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Defining Moments in Australian History: Brisbane founded
1825: Brisbane begins as the Moreton Bay Penal Settlement.
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Defining Moments in Australian History: First Anzac Day
25 April 1915: On the first anniversary of Australian troops landing at Gallipoli in Turkey, Anzac Day was observed around Australia and wherever Australian soldiers were posted.
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Defining Moments in Australian History: smallpox breaks out
April 1789: A major smallpox epidemic breaks out.
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Defining Moments in Australian History: the Petrov affair
In April 1954, Soviet spies Vladimir and Evdokia Petrov, masquerading as Canberra diplomats, defected to Australia.
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Defining Moments in Australian History: the Federation drought
1895–1903: Australia’s worst drought since European settlement.
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Defining Moments in Australian History: ‘Breaker’ Morant executed
27 February 1902: Harry ‘Breaker’ Morant and Peter Handcock are executed.
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Pompeii awakens in Canberra
Experience the ancient city’s destruction and rebirth in this immersive exhibition at the National Museum of Australia.
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Defining Moments in Australian History: Colonisation begins
26 January 1788: A convict settlement is establish at Sydney Cove.
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Mothers of modern Australia
At Australia’s earliest surviving female convict site, women are being written back into history.
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Defining Moments in Australian History: The Black Death
January 1900: Australia’s first case of bubonic plague reported.