1963 in Australia explained
The following lists events that happened during 1963 in Australia.
Incumbents
State Premiers
State Governors
Events
Science and technology
Arts and literature
See main article: 1963 in Australian literature. Careful, He Might Hear You by Sumner Locke Elliottis awarded the Miles Franklin Literary Award
Film
Short films produced in Australia included the following screened at the Venice Film Festivalhttp://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20090522191942/http://www.afc.gov.au/filmsandawards/venice/screen_02.aspx
- 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
- Cricket
- Football
- Golf
- Horse racing
- Motor racing
- Squash
- Tennis
- Yachting
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)[3]
- 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
- 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
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: 10 September 2004 . Boilermaker Bill's Jakarta jottings; Boilermaker Bill McKell Labor Legend . . 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 .
- News: 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 .
- Web site: 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.