Deaths
- 1 May: Sir Basil Arthur, politician and speaker of the House of Representatives (died in office).
- 7 July: Ewen Solon, actor.
- 31 July: Murray Chapple, cricketer.
- 16 October: Bruce Levy, botanist.
- 31 December: Mal Matheson, cricketer.
- William H. Pettit, missionary and evangelical church leader.
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