During February, a cyclone hits theGold Coast and northern New South Wales, killing 26[1]
1 March -Adelaide and large parts of southern South Australia are shaken by a 5.6 magnitude earthquake, resulting in the injuries of 16 people, and a damage bill of £17 million (2017: $578 million).
On 31 October, the firstVickers Viscount aircraft delivered to Australia crashed atMangalore Airport while on a training flight only days after its arrival in Australia, killing 3 of the 7 people on board.[2]
