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On this day: Gough Whitlam becomes Prime Minister
Few Australian Prime Ministers have been as polarising as Whitlam.
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On this day: Arthur Phillip was born
The man who founded Sydney was born 276 years ago today.
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The man on our $50, David Unaipon, was born on this day
Early 20th century indigenous inventor David Unaipon, who graces our $50 note, became known as the ‘Australian Leonardo da Vinci’.
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On This Day: Australia joins WWI
On 6 August 1914, Australia officially joined the allied forces in WWI.
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On this day: World Land Speed Record broken
On 17 July 1964, Donald Campbell broke the world land-speed record on Lake Eyre, clocking an average speed of 649km/h.
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On this day: first crossing of Australia by hot air balloon
On a cold night on 18 June 1993 entrepreneur Dick Smith floated into the history books – making the first non-stop flight across Australia in a hot air balloon.
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On this day: Brisbane World Expo 88 opens
Glowing humanoid robots, virtual golf and hanging out at the Heat Wave Disco – Australians revelled in the extravaganza that was Expo 88.
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On this day: The Ragtag Fleet is born
During World War II more than 3000 Aussies who couldn’t join the military signed up for ‘The Ragtag Fleet’ and faced fire in the Pacific.
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On this day: Charles Darwin departs Australia
Darwin sailed away in 1836 with 10,000 scribbled words on the Australian wilderness, which helped build his theory on evolution.
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On this day: Picnic at Hanging Rock airs in the US
An Aussie Valentine’s Day mystery novel-turned-movie wows international cinema goers.