4 June in Australian History

Here are some of the events that happened on this day in Australian history. Please feel free to add others that you know of in the comments section.

• 1629 – The Batavia (pictured) struck a reef on Beacon Island off the Western Australian coast, part of the Houtman Abrolhos.
• 1924 – The first human voice was successfully transmitted from London to Australia from Marconi’s experimental station.
• 1942 – The Uniform Income Tax Act, giving the Commonwealth government the sole right to collect tax for the duration of the war, came into effect.
• 1959 – The Soviet embassy in Canberra re-opened after closing in 1954 as a result of the Petrov Affair.
• 1985 – Melbourne celebrates its 150th anniversary

International Observances.

• Birthday of C. G. E. Mannerheim, Marshal of Finland and the flag flying day of the Finnish Defence Forces (Finland)
• Emancipation Day or Independence Day, commemorates the abolition of serfdom…