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.
- 1853 – A Jubilee Festival was held in Hobart (flag pictured) to mark the cessation of convict transportation to the colony (read the full story here).
- 1885 – The Broken Hill Proprietary Company (later to become the world’s largest mining company, BHP Billiton) is registered as a company in Victoria.
- 1914 – Recruiting begins for the First Australian Imperial Force. Australia had offered a force of 20,000 troops.
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