9 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.

• 1803 – HMS Investigator arrives in Port Jackson after circumnavigating Australia. On the voyage Matthew Flinders charted the coast and Robert Brown made an extensive collection of the flora of Australia.
• 1838 – 28 Indigenous Australians were killed at the Myall Creek massacre.
• 1925 – Ten people killed in a train derailment at Traveston, Queensland
• 1979 – Seven people die in a fire on the ghost train at Luna Park Sydney.

International Observances.

• Anniversary of the Accession of King Abdullah II (Jordan)
• Autonomy Day (Åland)
• Coral Triangle Day
• La Rioja Day (La Rioja)
• Murcia Day (Murcia)
• National Heroes’ Day (Uganda)

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