16 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.

• 1792 – Major Sir Thomas Livingston Mitchell, surveyor and explorer of south-eastern Australia, was born.
• 1869 – Explorer Charles Sturt died.
• 1884 – The South Australian government of John Bray lost a no confidence motion over the introduction of a new tax and Bray was replaced as premier by the opposition leader John Colton.
• 1906 – The town of Roma, Queensland becomes the first town in Australia to be lit and powered by natural gas, however the gas reserve only lasts ten days.
• 1936 – Charles Perkins (pictured), Aboriginal activist, is born.
• 1950 – Butter rationing ends.
• 1993 – Lindsay Hassett, Australian cricketer dies.

International Observances.

• Birthday of Leonard P. Howell (Rastafari)
• Bloomsday (Dublin, Ireland)
• Engineer’s Day (Argentina)
• Father’s Day (Seychelles)
• International…