See also: 1957 in Australia, other events of 1958, 1959 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. [edit] Incumbents [edit] State premiers [edit] State governors [edit] Events - January 14 – Qantas Airways introduces a round-the-world air service from Australia to London.
- January 20 – The Royal Australian Naval College is moved back to Jervis Bay Territory from Flinders Naval Depot in Victoria.
- January 28 to February 11 – Harold Macmillan visits Australia, the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to do so while in office.
- February 14 to March 7 – Elizabeth, the Queen Mother visits Australia for the second time.
- March 21 – John McEwen replaces Arthur Fadden as federal leader of the Country Party.
- March 24 – The Cahill Expressway in Sydney opens, the first true freeway in Australia.
- April 3 – A cyclone destroys most of the town of Bowen in Queensland.
- April 15 – Monash University is founded in Melbourne, Victoria.
- May 11 – Construction of Australia's largest man-made lake, Lake Eucumbene on the Eucumbene River in the Snowy Mountains, is completed.
- May 31 – Henry Bolte's Liberal government is re-elected in Victoria.
- July 19 – The last tram service runs in Perth.
- August 26 – Robert Cosgrove retires as Premier of Tasmania, and is replaced by Eric Reece.
- September 30 – The ANZAC Day Act 1958 receives Royal Assent, making ANZAC Day (April 25) a national public holiday in Australia.
- October 26 – The wreckage of the Australian National Airways Avro 10 aircraft, VH-UMF Southern Cloud, is found. The aircraft had been missing since 1931
- November 22 – A federal election is held. The Liberal-Country coalition led by Robert Menzies defeats H. V. Evatt's Australian Labor Party with 74 seats to 45 in the House of Representatives, a majority unprecedented since Federation, gained from preferences from the Democratic Labor Party.
[edit] Unknown dates - Johnny O'Keefe has his first hit with Wild One
- Radio station 2UE publishes the first Australian Top 40
[edit] Science and technology [edit] Unknown dates - Australian engineer Dr. David Warren of Melbourne's Aeronautical Research Laboratories constructs the world's first flight recorder ("black box").
[edit] Arts and literature [edit] Television [edit] Births - February 6 — Simon Baker, race walker
- March 20 — Phil Anderson, cyclist
- April 12 — Glenn Patching, swimmer
- May 5 — Robert DiPierdomenico, footballer and media personality
- May 7 — Alan John, composer
- May 11 — Peter Antonie, rower
- May 11 — Phil Smyth, basketball player
- July 3 — Gary Buckenara, Australian Rules footballer
- July 6 — Gary Humphries, politician
- July 13 — Richard Glover, journalist, author and radio personality
- October 13 — Jim Krakouer, Australian Rules footballer
- December 31 — Geoff Marsh, cricketer
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