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Arthur Calwell, Labor leader from 1960-68, receives an Honorary Doctorate
from the University of Melbourne where Sir Robert is serving the first
of three consecutive terms as Chancellor. Visits England
to unveil a statue of Sir Winston Churchill, receives an honorary doctorate
from the University of Kent, and performs his annual duty as Lord Warden. On returning
from England using a walking stick, he is quoted as saying 'We're both
in pretty good repair … I'm a little groggy underfoot.' |
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Equal pay for equal work - but 'female work' is specifically
excepted. July 20: The
radio telescope in Parkes, NSW, shows the world the first pictures of
the Apollo XI moon landing. Rod Laver wins
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Apollo XI lands on the moon: Armstrong and Aldrin are the first men to
walk on the moon's surface, 20 July. Withdrawal of
troops from Vietnam begins. China's "Cultural
Revolution" formally ends. The following years are devoted to restoring
normal conditions in China. Civil disturbances
in Ulster: Britain sends troops to Ulster to support the civil authorities. First supersonic
flight of Concorde airliner in October. |
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