australia in the 1950's · in the 1950s' television was in black and white until 1975...
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Australiain the1950's
SportFood
Australiawon the
Davis cup
The 1956Olympics were
held inMelbourne
Herb Elliotbroke the4 minute
mile
in 1952-195Australian wonthe men's titleat Wimbledon
There wasan increase
to watersports
Somepeople had
a certainfood at acertain
time
Mostpeople
hadafternoon
tea
canned fruitand
vegetableswere
common
Lots of familys
had homemadesoup
InAustraliathere wee
two orthree
courses
In the 1950'sclothing
manufactures to meet
the needs of youthThe one-
piececostume
was popular
swimsuitfor women
The stylesemerged
afterschoolhours
fashionhouse
influencedthose in abusiness
Hats werenormallyworn but they werequite small
He wasborn in
1894 anddied in1978
He wasthe
longestservingPrime
Minster in1950
Many people of the labour partyleft to make ananticommunist
party
He wasprime
minster in1939-1941
and alsoform
1949-1966
RobertMenzies
The firsttelecast
was from Sydney
between1957 and
1959Russialunchedthe first
satellites
The technologywas about to
bringtransformation in
the worldscommunicationsystem in thenext decade
Thephotocopier
came into usein the 1950s'
televisionwas in black
and whiteuntil 1975
when colour was
introduced toAustralia
Between 1940 and1955 the number of
motor vehicels inAustralia increasedfrom 900 000 to 1
850 000.
Secondhand cars
were affordable
Manyhomes
were built in the1950'swith a
garage
The number of cars on
Australianroads
increasedenormouslyduring the
1950's and so
In the mid1950's
ships werestill carried
over 90per cent of Australia's
migrantintake
Priseshave
increasedthroughout the
1950's butwages
increasedmore
The1950'ssaw a
range of syntheticmaterials
TransportImportant
Events
EntertainmentInterestingFacts
PrimeMinisters
Fashion
Jobs
Communications
women got less
pay thenmen even
thoughthey havethe same
job