In the mid
1950's
ships were
still carried
over 90
per cent of
Australia's
migrant
intake
He was
prime
minster in
1939-1941
and also
form
1949-1966
Between 1940 and
1955 the number of
motor vehicels in
Australia increased
from 900 000 to 1
850 000.
Interesting
Facts
He was
born in
1894 and
died in
1978
Second
hand cars
were
affordable
Many
homes
were built
in the
1950's
with a
garage
Entertainment
television
was in black
and white
until 1975
when colour
was
introduced to
Australia
Transport
Robert
Menzies
Important
Events
Many people of
the labour party
left to make an
anticommunist
party
Australia
in the
1950's
Prime
Ministers
He was
the
longest
serving
Prime
Minster in
1950
The number of
cars on
Australian
roads
increased
enormously
during the
1950's and so
The onepiece
costume
was
popular
swimsuit
for women
The styles
emerged
after
school
hours
In the 1950's
clothing
manufacture
s to meet
the needs of
youth
fashion
house
influenced
those in a
business
Communications
Fashion
Hats were
normally
worn but
they were
quite small
The first
telecast
was from
Sydney
Food
Sport
Australia
won the
Davis cup
The 1956
Olympics were
held in
Melbourne
in 1952-195
Australian won
the men's title
at Wimbledon
There was
an increase
to water
sports
Jobs
Herb Elliot
broke the
4 minute
mile
Some
people had
a certain
food at a
certain
time
The
photocopier
came into use
in the 1950s'
The technology
was about to
bring
transformation in
the worlds
communication
system in the
next decade
canned fruit
and
vegetables
were
common
Most
people
had
afternoon
tea
In
Australia
there wee
two or
three
courses
Lots of
familys
had home
made
soup
women
got less
pay then
men even
though
they have
the same
job
Prises
have
increased
through
out the
1950's but
wages
increased
more
The
1950's
saw a
range of
synthetic
materials
between
1957 and
1959
Russia
lunched
the first
satellites