carl Barron , comedian 22 June – Tom Crebbin , Australian rules footballer 23 June – Tara Morice , actress, singer, and dancer 1 July – Clayton Lamb , Australian rules footballer 4 July – Martin Flood , quiz show winner 13 July – Leanne Benjamin , ballet dancer 3 August – Michael Healy, politician 4 August – Andrew Bartlett , politician 5 August – Dale Shuttleworth , politician 10 August – Andy Caldecott , motorcycle racer (died 2006) 14 August – Jason Dunstall , Australian Rules football player 19 August – Dermott Brereton , Australian Rules football player 5 September – Frank Farina , soccer player and manager 11 September – Kathy Watt , cyclist 16 September – Chris Franklin , comedian 27 October – Mark Taylor, cricket player and commentator 28 October – Darius Perkins , actor (died 2019) 29 October – Eddie McGuire , businessman and television presenter 29 October – Jackie Pereira , field hockey striker 9 November – Mark Dalton, basketball player 19 November – Peter Rohde , footballer (Carlton F.C.) 23 November – Marilyn Kidd , rower[3] 9 December – Larry Emdur , television presenter 16 December 22 December – Sam Cox, politician Deaths See also References ^ "The 'inauguration' of Lake Burley Griffin, 17 October 1964, speech recording of Robert Menzies". abc.net.au . 18 February 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2024 . ^ "My Brother Jack: A Novel – novel". austlit.edu.au . AustLit. Retrieved 19 August 2017 . ^ "Marilyn KIDD". worldrowing.com . Retrieved 25 May 2020 . 18th century 19th century 20th century 21st century
1964 in Oceania
Sovereign states Australia Federated States of Micronesia Fiji Kiribati Marshall Islands Nauru New Zealand Palau Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu Associated states
