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1953 in Australia

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The following lists events that happened during 1953 in Australia.

1953 in Australia
MonarchElizabeth II
Governor-GeneralWilliam McKell, then William Slim
Prime ministerRobert Menzies
Population8,815,362
ElectionsSenate, WA, NSW, SA, QLD

1953
in
Australia

Decades:
See also:

Incumbents

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Robert Menzies

State Premiers

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State Governors

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Events

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Aerial view of the Story Bridge, 1953

Science and technology

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The first town to fluoridate the water supply in Australia was Beaconsfield, Tasmania.[1]

Arts and literature

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Sport

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Winner of the Sun Girl Quest at Suttons Beach, 1953

Births

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Deaths

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Graham Aplin; S.G. Foster; Michael McKernan, eds. (1987). "Tasmania". Australians:Events and Places. Sydney, NSW, Australia: Fairfax, Syme & Weldon Associates. p. 366. ISBN 0-521-34073-X.
  2. ^ "Aspinall, Jessie Strahorn (1880–1953)". Archived from the original on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  3. ^ Wallace-Crabbe, C. (1988). "O'Dowd, Bernard Patrick (1866–1953)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 25 February 2008.