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  • 1773: The Largest Australian Cities – Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane Named after the British Aristocrats

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    1773: The Largest Australian Cities – Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane Named after the British Aristocrats

    1773: The Largest Australian Cities – Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane Named after the British Aristocrats

    On this day, in 1773, Sir Thomas Brisbane, the British general who played a role in Australian history, w ...

    On this day, in 1773, Sir Thomas Brisbane, the British general who played a role in Australian history, was born.  Namely, Sir Thomas Brisbane was Governor of the British colony of New South Wales fro ...

    July 23, 2020
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  • 1787: First Ships Bearing Convicts Set Sail towards Australia

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    1787: First Ships Bearing Convicts Set Sail towards Australia

    1787: First Ships Bearing Convicts Set Sail towards Australia

    More than 1000 people set sail from England towards Australia. Upon arrival, they established the city of ...

    More than 1000 people set sail from England towards Australia. Upon arrival, they established the city of Sydney. The first ships bearing convicts set sail from England for Australia on this day in 17 ...

    May 13, 2020
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  • 1931: Rupert Murdoch’s Media Empire – Fox, The Sun, The Times

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    1931: Rupert Murdoch’s Media Empire – Fox, The Sun, The Times

    1931: Rupert Murdoch’s Media Empire – Fox, The Sun, The Times

    Rupert Murdoch, one of the world's greatest media magnates, was born on this day in 1931 in Melbourne, Au ...

    Rupert Murdoch, one of the world's greatest media magnates, was born on this day in 1931 in Melbourne, Australia. His father was the Australian journalist Sir Keith Murdoch, from whom Rupert inherited ...

    March 11, 2020
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  • 1908: John Hope: A Scottish Aristocrat who Became the First Governor-General of Australia

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    1908: John Hope: A Scottish Aristocrat who Became the First Governor-General of Australia

    1908: John Hope: A Scottish Aristocrat who Became the First Governor-General of Australia

    This date in 1908 marked the death of John Hope, Marquess of Linlithgow and first Governor-General of Aus ...

    This date in 1908 marked the death of John Hope, Marquess of Linlithgow and first Governor-General of Australia. That post is still active today, and actually denotes the country’s head of state. The ...

    February 29, 2020
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  • PHOTO: Sydney Town Hall and St. Andrew’s Cathedral circa 1900

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    PHOTO: Sydney Town Hall and St. Andrew’s Cathedral circa 1900

    PHOTO: Sydney Town Hall and St. Andrew’s Cathedral circa 1900

    This photo, taken sometime at the beginning of the 20th century, depicts the Sydney Town Hall on George S ...

    This photo, taken sometime at the beginning of the 20th century, depicts the Sydney Town Hall on George Street (right) and St. Andews's Cathedral (left). The former was designed by architect J. H Wils ...

    February 29, 2020
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  • 1869: Gold Nugget, Today Valued at $3.7 Million, Found under Tree Root

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    1869: Gold Nugget, Today Valued at $3.7 Million, Found under Tree Root

    1869: Gold Nugget, Today Valued at $3.7 Million, Found under Tree Root

    The nugget was discovered by two gold prospectors – John Deason and Richard Oates. Interestingly, they fo ...

    The nugget was discovered by two gold prospectors – John Deason and Richard Oates. Interestingly, they found the massive nugget only tree cm below the surface near the root of a tree. On this day in A ...

    February 05, 2020
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  • First European Settlers Arrive in Australia (Sydney) – 1788

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    |Date: January 17, 2020
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    First European Settlers Arrive in Australia (Sydney) – 1788

    First European Settlers Arrive in Australia (Sydney) – 1788

    A place called Sydney – after Lord Sydney, British Home Secretary at the time (i.e. the man within the go ...

    A place called Sydney – after Lord Sydney, British Home Secretary at the time (i.e. the man within the government in charge for policing and penal system) was selected as the location of a penal colon ...

    January 17, 2020
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  • 1978: Australian Pilot Disappears in UFO Encounter

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    1978: Australian Pilot Disappears in UFO Encounter

    1978: Australian Pilot Disappears in UFO Encounter

    20-year old Australian pilot Frederick Valentich inexplicably disappeared on this day in 1978, while pilo ...

    20-year old Australian pilot Frederick Valentich inexplicably disappeared on this day in 1978, while piloting his Cessna 182L aircraft. Valentich took off from a Melbourne airfield and was headed towa ...

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