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