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26 May – Australia wins the 1968 Federation Cup in women's tennis, defeating the Netherlands (3–0). 10 June – Australia wins the 1968 Rugby League World Cup when it beats France (20–2) in the final at the SCG. 21 September – South Sydney defeated Manly-Warringah 13–9 in the NSWRL Grand Final at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
To the end of Australian operations in Phước Tuy, that remained the focus of Australian efforts, and that approach arguably achieved the restoration of South Vietnamese government control in the province. [61] Australia's peak commitment at any one time was 7,672 combat troops and New Zealand's, 552, in 1969. [2]
Slavery in Australia has existed in various forms from ... Toward the end of ... and eventually led to the government mandating equal pay from December 1968.
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Pages in category "1968 in Australia" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The Oxford History of Australia: Volume 5: 1942–1995. The Middle Way (2005) Bramble, Tom. Trade Unionism in Australia: A History from Flood to Ebb Tide (2008) excerpt and text search; Bridge, Carl ed., Munich to Vietnam: Australia's Relations with Britain and the United States since the 1930s, Melbourne University Press 1991; Carey, Hilary.
In 1967, Australia effectively left the sterling area, when the pound sterling was devalued against the US dollar and the Australian dollar did not follow. Instead, in 1971, Australia pegged the Australian dollar to the United States dollar at a rate of A$1 = US$1.12. [21] [4]
Australia: 521 dead; 3,129 wounded [36] ... dramatically increasing deployment to 184,000 by the end of 1965, and to 536,000 by the end of 1968.