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The following lists events that happened during '''1958 in Australia'''.

((Infobox Australian year
| monarch = [[Elizabeth II]]
| governor-general = [[William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim|William Slim]]
| pm =[[Robert Menzies]]
| population = 9,842,333
| australian = 
| elections =[[1958 Australian federal election|Federal]], [[1958 Victorian state election|VIC]]
))
((Year in Australia|1958))

==Incumbents==
[[File:Portrait Menzies 1950s.jpg|thumb|upright|140px|[[Robert Menzies]]]]
*[[Monarchy in Australia|Monarch]] – [[Elizabeth II]]
*[[Governor-General of Australia|Governor-General]] – [[William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim|Sir William Slim]]
*[[Prime Minister of Australia|Prime Minister]] – [[Robert Menzies]]
*[[Chief Justice of Australia|Chief Justice]] – [[Sir Owen Dixon]]

===State premiers===
*[[Premier of New South Wales]] – [[Joseph Cahill]]
*[[Premier of Queensland]] – [[Frank Nicklin]]
*[[Premier of South Australia]] – [[Thomas Playford IV]]
*[[Premier of Tasmania]] – [[Robert Cosgrove]] (until 26 August), then [[Eric Reece]]
*[[Premier of Victoria]] – [[Henry Bolte]]
*[[Premier of Western Australia]] – [[Albert Hawke]]

===State governors===
*[[Governor of New South Wales]] – [[Eric Woodward|Sir Eric Woodward]]
*[[Governor of Queensland]] – [[Henry Abel Smith|Sir Henry Abel Smith]] (from 18 March)
*[[Governor of South Australia]] – [[Robert George (RAF officer)|Sir Robert George]]
*[[Governor of Tasmania]] – [[Sir Ronald Cross, 1st Baronet]] (until 4 June)
*[[Governor of Victoria]] – [[Dallas Brooks|Sir Dallas Brooks]]
*[[Governor of Western Australia]] – [[Charles Gairdner|Sir Charles Gairdner]]

==Events==
* 14 January – [[Qantas|Qantas Airways]] introduces a round-the-world air service from Australia to London.
* 20 January – The [[HMAS Creswell|Royal Australian Naval College]] is moved back to [[Jervis Bay Territory]] from [[HMAS Cerberus, Victoria|Flinders Naval Depot]] in Victoria.
* 28 January to 11 February – [[Harold Macmillan]] visits Australia, the first [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] to do so while in office.
* 14 February to 7 March – [[Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother]] visits Australia for the second time.
* 21 March – [[John McEwen]] replaces [[Arthur Fadden]] as federal leader of the [[National Party of Australia|Country Party]].
* 24 March – The [[Cahill Expressway]] in Sydney opens, the first true freeway in Australia.
* 3 April – A [[cyclone]] destroys most of the town of [[Bowen, Queensland|Bowen]] in Queensland.
* 15 April – [[Monash University]] is founded in Melbourne, Victoria.
* 11 May – Construction of Australia's largest man-made lake, [[Lake Eucumbene]] on the [[Eucumbene River]] in the [[Snowy Mountains]], is completed.
* 31 May – [[Henry Bolte]]'s Liberal government is re-elected in Victoria.
* 19 July – The last [[tram]] service runs in Perth.
* 26 August – [[Robert Cosgrove]] retires as [[Premier of Tasmania]], and is replaced by [[Eric Reece]].
* 30 September – The ANZAC Day Act 1958 receives [[Royal Assent]], making [[ANZAC Day]] (25 April) a national public holiday in Australia.
* 26 October – The wreckage of the [[Australian National Airways]] Avro 10 aircraft, VH-UMF ''[[Southern Cloud]]'', is found. The aircraft had been missing since 1931.
* 22 November – A [[1958 Australian federal election|federal election]] is held. The [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]]-[[National Country Party|Country]] [[Coalition (Australia)|coalition]] led by [[Robert Menzies]] defeats [[H. V. Evatt]]'s [[Australian Labor Party]] with 74 seats to 45 in the [[Australian House of Representatives|House of Representatives]], a majority unprecedented since [[Federation of Australia|Federation]], gained from preferences from the [[Democratic Labor Party (historical)|Democratic Labor Party]].

