1957 in Australia

Infobox Australian year
monarch = Elizabeth II
governor-general = William Slim
pm =Robert Menzies
population = 9,640,138
australian =
elections =QLD"See also:"
1956 in Australia,
other events of 1957,
1958 in Australia and the
Timeline of Australian history.

Incumbents

*Prime Minister - Robert Menzies
*Governor General - William Slim
*Premier of New South Wales - Joseph Cahill
*Premier of South Australia - Thomas Playford IV
*Premier of Queensland - Vince Gair (until August 12), then Frank Nicklin
*Premier of Tasmania - Robert Cosgrove
*Premier of Western Australia - Albert Hawke
*Premier of Victoria - Henry Bolte

Events

* January 19 - The Argus newspaper appears for the last time
* October 3 - Australian National Airways (ANA) is merged with Ansett to form Ansett-ANA
* Slim Dusty wins his first gold record for "A Pub With No Beer"

cience & Technology

Arts and literature

* Architect Jørn Utzon wins the design competition for the Sydney Opera House
* Ivor Hele wins the Archibald Prize with his "Self Portrait"
* Elwynn Lynn wins the Blake Prize for Religious Art with his work "Betrayal"
* "Voss" by Patrick White wins the inaugural Miles Franklin Literary Award

Film

*"Robbery Under Arms", film adaptation of the novel of the same name (see imdb title|id=0050904|title=Robbery Under Arms).
*"Three in One", a film of three short stories about life in Australia in the 1950s (see imdb title|id=0758020|title=Three in One).

Television

* January 19 - GTV-9 television station is officially opened in Melbourne.
* May 7 - "In Melbourne Tonight", TV-Series 1957-1970 (GTV-9's first major production).
*"Pick-A-Box", TV-Series 1957-1971 (first broadcast as a radio program in 1948)
*"The Tarax Show", TV-Series 1957-1970 (sponsored by Tarax, a soft drink bottling company from Melbourne.

port

* Cricket
** New South Wales wins the Sheffield Shield

* Football
** Bledisloe Cup: won by the All Blacks
** Brisbane Rugby League premiership: Valleys defeated Brothers 18-17
** New South Wales Rugby League premiership: St. George defeated Manly-Warringah 31-9
** South Australian National Football League premiership: won by Port Adelaide
** Victorian Football League premiership: Melbourne defeated Essendon 116-55
** Australia defeats Great Britain in the 1957 Rugby League World Cup

* Golf
** Australian Open: won by Frank Phillips
** Australian PGA Championship: won by Gary Player

* Horse Racing
** "Tulloch" wins the Caulfield Cup
** "Red Craze" wins the Cox Plate
** "Todman" wins the inaugural Golden Slipper
** "Straight Draw" wins the Melbourne Cup

* Motor Racing
** The Australian Grand Prix was held at Caversham and won by Lex Davison and Bill Patterson driving a Ferrari

* Tennis
** Australian Open men's singles: Ashley Cooper defeats Neale Fraser 6-3 9-11 6-4 6-2
** Australian Open women's singles: Shirley Fry defeats Althea Gibson 6-3 6-4
** Davis Cup: Australia defeats the United States 3-2 in the 1957 Davis Cup final
** Wimbledon: Lew Hoad wins the Men's Singles

* Yachting
** "Kurrewa IV" takes line honours and "Anitra V" wins on handicap in the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

Births

* February 27 - Robert de Castella, marathon runner
* March 20 - David Foster, axeman
* March 30 - Debra Byrne, entertainer
* March 30 - Alan Fletcher, Australian actor
* April 9 - Jamie Redfern, singer
* April 13 - Mark Tonelli, swimmer
* May 22 - Gary Sweet, actor
* July 13 - Penny Cook , Australian actress.
* July 26 - Wayne Grady, golfer
* August 14 - Peter Costello, politician
* September 21 - Kevin Rudd, politician
* September 22 - Nick Cave, musician
* November 4 - Tony Abbott, politician
* December 30 - Simon Madden, Australian Rules footballer

Deaths

* January 11 - Sir Robert Garran (b. 1867), Solicitor-General of Australia
* January 31 - John Marshall (b. 1930), freestyle swimmer
* August 4 - John Cain I (b. 1882), Premier of Victoria
* October 27 - James McGirr (b. 1890), Premier of New South Wales

ee also

*1957
*1950s