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On this day in history: Australia’s first convict pardon
Six years into his seven-year sentence, John Irving was busy helping treat patients in the fledgling colony of Sydney.
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On this day: It’s Louisa Lawson’s birthday
Louisa Lawson was nothing if not an impressive woman – she was both mother to Aussie suffragettes and to national icon, Henry Lawson.
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On this day: Australia’s national flag gazetted
How did we end up with the flag we have today? Why didn’t we choose the animals playing cricket?
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On this day: John Batman’s birthday
John Batman is famous for offering to pay rent to traditional owners and naming the Melbourne-area Batmania for 81 days.
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On this day: Happy 100th birthday to Dr Max Day
He last published important papers aged 97 – without him, our feral rabbit problem might still be out of control and we would know next to nothing about the scribbled patterns on gums.
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On this day: Happy birthday Sir Doug Nicholls, Governor of South Australia
Yorta Yorta man, Sir Doug Nicholls was one of the most powerful voices for indigenous civil rights in Australia.
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On this day: The Melbourne Olympic Games open
Australia’s highest ever Olympic medal tally ranking was won the very first time it hosted, at the 1956 Melbourne Games.
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On this day: The birth of Qantas
In 1920, two Gallipoli veterans decided remote Australian communities needed an air service, and Qantas was born.
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On this day: Birth of Australia’s electronics inventor
Henry Sutton was an incredible Australian inventor, creating a wide range of products, including the forerunner to the television set
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On this day in history: Burke and Wills’ expedition begins
150 years ago, Burke and Wills started their ambitious trek across Australia