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1950 to 1959
Menzies Events Extensive international travelAppointed Companion of Honour; First grandchildMeets President EisenhowerVisits South Africa and UKThe Petrov defectionDaughter Heather marriesEmbroiled in Suez CrisisGoodwill visit to AsiaReturned at Federal election10 years as Prime Minister
Australian Events Troops join UN forces in Korean WarCommunist Party Referendum defeatedDiscovery of high grade uranium oreBritish nuclear tests begin; Korean War endsRoyal tourALP formally splitsOlympic Games in Melbourne; First TV broadcastUtzon wins Sydney Opera House design contest'Black box' flight recorder inventedPopulation 10 million
World Events North Korea invades South KoreaANZUS Pact signed Death of King George VICoronation of Queen Elizabeth IIVietnam divided along 17th parallelSalk's vaccine ends polio epidemicHungarian RevolutionUSSR's Sputnik first earth satelliteUSA launches earth satelliteRussian spacecraft photographs moon
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