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- The 1950s in Australia are viewed with nostalgia and understood as a time of innocence, a break in the progress of history. The decade's undeniable prosperity has become synonymous with conservatism, and inertia, reinforced by ideological stalemate, is seen as its hallmark.
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During the decade of the 1950s, many Australians worked to build homes and families and enjoy the good times, keen to move on from the distress and struggle of the Great Depression and the Second World War.
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Aug 9, 2021 · The building, mineral discoveries and trade agreements of the 1950s led the way for Australia to open up its economy. George Lipman. In 1950, the Menzies government secured a $US100 million...
Sep 15, 2021 · Sep 16, 2021 – 4.31pm. Seventy years ago, at the start of the 1950s, eight million Australians prospered on an island continent at the foot of Asia. From the world’s biggest sheep paddock, they...
Dec 12, 2019 · ‘Growing up in 1950s Australia: What a life we had!’. Debra Trayler. Dec 12, 2019. Deb writes about growing up in one of the small outer suburbs of Melbourne in the 1950s. Source: Getty...
The fear of communism was rampant in Australia during the early 50s. Menzies’ government successfully pushed through legislation banning the Communist Party in 1950 but it was immediately declared unconstitutional by the High Court.
In the early 1950s, the Menzies government saw Australia as part of a "triple alliance", in concert with both the US and traditional ally Britain. At first, "the Australian leadership opted for a consistently pro-British line in diplomacy", while at the same time looking for opportunities to involve the US in South East Asia. [19]
Events. 25 January – The Tank Landing Ship HMAS Tarakan explodes at Garden Island in Sydney, killing 8 people. 8 February – Petrol rationing ends, nearly ten years after it was introduced during World War II. 6 May – A state election is held in Tasmania.
