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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

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, 2019
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1978: Australian Pilot Disappears in UFO Encounter

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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 ...

October 21, 2018
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1872: Largest Gold Nugget in History

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1872: Largest Gold Nugget in History

The so-called Holtermann Nugget was found on this day in 1872. It contained 99.8 kilograms of gold. It wa ...

The so-called Holtermann Nugget was found on this day in 1872. It contained 99.8 kilograms of gold. It was discovered in Australia, in the “Beyers & Holtermann Star of Hope” mine, located in the t ...

October 19, 2018
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1952: UK Tests its First Nuclear Bomb on Australian Soil

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1952: UK Tests its First Nuclear Bomb on Australian Soil

On this day, the UK made its first nuclear weapons test in its history. In this way it became the third n ...

On this day, the UK made its first nuclear weapons test in its history. In this way it became the third nuclear power in the world, since the only other countries to possess such weapons were the USA ...

October 03, 2018
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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

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, 2016
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PHOTO: Sydney Town Hall and St. Andrew’s Cathedral circa 1900

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|Date: February 29, 2016
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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, 2016
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1908: John Hope: A Scottish Aristocrat who Became the First Governor-General of Australia

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|Date: February 29, 2016
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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, 2016
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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

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, 2016
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