The following lists events that happened during 1954 in Australia .
1954 in Australia Monarch Elizabeth II Governor-General William Slim Prime minister Robert Menzies Population 8,986,530 Elections Federal
List of events
1954 Australia
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Incumbents Robert Menzies State Premiers State Governors Events 3 February – Elizabeth II arrives in Sydney on her first visit as monarch 13 February – Mawson Station in the Australian Antarctic Territory is established During February, a cyclone hits the Gold Coast and northern New South Wales, killing 26[1] 1 March - Adelaide and large parts of southern South Australia are shaken by a 5.6 magnitude earthquake, resulting in the injuries of 16 people, and a damage bill of £17 million (2017: $578 million). 3 April – Vladimir Petrov, a Soviet diplomat, defects to Australia, sparking the Petrov Affair Shirley Bliss wins the Miss Australia Quest On 31 October, the first Vickers Viscount aircraft delivered to Australia crashed at Mangalore Airport while on a training flight only days after its arrival in Australia, killing 3 of the 7 people on board.[2] Science and technology Arts and literature Woman modelling streetwear, Australia, 1954. Fashion photo by Gervais Purcell (1919-1999). Sport Cricket Football Golf Horse racing Motor racing Tennis Yachting Births 10 January – Greg Towns , footballer 25 January – Kay Cottee , sailor 26 January – Kim Hughes , cricketer 13 April - Elizabeth Love, nurse, shoe collector, 27 April – Mark Holden , singer and media personality 1 May – Garry Who , actor and comedian 2 May – Don Cameron, water polo player and coach 19 May – Phil Rudd , musician 27 May – Pauline Hanson , politician 30 June – Wayne Swan , Deputy Prime Minister of Australia 2 July – Scott W. Sloan , professor of civil engineering (died 2019) 11 July – Paul Blackwell, actor (died 2019) 11 August – Wally Carr , boxer (died 2019) 12 August – Rob Borbidge , Premier of Queensland 2 September – Gai Waterhouse , horse trainer 13 September – Steve Kilbey , musician 20 September – James Moloney , author 27 September – Ray Hadley , 2GB radio announcer 13 October – Banduk Marika , Indigenous artist and printmaker (died 2021) 15 October – Steve Bracks , 44th Premier of Victoria 24 October – Malcolm Turnbull , 29th Prime Minister of Australia 12 November – Paul McNamee , tennis player 22 November – Carol Tomcala , sports shooter[3] 26 November – Jacki MacDonald , media personality 28 November – John McMartin, Pastor, ACC State President NSW, National Executive 29 November – Steve Rogers (died 2006), Rugby league footballer Deaths See also References ^ Bureau of Meteorology ^ "Viscount Crashes" The Argus - 1 November 1954, p.1 (National Library of Australia) Retrieved 2012-07-01 ^ "Carol TOMCALA - Olympic Shooting | Australia". International Olympic Committee . 17 June 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2020 . 18th century 19th century 20th century 21st century
1954 in Oceania
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