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Australian Events of 1966
Menzies retires (Australian PM since 1949) Harold
Holt becomes
new PM
Lyndon Johnson visits Australia...."All the way
with
LBJ"..Holt
Australian decimal currency introduced
Utzon resigns as architect on Sydney Opera
House
Assassination attempt on Arthur Calwell
(Australian Leader
of Opposition)
Gurindji tribe start campaign for land rights in
the
Northern Territory
First National Servicemen left for Vietnam |
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World Events of 1966
Cultural Revolution begins in China
Harold Wilson PM of England
Indira Gandhi PM of India
South African Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd is
assassinated.
Suharto deposes Sukarno as President of
Indonesia
Temples of Abu Simble moved to make way for Aswan
Dam
Art treasures ruined during severe floods in
Florence
First solo voyage around the world by Francis
Chichester
Battle of Long Tan in Vietnam |
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Sport 1966
St. George defeats Balmain in the Grand Final
St. Kilda defeats Collingwood in the VFL Grand
Final
Australia wins 105 medals at the Commonwealth
Games in
Kingston, Jamaica
Galilee wins the Melbourne Cup
Bob Holden and Rauno Aaltonen win Bathurst in a
Mini-CooperS
!!
Nat Young wins ISA World Surfing Championship
Jack Brabham named Australian of the year |
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Movies 1966
A Man for All Seasons (Paul Scofield, Vanessa
Redgrave, Richard
Harris)
Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? (Elizabeth
Taylor, Richard
Burton)
Alfie (Michael Caine, Jane Asher)
Georgy Girl (Alan Bates, Lynn Redgrave)
The Sand Pebbles (Steve McQueen)
Blow Up (David Hemmings, Vanessa Redgrave)
The Blue Max (James Mason, George Peppard, Ursula
Andress)
The Silencers (Dean Martin)
Born Free (Bill Travers, Virginia McKenna)
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
(Zero
Mostel, Buster Keaton)
Grand Prix (Yves Montard, Eva Marie Saint)
One Million Years BC (Raquel Welch)
Australian Movies:
They're A Weird Mob |
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Music 1966
International Hits
Green, Green Grass of Home (Tom Jones)
Strangers in the Night
(Frank
Sinatra)
Winchester Cathedral (New Vaudeville Band)
The Sound of Silence (Simon &
Garfunkel)
Monday Monday (Mamas
& Papas)
Summer in the City (Lovin'
Spoonful)
I'm a Believer (Monkees)
Good Vibrations (Beach
Boys)
You Keep Me Hanging on (Supremes)
Yellow Submarine (Beatles)
Paint it Black (Rolling Stones)
Friday on My Mind (Easybeats)
My Generation (Who)
Wild Thing (Troggs)
We Can Work it Out (The Beatles)
Keep on Running (Spencer Davis Group)
The Sun Aint Gonna Shine..(Walker Bros)
Pretty Flamingo (Manfred Mann)
Sunny Afternoon (The Kinks) |
Australian Hits
Step Back/Caralyn (Johnny Young)
The Carnival is Over (The Seekers)
Tell Him I'm Not Home (Normie Rowe)
Everlovin Man (The Loved Ones)
Needle in a Haystack (Twilights)
Fortune Teller (Throb)
Spicks and Specks (Bee Gees)
Hitchhiker (Bobby and Laurie)
Tennessee Waltz ( Ray Brown & Whispers)
The Loved One (The Loved Ones)
Skye Boat Song (Glenn Ingram & Hi Five)
Let the Little Girl Dance (Grantley Lee)
Someday (Tony Barber)
Women (Easybeats)
I'll Make you Happy (Easybeats)
Love Letters (Billy Thorpe)
Pride and Joy (Normie Rowe)
Bad Boy (Twilights) |
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Television 1966
Star Trek......the start
of an era!
The Man from Uncle
Homicide
Coronation Street
The Dick Van Dyke Show
The Saint
BP Pick a Box
Steptoe and Son
My Name's McGooley, What's Yours?
The Nelsons
Lassie
Gunsmoke
Bandstand
Rawhide
The Black & White Minstrel Show
Bonanza
The Andy Griffiths Show
Z Cars
My Three Sons
Dr Kildare
The Avengers
Four Corners
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The Beverly Hillbillies
The Fugitive
The Saint
Petticoat Junction
Dr Who
Peyton Place
Flipper
The Munsters
Gilligan's Island
Mavis Bramston Show
Daniel Boone
Gomer Pyle, USMC
Bewitched
Till Death Us Do Part
Lost in Space
Batman
Hogan's Heroes
I Dream of Jeannie
Get Smart
Skippy
The Monkees
Mission Impossible
Peyton Place |
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