Australia competed at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch New Zealand from 24 January to 2 February 1974. It was Australia's tenth appearance at the Commonwealth Games, having competed at every Games since their inception in 1930.
Australia won medals in eight of the ten sports that it entered.
The following Australian competitors won medals at the games.
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General Manager - Bill Young <br/> Assistant Manager & Advance Party - Les Martyn <br/> Assistant Managers Women - Gwen Chester, Dorothy Nordahl <br/> Asministraive Officer & Advanmce Party - Ivan Lund <br/> Transport Officer - Arthur Tunstall <br/> Team Secretary - Peggy Tunstall <br/> Medical Officer - Dr Anthony 'Tony' Miller; Physiotherapist - Thomas Dobson; Masseurs - Percy Barnes, George Saunders <br/> Section Officials - Athletics Manager - Ray Durie, Athletics Assistant Manager - Clive Lee, Athletics Coaches - Alan Barlow, John Daly, Henri Schubert; Badminton Manager - Don Stockins, Badminton Coach - Ian Hutchinson; Boxing Manager - Leslie Harold, Boxing Coach - Denis Dack; Cycling Manager - Leslie Dunn, Cycling Coaches - Keith Reynolds, Max Leslie; Shooting Manager - Tibor Gonzol, Shooting Training Co-ordinator - Dr Robery Godfrey; Swimming Manager - Joe King, Swimming Coaches - Ursula Carlile, David Urry; Diving Coach - Bruce Prance; Weightlifting Manager - Max Ryan, Weightlifting Coach - Robert Taylor ' Wrestling Manager - William Howden, Wrestling Coach - Choudhry Ashraf