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.
April 1789: A major smallpox epidemic breaks out.
In April 1954, Soviet spies Vladimir and Evdokia Petrov, masquerading as Canberra diplomats, defected to Australia.
1895–1903: Australia’s worst drought since European settlement.
27 February 1902: Harry ‘Breaker’ Morant and Peter Handcock are executed.
One of Perth’s oldest buildings, the iconic Barracks Arch is affectionately known to some locals as the city’s very own Arc de Triomphe.
26 January 1788: A convict settlement is establish at Sydney Cove.
At Australia’s earliest surviving female convict site, women are being written back into history.
January 1900: Australia’s first case of bubonic plague reported.
The arrival of Father Christmas each December was a yearly highlight for children living along the Trans-Australian Railway.