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31 May in Australian History
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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. 1813 – Gregory Blaxland, William Lawson, and William Wentworth arrive at Mount Blaxland, and having successfully crossed the Blue Mountains…
30 May in Australian History
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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. 1911 – The Supreme Court of the Northern Territory is established. 1923 – Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom…
29 May in Australian History
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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. 1788 – Two convicts are killed by Aboriginals at Rushcutter’s Bay. 1904 – Cyclist and politician Hubert Opperman (pictured) is…
28 May in Australian History
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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 – The arrival of two convict ships, the Lady Kenneway with 249 male prisoners and Blackfriars with 260 female…
27 May in Australian History
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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. 1801 – The French cartographic expedition of Nicolas Baudin sighted Cape Leeuwin. 1967 – Australia holds a referendum approving two…
26 May in Australian History
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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. 1944 – The acting prime minister, Frank Forde announced Australia’s intention of embarking on an active postwar immigration policy. 1971…
25 May in Australian History
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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. 1870 – Bushranger Captain Thunderbolt is shot and killed near Uralla by Constable Alexander Walker during a highway robbery. 1930…
24 May in Australian History
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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. 1805 – William Bligh is appointed the fourth Governor of New South Wales, he arrives at Port Jackson to replace…
23 May in Australian History
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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. 1889 – Louisa Lawson founded the Dawn Club, which became the hub of the women’s suffrage movement in Sydney. 1892…
22 May in Australian History
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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. 1856 – First Parliament of New South Wales opened by the governor, Sir William Denison. 1901 – The foundation stone…
21 May in Australian History
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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. 1912 – The steamship SS Koombana sinks off Port Hedland during a cyclone killing the 126 passengers. 1962 – The…
20 May in Australian History
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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. 1941 – The Battle of Crete, involving the Australian 6th Division (pictured), begins. 1997 – A Human Rights and Equal…
19 May in Australian History
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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. 1861 – Dame Nellie Melba (pictured) is born in Richmond, Victoria, Victoria 1942 – The prototype CAC Boomerang, an Australian…
18 May in Australian History
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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. 1914 – Ronald Munro-Ferguson, 1st Viscount Novar is appointed the sixth Governor General of Australia. 1974 – John Howard (pictured)…
17 May in Australian History
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Here are some of the events that happened on this day in Australian history. Please feel free to add others that you know of. 1824 – The Supreme Court of New South Wales is created by Letters Patent. 1928 – The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia (pictured)…
16 May in Australian History
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Here are some of the events that happened on this day in Australian history. Please feel free to add others that you know of. 1954 – World champion boxer Jimmy Carruthers retires, undefeated. 1956 – The first post-war British nuclear tests begin in Australia, with Operation Mosaic at…
15 May in Australian History
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Here are some of the events that happened on this day in Australian history. Please feel free to add others that you know of. 1982 – In the middle of the Franklin Dam dispute, the Labor government of Harry Holgate is voted out in Tasmania and replaced by…
14 May in Australian History
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Here are some of the events that happened on this day in Australian history. Please feel free to add others that you know of. 1798 – HMS Nautilus arrives in Sydney, carrying missionaries from the London Missionary Society. 1829 – Aboriginal mission on Bruny Island opened by George…
13 May in Australian History
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Here are some of the events that happened on this day in Australian history. Please feel free to add others that you know of. 1787 – The First Fleet (pictured) leaves Portsmouth, England, for New South Wales, with the intention of establishing the first European settlement in Australia.…
12 May in Australian History
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Here are some of the events that happened on this day in Australian history. Please feel free to add others that you know of. 1865 – Bushranger John Gilbert shot dead near Binalong, New South Wales. 1997 – Susie Maroney become the first person to swim the Florida…
11 May in Australian History
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Here are some of the events that happened on this day in Australian history. Please feel free to add others that you know of. 1938 – Two jockeys are killed in a racing incident at Morphettville Racecourse. 1982 – The High Court upholds the Racial Discrimination Act 1975…
10 May in Australian History
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Here are some of the events that happened on this day in Australian history. Please feel free to add others that you know of. 1824 – Opening of Supreme Court in Tasmania. 1972 – Homosexual Law Professor George Duncan “drowns” in the Torrens River, Adelaide. 1996 – Prime…
9 May in Australian History
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Here are just some of the events that happened on this day in Australian history. Please feel free to add others that you know of. 1900 – The Sierra Nevada is wrecked off Portsea, Victoria; 23 lives are lost. 1901 – The first Parliament of Australia opened in…
8 May in Australian History
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Here are just some of the events that happened on this day in Australian history. Please feel free to add others that you know of. 1809 – Lachlan Macquarie is appointed to replace William Bligh Governor of New South Wales, with William Patterson governing until Macquarie’s arrival in…
7 May in Australian History
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Here are just some of the events that happened on this day in Australian history. Please feel free to add others that you know of. 1815 – Governor Lachlan Macquarie selects the site of the town of Bathurst, New South Wales. 1908 – Australia’s first coat of arms…
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