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On this day: women get the federal vote
On this day, in 1903, Australian women were given the right to vote in federal elections.
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On this day: Sydney Harbour Bridge opens
The ceremony was fraught with felony on the official birthday of the Sydney Harbour Bridge on 19 March 1932.
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On this day: Newcastle earthquake strikes
In 1989, Australia’s most destructive earthquake hit Newcastle with devastating consequences.
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On this day: Goldfields pipeline opens
In Jan 1903, a pipeline bringing water from Perth to Western Australia’s parched goldfields began to flow.
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On this day: Rum rebellion rocks Sydney
In 1808, NSW Governor William Bligh was ousted in Australia’s first and only military coup.
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On this day: Singapore fell
In 1942, 130,000 British, Indian and Australian troops surrendered in one of the most stinging defeats of World War II.
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On this day: Banjo Paterson was born
Banjo Paterson, the Australian bush poet who penned Waltzing Matilda, was born on 17 February 1864.
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On this day: Hinkler’s solo flight from England to Australia
The first solo flight from England to Australia was completed on 22 February 1928 by Australian aviator Bert Hinkler.
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On this day in history: The death of an Aboriginal resistance fighter
The Aboriginal legend who turned his back on the Europeans to incite a three-year guerilla warfare resistance.
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On this day: Sydney’s biggest hailstorm
On 14 April 1999, the most expensive natural disaster in Australian history hit Sydney.