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Flies to England to attend Queen Elizabeth's Coronation on 2nd June,
followed by the Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference. Travels home
via South Africa where he spends 10 days, the first Australian Prime Minister
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Australia celebrates as the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II takes place
in London on 2 June. War in Korea
ends in July when a truce is signed by the UN and the leader of the Communist
delegation. Australian casualties during the 3 years of fighting were:
258 killed in action, 977 wounded and four missing, believed killed. Contraceptive
pill is introduced. British nuclear
tests begin in Australia and last until 1957. The 100,000th
Holden car is manufactured. Teenager Ken
Rosewall wins both the Australian and French tennis championships and
Lew Hoad is the youngest Australian to play Davis Cup tennis. |
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The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II takes place on 2 June 1953 following
her accession to the throne on 6 February 1952."The coronation of a new sovereign is a ceremony of great pageantry and celebration that has remained essentially the same for over a thousand years." Death of Josef
Stalin, Premier of the Soviet Union. The Korean War
ends after 3 years of fighting and nearly 2 million casualties. The truce
signed by the UN and the leader of the Communist delegation is not a peace
settlement and the 38th parallel is established as a boundary between
North and South Korea. Bonn Convention:
Britain, France and the USA end their occupation of West Germany. French forces
occupy Dien Bien Phu in North Vietnam. Watson, Crick
and Wilkins discover the structure of DNA to be a double helix. Hilary and Tensing
are first to reach the summit of Mt Everest in the Himalayas. Lung cancer
is linked to cigarette smoking. |
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