The following lists events that happened during 1960 in Australia. Incumbents Monarch – Elizabeth II Governor-General – William Morrison, 1st Viscount Dunrossil Prime Minister – Robert Menzies Chief Justice – Sir Owen Dixon State Premiers Premier of New South Wales – Robert Heffron Premier of South Australia – Sir Thomas Playford Premier of Queensland – Frank Nicklin Premier of Tasmania – Eric Reece Premier of Western Australia – David Brand Premier of Victoria – Henry Bolte State Governors Governor of Queensland – Sir Henry Abel Smith Governor of South Australia – Sir Robert George (until 7 March) Governor of Tasmania – Thomas Corbett, 2nd Baron Rowallan Governor of Victoria – Sir Dallas Brooks Governor of Western Australia – Sir Charles Gairdner Events 14 January – The Reserve Bank and Commonwealth Bank are created. 7 March – Arthur Calwell becomes leader of the Australian Labor Party. 23 May - Tsunami that affects all of Australia, losing lives. 10 June – A TAA Fokker Friendship, Abel Tasman, crashes at Mackay, Queensland, killing 29 persons. To date (2020), this remains the worst loss of life in a peacetime air crash in Australia. 7 July – An eight-year-old schoolboy, Graeme Thorne, is kidnapped in Sydney, apparently to extort money from his parents who had recently won the Sydney Opera House lottery. 19 July – First reported skyjacking/hijacking in the world Trans Australia Airlines Flight 408 14 October – The Warragamba Dam is opened by the Premier of New South Wales. Science and technology Frank Macfarlane Burnet is announced joint winner of the Nobel Prize for Medicine Arts and literature Frank Macfarlane Burnet is announced as the inaugural winner of the Australian of the Year Judy Cassab wins the Archibald Prize The Irishman by Elizabeth O'Conner wins the Miles Franklin Literary Award Television The introduction of television in 1956 saw that cinema audiences halved. Television led to an increase in home entertainment. It changed the patterns of leisure and exposed Australians more than ever before to other cultures. 15 January – The 2nd Annual Logie Awards are held the Savoy Hotel in Brighton, Victoria, although they are not televised. Graham Kennedy wins the "Star of the Year" (Gold Logie) award. Film Theatres and cinemas were popular venues for Australians. America was the biggest influence in film because of Hollywood. Britain also played a role in influencing Australian film making. Tevez is and was the best