The following lists events that happened during 1964 in Australia.
List of events
Incumbents
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 is published in Canberra, Australia's first national daily newspaper, published by 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 premieres on HSV 7 in Melbourne.
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
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