15 July 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.

• 1851 – Charles La Trobe (pictured) appointed as first Lieutenant Governor of Victoria.
• 1912 – The first branch of the Commonwealth Bank opens.
• 1940 – The Volunteer Defence Force, composed mainly of World War I veterans, was formed for home defence by the Returned Services League.
• 1977 – Anti-drugs campaigner Donald Mackay disappears near Griffith, presumed murdered.
• 1995 – The Queensland state election produces a hung Parliament, but with the support of Gladstone-based independent Liz Cunningham the coalition form the government in Queensland.

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