1965 in Australia

1965 in Australia
Monarchy	Elizabeth II
Governor-General	The Viscount De L'Isle, then The Lord Casey
Prime minister	Sir Robert Menzies
Population	11,387,665
Elections	WA, SA, NSW

← 1964 1963 1962 1965 in Australia → 1966 1967 1968
Decades:	1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s
See also:	Other events of 1965 Timeline of Australian history

Light Fingers won the Melbourne Cup.

Cricket: Australia lose a five test series away to the West Indies 2-1. The West Indies side includes greats such as Garry Sobers and Rohan Kanhai, while Australia featured opening batsmen Bill Lawry and Bobby Simpson.

Cricinfo series page

Rugby League: 1965 NSWRFL season St George wins the tenth of a record eleven consecutive premierships in the NSWRL. They were not to win again until 1977, then in 1979. 31 years later, they won in 2010.

Golf: The Australian Veteran Golfers Association. (A.V.G.A.) was formed on 7 July 1965 by four businessmen, Messrs. A Hall, W.Foulsham J.Barkel and H.Hattersley.

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