===Unknown dates===
* [[Aquila Shoes]], a shoe manufacturing company, founded. 
* [[Johnny O'Keefe]] has his first hit with ''Wild One''.
* Radio station [[2UE]] publishes the first Australian Top 40.

==Science and technology==
* 26 January – The [[HIFAR]] [[nuclear reactor]] at [[Lucas Heights, New South Wales|Lucas Heights]] goes critical for the first time.

===Unknown dates===
* Australian engineer Dr. David Warren of Melbourne's Aeronautical Research Laboratories constructs the world's first [[flight recorder]] ("black box").

==Arts and literature==
((main|1958 in Australian literature))
* 11 December – The [[National Institute of Dramatic Art]] (NIDA) opens in [[Sydney]].
* [[William Pidgeon|William Edwin Pidgeon]] wins the [[Archibald Prize]] with his portrait of journalist Ray Walker <!-- Not Ray Walker (Australian rules footballer) -->
* [[Eric Smith (artist)|Eric Smith]] wins the [[Blake Prize for Religious Art]] with his work ''The Moment Christ Died''
* [[Randolph Stow]] wins the [[Miles Franklin Award]] for ''[[To the Islands]]''
* [[Russel Ward]] releases [[The Australian Legend]]

==Film==
* 8 March - The film [[Bridge on the River Kwai]] was released in Sydney.

==Television==
* October - ''[[Autumn Affair]]'', first television soap opera produced in Australia debuts
* 1 November – The first episode of ''[[Bandstand (Australia)|Bandstand]]'' goes to air on [[TCN|TCN-9]], hosted by [[Brian Henderson (television presenter)|Brian Henderson]].
* 22 November – The [[1958 Australian federal election]] is the first to be televised.

==Sport==
* '''Athletics'''
** 23 March – [[John Russell (athlete)|John Russell]] wins his second men's national marathon title, clocking 2:40:30 in [[Sydney]]
** 6 August – [[Herb Elliott]] sets a world record for the one-mile dash (3:54.5) at [[Morton Stadium]] in [[Dublin]], [[Ireland]].
* '''Cricket'''
** [[New South Wales cricket team|New South Wales]] wins the [[Pura Cup|Sheffield Shield]]
* '''Football'''
**[[Brisbane Rugby League premiership]]: [[Past Brothers|Brothers]] defeated [[Fortitude Valley Diehards|Valleys]] 22-7
** [[New South Wales Rugby League premiership]]: [[St. George Dragons|St. George]] defeated [[Western Suburbs Magpies|Western Suburbs]] 20-9
**WAFL East Perth defeated East Fremantle 65 - 63
**[[List of SANFL Premiers|South Australian National Football League premiership]]: won by [[Port Adelaide Football Club|Port Adelaide]]
**[[List of Australian Football League premiers|Victorian Football League premiership]]: [[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]] defeated [[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]] 82-64
* '''Golf'''
** [[Australian Open (golf)|Australian Open]]: won by [[Gary Player]]
* '''Horse racing'''
** ''Sir Blink'' wins the [[Caulfield Cup]]
** ''Yeman'' wins the [[Cox Plate]]
** ''Skyline'' wins the [[Golden Slipper Stakes|Golden Slipper]]
** ''Baystone'' wins the [[Melbourne Cup]]
* '''Motor racing'''
** The [[Australian Grand Prix]] was held at [[Bathurst, New South Wales|Bathurst]] and won by [[Lex Davison]] driving a [[Ferrari]]
* '''Tennis'''
** [[List of Australian Open Men's Singles champions|Australian Open men's singles]]: [[Ashley Cooper (tennis player)|Ashley Cooper]] defeats [[Malcolm Anderson]] 7–5 6–3 6–4
** [[List of Australian Open Women's Singles champions|Australian Open women's singles]]: [[Angela Mortimer]] defeats [[Lorraine Coghlan]] 6–3 6–4
** [[Davis Cup]]: [[Australia Davis Cup team|Australia]] is defeated by the [[United States Davis Cup team|United States]] 3–2 in the [[1958 Davis Cup]] final
* '''Yachting'''
** ''Solo'' takes line honours and ''Siandra'' wins on handicap in the [[Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race]]

