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Defining Moments in Australian History: Brisbane founded
1825: Brisbane begins as the Moreton Bay Penal Settlement.
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History & Culture
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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The Australian ghost story with its own festival
An annual festival now celebrates the story of Frederick Fisher’s ghost.
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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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Australia’s Freedom Ride 60 years on
In 1965, kids enjoying a summertime swim at a local pool in a small country town became a potent symbol of the fight against entrenched racial discrimination in Australia.
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The magic of the Haven
This stunning natural amphitheatre launched careers and provided almost a century of entertainment after being created in the 1930s by extraordinary architectural and landscape design duo Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony Griffin.
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The story behind Perth’s ‘Arc de Triomphe’
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.