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    • Source: 1959 in Australia

      • The following lists events that happened during 1959 in Australia.


      Incumbents



      Monarch – Elizabeth II
      Governor-General – Sir William Slim
      Prime Minister – Robert Menzies
      Chief Justice – Sir Owen Dixon


      = State Premiers

      =
      Premier of New South Wales – Joseph Cahill (until 22 October), then Robert Heffron
      Premier of South Australia – Sir Thomas Playford
      Premier of Queensland – Frank Nicklin
      Premier of Tasmania – Eric Reece
      Premier of Western Australia – Albert Hawke (until 2 April), then 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 Robert George
      Governor of Tasmania – Thomas Corbett, 2nd Baron Rowallan (from 21 October)
      Governor of Victoria – Sir Dallas Brooks
      Governor of Western Australia – Sir Charles Gairdner


      Events


      26 January (Australia Day) – Darwin was granted city status
      12 February – The Melbourne outdoor performance venue the Sidney Myer Music Bowl is officially opened by Prime Minister Robert Menzies.
      15 February – American evangelist Billy Graham begins a tour of Australia.
      February – major floods in Queensland
      March – formal construction of the Sydney Opera House began
      4 June – the Soviet embassy in Canberra was reopened. It had been closed since 29 April 1954 as a result of the Petrov Affair
      July - [1] Westfield open its first location. Westfield Plaza in Blacktown. With 12 shops, 2 department stores and a supermarket, people flocked to see the plaza which newspapers of the day described as 'the most modern American-type combined retail centre'. By year-end Westfield Plaza was established as Blacktown's commercial hub.
      29 July – Qantas launched its first jet service from Sydney to San Francisco via Nadi and Honolulu.
      August and September – Princess Alexandra toured Australia
      September – Australian National University building an "Atom Smasher"
      23 September the M/S Princess of Tasmania Australia's first passenger Roll-on/roll-off diesel ferry makes maiden voyage across Bass Strait.
      November – Donald Bradman batted for 15 minutes in a demonstration. He retired from cricket.


      Arts and literature



      William Dobell wins the Archibald Prize with a portrait of Dr Edward MacMahon
      The Big Fellow by Vance Palmer wins the Miles Franklin Literary Award


      Film


      On the Beach starring Gregory Peck and Ava Gardner was shot around Melbourne. The film was based on the novel by Nevil Shute.


      Television


      Six O'Clock Rock screened on the Australian Broadcasting Commission's channel. It was compered by Johnny O'Keefe and was the ABC's response to Bandstand on Channel Nine.
      Adelaide's first television station, NWS-9, begins broadcasting on 5 September


      Sport


      Cricket
      New South Wales won the Sheffield Shield
      England toured Australia in the summer of 1958/59 for The Ashes; Australia won the series 4–0.
      Football
      Brisbane Rugby League premiership: Northern Suburbs defeated Brothers 24–18
      New South Wales Rugby League premiership: St. George defeated Manly–Warringah 20–0
      South Australian National Football League premiership: won by Port Adelaide
      Victorian Football League premiership: Melbourne defeated Essendon 115–78
      Golf
      Australian Open: won by Kel Nagle
      Horse racing
      Regal Wench wins the Caulfield Cup
      Noholme wins the Cox Plate
      Fine and Dandy wins the Golden Slipper
      Macdougal wins the Melbourne Cup
      Motor racing
      Jack Brabham wins the 1959 Formula One Drivers' Championship
      The Australian Grand Prix was held at Longford, Tasmania and won by Stan Jones driving a Maserati
      Tennis
      Australian Open men's singles: Alex Olmedo defeats Neale Fraser 6–1 6–2 3–6 6–3
      Australian Open women's singles: Mary Carter defeats Renee Schuurman 6–2 6–3
      Davis Cup: Australia defeats the United States 3–2 in the 1959 Davis Cup final
      Yachting
      Solo takes line honours and Cherana wins on handicap in the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race


      Births


      8 January – Mike Harwood, golfer
      29 January – Nick Xenophon, lawyer and politician
      31 January – Anthony LaPaglia, actor
      8 February – Andrew Hoy, equestrian rider
      12 February – Sigrid Thornton, actress
      24 February – Mike Whitney, cricketer
      5 March – Colleen Noonan, mother
      25 April – Jennifer Margaret Le Cussan, Botanist
      5 June – Mark Ella, rugby union player
      21 July – Paul Vautin, rugby league footballer, coach and media personality
      26 July – Gary Honey, long jumper
      29 July – Gene Miles, rugby league footballer of the 1980s and 1990s
      12 August – Kerry Boustead, rugby league footballer
      19 August – Rodney Adler, businessman
      30 August – Mark "Jacko" Jackson, footballer and actor
      12 September – Brad Dalton, basketball player
      6 October – Robyn Maher, basketball player
      11 October – Wayne Gardner, motorcycle and touring car racer
      24 October – Rowland S. Howard, musician (died 2009)
      4 September – Kevin Harrington, Australian actor
      4 November – Mark Speakman, politician
      13 November – Anne Manning, racewalker
      1 December – Wally Lewis, rugby league footballer and coach
      12 December – Christine Stanton, high jumper
      15 December – Greg Matthews, cricketer


      Deaths


      2 January – William Douglas Francis b. 1889), botanist
      22 February – Harold Hardwick (b. 1888), freestyle swimmer
      20 June – Sir Ian Clunies Ross (b. 1899), scientist
      21 July – Lydia Abell (b. 1872), military nurse, recipient of Royal Red Cross (RRC)
      3 August – Herb Byrne (b. 1887), Australian rules footballer
      8 August – Albert Namatjira (b. 1902), Aboriginal artist
      19 September – Arthur Hennessy (b. 1876), Australia's first rugby league captain
      14 October – Errol Flynn (b. 1909), actor (died in Canada)
      14 October – Jack Davey (b. 1907), radio comedian and quiz show host
      22 October – Joseph Cahill (b. 1891), Premier of New South Wales (1952–1959)
      2 November – Michael Considine (b. 1885), politician
      11 November – Charles Chauvel (b. 1897), filmmaker
      24 November – Dally Messenger (b. 1883), rugby union and league footballer
      18 December – Edouard Borovansky (b. 1902), Czech born ballet dancer and choreographer; founder of the Borovansky Australian Ballet


      See also


      1959 in Australian television
      List of Australian films of the 1950s


      References

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