==Births==
* 3 January – [[Kerry Armstrong]], actress
* 5 January – [[Penny Whetton]], climatologist (died [[2019 in Australia|2019]])
* 6 February – [[Simon Baker (racewalker)|Simon Baker]], race walker
* 10 February – [[Phil Weightman]], politician
* 12 February – [[Grant McLennan]], singer-songwriter and guitarist (died [[2006 in Australia|2006]])<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2006/may/10/guardianobituaries.artsobituaries|title=Grant McLennan|date=10 May 2006|author=Garth Cartwright|website=The Guardian|access-date=22 August 2022))</ref> 
* 14 February – [[Grant Thomas (footballer)|Grant Thomas]], Australian rules footballer
* 15 February – [[Steve Bredhauer]], politician
* 22 February – [[Bill Feldman]], politician
* 28 February – [[Neil Bennett (politician)|Neil Bennett]], politician
* 16 March – [[Phillip Wilcher]], pianist and composer
* 20 March – [[Phil Anderson (cyclist)|Phil Anderson]], cyclist
* 29 March – [[Geoff Provest]], politician
* 11 April – [[Mark Furner]], politician
* 12 April
** [[Glenn Patching]], swimmer
** [[Jim Madden]], politician
* 19 April – [[Bill Byrne (politician)|Bill Byrne]], politician
* 5 May – [[Robert DiPierdomenico]], footballer and media personality
* 7 May – [[Alan John]], composer
* 11 May – [[Peter Antonie]], rower
* 11 May – [[Phil Smyth]], basketball player
* 3 July – [[Gary Buckenara]], Australian Rules footballer
* 6 July – [[Gary Humphries]], politician
* 13 July – [[Richard Glover (radio presenter)|Richard Glover]], journalist, author and radio personality
* 15 July – [[Phil Gould (rugby league)|Phil Gould]], rugby league identity
* 12 August – [[Grace Grace]], politician
* 22 August – [[Jo-Ann Miller]], politician
* 30 September – [[Rod Welford]], politician
* October - [[Garry Pankhurst]], former child actor
* 13 October – [[Jim Krakouer]], Australian Rules footballer
* 22 October – [[Jan Jarratt]], politician
* 3 November – [[Ted Radke]], politician
* 15 November – [[Lewis Fitz-Gerald]], actor and director
* 24 November – [[Alex Douglas (politician)|Alex Douglas]], politician
* 26 November – [[Terry Rogers (politician)|Terry Rogers]], politician
* 27 November – [[Linda Lavarch]], politician
* 12 December – [[Monica Attard]], journalist
* 31 December – [[Geoff Marsh]], cricketer

==Deaths==
* [[24 January]] – [[William Roy Hodgson]], public servant (b. [[1892]])
* [[8 March]] – [[Brian Swift (cricketer)|Brian Swift]], Australian cricketer, car accident (b. [[1937 in Australia|1937]])
* [[8 April]] – [[Ethel Turner]], writer (b. [[1872]])
* [[15 May]] – [[John Northmore (judge)|Sir John Northmore]], [[Supreme Court of Western Australia|Western Australian Supreme Court]] Chief Justice (b. [[1865]])
* [[4 August]] – [[Ethel Anderson]], poet, author, and painter (b. [[1883]])
* [[13 September]] – [[Russell Mockridge]] (b. [[1928]]), cyclist
* [[14 October]] – [[Douglas Mawson]], polar explorer (b. [[1882]])
* [[30 November]] – [[Hubert Wilkins]], polar explorer (b. [[1888]])

==See also==
* [[List of Australian films of the 1950s]]

==References==
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