I lived through 348 days of 1967, and although I don’t remember any of it, I’m sure it was a very good year.
I was born at the West Gippsland Hospital in Warragul and my parents lived just a few miles away towards Nilma.
Looking back on 1967 it seems to have been a break-out year, with post-war austerity largely forgotten, but Vietnam serving to threaten peace and prosperity.
Twiggy in 1967.
Leaders of 1967
- Prime Minister of Australia: Harold Holt and John McEwen (Holt died in office)
- Premier of Victoria: Sir Henry Bolte
- Premier of South Australia: Frank Walsh and Don Dunstan
- Governor General of Australia: Baron Casey
- President of the United States: Lyndon Johnson
- Prime Minister of the United Kingdom: Harold Wilson
- President of France: Charles de Gaulle
- Monarch: Queen Elizabeth II (some things don’t change)
Events of 1967
- Vietnam War
- Ronald Ryan was the last man hanged in Australia
- Rolling Stone magazine was first published
- The United Kingdom and Ireland applied to join the European Economic Community
- Six-day War in Israel
- Australian Aborigines were given the right to be counted in the national census
- Interracial Marriage was declared constitutional by the USA Supreme Court
- The Australian dollar was unlinked from the pound sterling
- Foot-and-mouth epidemic in Britain
- Evel Knievel jumped his motorcycle over 16 cars
- The Beatles released Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
- World’s first heart transplant operation by Christiaan Barnard
- A national polio immunisation campaign began in Australia
- The first Boeing 737 made its maiden flight
Sports in 1967
- Richmond won the VFL grand final for the sixth time
- Sturt won the SANFL premiership
- The Australian cricket team lost to South Africa 1-3
- Jack Brabham was named Australian Man of the Year and awarded an OBE
- John Newcombe won Wimbledon and the US Open
I’ve been posting pictures and videos from 1967 to my Tumblr site. The most striking are related to fashion, sport and popular culture.
Carnaby Street, London
Elvis Presley married Priscilla Wagner on May 1, 1967
Celtic won every competition it entered in 1967.
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