1963 Australia season

This was the 1963 ice hockey season in Australia:
==Overview==
The Victorian Championship series in Melbourne was held for the 43rd time. The Pirates, Demons, Blackhawks, Tigers, Monarchs, and Hakoah participated. The title was won by Hakoah. 
The 34th New South Wales Championship took place in Sydney. The Prague Bombers, Glebe Lions, St. George, Hotspurs, East Monarchs, and Western Suburbs competed. The Glebe Lions won the Championship.
The 37th Goodall Cup Inter-State Series between Victoria and New South Wales was staged in August 1963. Queensland also competed this year. New South Wales won the cup. 
The third Australian National Club Championship was played. It was won by Hakoah, who defeated the Glebe Lions.
==Results==
;Victorian Championship
*5/7: Blackhawks - Tigers 4:1The Age, 1963-05-08
*5/7: Hakoah - Monarchs 4:4
*5/14: Hakoah - Pirates 6:3The Age, 1963-05-15
*5/14: Blackhawks - Demons 2:1
*5/21: Tigers - Pirates 6:2The Age, 1963-05-22
*5/21: Monarchs - Demons 2:1
*5/28: Hakoah - Tigers 5:0The Age, 1963-05-29
*5/28: Blackhawks - Monarchs 5:2
*6/11: Hakoah - Demons 3:0Australian Jewish News, 1963-06-14
*6/25: Demons - Pirates 2:1The Age, 1963-06-26
*6/25: Blackhawks - Pirates 6:1
*7/2: Pirates - Monarchs 3:2The Age, 1963-07-03
*7/2: Demons - Hakoah 1:1
*7/9: Monarchs - Blackhawks 3:2The Age, 1963-07-10
*7/9: Hakoah - Tigers 3:2
*7/16: Pirates - Tigers 3:3The Age, 1963-07-17
*7/16: Blackhawks - Demons 4:0
*7/23: Demons - Monarchs 2:1The Age, 1963-07-24
*7/23: Hakoah - Pirates 5:1
*7/30: Hakoah - Blackhawks 5:2The Age, 1963-07-31
*7/30: Monarchs - Tigers 5:2
*8/20: Pirates - Demons 3:1The Age, 1963-08-21
*8/20: Hakoah - Monarchs 4:3
*8/27: Monarchs - Pirates 3:2 - semifinalThe Age, 1963-08-28
*9/3: Hakoah - Blackhawks 3:2 - semifinalThe Age, 1963-09-04
*9/10: Hakoah - Monarchs - preliminary final
*9/17: Hakoah - Blackhawks 7:2 - grand finalThe Age, 1963-09-18
Reserve grade
*Demons - Hakoah 1:0 - grand final, first loss of season for HakoahAustralian Jewish Herald, 1963-10-02
;New South Wales Championship
*5/21: Western Suburbs - Hotspurs 9:1 - Sydney Cup - goals: Peterson (5), Williams (2), Cameron, Perry/MorganThe Sydney Morning Herald, 1962-05-22
*5/21: East Monarchs - Prague Bombers 10:1 - " - goals: Toovery (3), Wood (2), Mortimer (2), Adams, Cooper, Simons/Butchatsky
*5/28: St. George - Hotspurs 12:2 - "The Sydney Morning Herald, 1963-05-29
*5/28: Glebe Lions - East Monarchs 12:2 - "
*6/4: Glebe Lions - Western Suburbs 8:4 - "The Sydney Morning Herald, 1963-06-05
*6/4: St. George - Prague Bombers 7:2 - "
*6/9: Prague Bombers - Hotspur 4:2 - Chalwin State Cup - goals: Drexler (2), Brabanech (2)/Williams, McWhirterThe Sydney Morning Herald, 1963-06-10
*6/9: Western Suburbs - East Monarchs 3:3 - "
*6/11: East Monarchs - Western Suburbs 9:4 - Sydney CupThe Sydney Morning Herald, 1963-06-12
*6/11: Prague Bombers - Hotspurs 7:6 - "
*6/16: Glebe Lions - St. George 3:2 - Chalwin State Cup - goals: Johannsen (3)/Miller, MansteadThe Sydney Morning Herald, 1963-06-17
*6/16: Western Suburbs - Hotspurs 8:1 - " - goals: Petersen (3), Ruddick (2), Graham, Peck, Pickitt/McWhirter
*6/18: Western Suburbs - Prague Bombers 8:2 - Sydney CupThe Sydney Morning Herald, 1963-06-19
*6/18: Glebe Lions - Hotspurs 14:5
*7/14: St. George - Prague Bombers 6:2 - Chalwin State Cup - goals: Hall, Dewhurst, Jones, Grandy, Munstead, Miller/Peterson, CohenThe Sydney Morning Herald, 1963-07-15
*7/14: Glebe Lions - Western Suburbs 8:2 - " - goals; Rouston (2), Johannsen (2), Allway, Tikkannen, Sedimaier, Jones/Peterson, Ezzy
*7/16: Prague Bombers - East Monarchs 7:4 - Sydney CupThe Sydney Morning Herald, 1963-07-17
*7/16: Western Suburbs - Hotspurs 13:7 - "
*7/28: St. George - Hotspurs 14:1 - Chalwin State Cup - goals: Miller (3), Dewhurst (3), Hall (2), Jones (2), Grandy (2), Luke, Mansted/McWhirterThe Sydney Morning Herald, 1963-07-29
*7/28: Glebe Lions - Prague Bombers 9:2 - "
*8/4: Glebe Lions - East Monarchs 7:2 - " - goals: Alway (2), Tikkannen (2), Ferris, Jones, Rowston/Mortimer, HumphriesThe Sydney Morning Herald, 1963-08-05
*8/4: St. George - Prague Bombers 4:1 - "
*8/6: Prague Bombers - Hotspurs 7:4 - Sydney CupThe Sydney Morning Herald, 1963-08-07
*8/6: Western Suburbs - East Monarchs 20:2 - "
*8/13: St. George - East Monarchs 14:4 - "The Sydney Morning Herald, 1963-08-14
*8/13: Prague Bombers - Western Suburbs 5:4 - "
*8/25: St. George - East Monarchs 6:0 - Chalwin State Cup - goals: Miller (2), Luke (2), Dewhurst, ParsonsThe Sydney Morning Herald, 1963-08-26
*8/25: Glebe Lions - Western Suburbs 5:0 - " - goals: Rowston (2), Serriff, Joggi, Sedimaier
*9/1: St. George - Prague Bombers 17:1 - State Cup semifinal - goals: Hall (4), Grandy (3), Miller (3), Mansted (2), Dewhurst (2), Jones, Parsons, Malone/DrexlerThe Sydney Morning Herald, 1963-09-02
*9/8: Glebe Lions - St. George 6:2 - State Cup grand final - goals: Johannsen, holdman, Rowston, Joggie, Tikkannen (2)/Mansted, MillerThe Sydney Morning Herald, 1963-09-09
Second grade
*5/28: Western Suburbs - St. George 2:1
;Australian National Club Championship
*10/8: Hakoah - Glebe Lions 5:4 OTAustralian Jewish News, 1963-10-11
==Images==
Age 10-8-1963.png|An image from the October 8, 1963, edition of The Age.
==References==
Category:1963 in ice hockey