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Post by AlexO » October 30, 2021, 10:55 am

REspect, and many thanks to those who fought so bravely and to those who did not come home,"
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Re: A little ray of sunshine from Australia

Post by Barney » October 31, 2021, 6:51 am

On This Day - 31st October

1823 – John Oxley explored the Tweed River.

1851 – The New South Wales Legislative Council voted unanimously against transportation 'in any form what-so-ever, to any part of Her Majesty's Australian possessions'.

1894 – Fourteen people were killed in one of Australia's earliest train accidents when a country train bound for Goulburn, New South Wales, was hit at Redfern, Sydney, by a suburban train heading from Strathfield to the city. Two engine crew and twelve passengers from the suburban train were killed, and twenty-seven people were injured. The accident was caused by an incorrectly set signal. Among those killed were Edward Lloyd Jones, Chairman of David Jones & Co and son of the founder of the David Jones department store chain. Also killed was Father Callaghan McCarthy, Dean of St Mary's Cathedral.

1895 – Middleweight boxer Les Darcy was born. James Leslie "Les" Darcy (28 October 1895 – 24 May 1917) was an Australian boxer. He was a middleweight but held the Australian Heavyweight Championship title at the same time. Les Darcy was the 2003 Inductee for the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame Old Timers category and was the first to be elevated to Legend status in 2009.

1917 – World War I: Battle of Beersheba in southern Palestine - "last successful cavalry charge in history" performed by the 4th Australian Light Horse.

1923 – The Marble Bar heat wave began, which by 7 April 1924 would hold the world record for the longest number of consecutive days (160 days) in which a temperature above 100 °F or 37.8 °C was recorded.

1923 – The 1923 Victorian Police strike began, with half of the Victoria Police force standing down over the use of labour spies. Rioting and looting took place in the Melbourne city centre.

1929 – Eddie Charlton, top-class snooker and billiards player, was born in Merewether, New South Wales. Edward Francis Charlton, AM (31 October 1929 – 8 November 2004) was an Australian professional snooker and English billiards player. He remains the only player to have been world championship runner-up in both snooker and billiards without winning either title. He later became a successful marketer of sporting goods launching a popular brand of billiard room equipment bearing his name.

1954 – On 31 October, the first Vickers Viscount aircraft delivered to Australia crashed at Mangalore Airport while on a training flight only days after its arrival in Australia, killing 3 of the 7 people on board.

1961 – Parkes radio telescope officially opened by the Governor-General.

1983 – Ron Grant completed a 217 day, 8,316 miles run around Australia.

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Les Darcy (Maitland Mercury) – Bottom Left
The charge of the Australian Light Horse at Beersheba [1917], painted by George Lambert [1920] Note: Veterans complained that the formidable defences and determined Ottoman defenders are missing in the painting (AWM) – Top
Eddie Charlton, an Australian player of snooker and English billiards (Wiki) – Bottom Right
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Re: A little ray of sunshine from Australia

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ON THIS DAY – 1st November

1791 – A party of twenty-one convicts escaped from Port Jackson and (with an obviously limited knowledge of Australian geography) attempted to walk to China. Some died in the wilderness, while others were recaptured.

1792 – The Philadelphia became the first foreign trading vessel to visit Sydney.

1853 – The first postage stamps of Tasmania were issued.

1914 – The first contingent of the First Australian Imperial Force left for Egypt.

1916 – A general coal strike began in eastern Australia.

1926 – General Motors opened assembly plants in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth.

1940 – Aviator Guy Menzies was killed when his flying boat was shot down over Italy. Guy Lambton Menzies (20 August 1909 – 1 November 1940) was an Australian aviator who flew the first solo trans-Tasman flight, from Sydney, Australia to the West Coast of New Zealand, on 7 January 1931. During the Second World War, Menzies was a Squadron Leader in the Royal Air Force. He and his crew were killed on 1 November 1940, when his flying boat was shot down over the Mediterranean Sea while en route from Malta to Sicily. No remains of the aircraft or crew were ever found. He is commemorated at the Alamein Memorial in Egypt.

1945 – Australia became a founding member of the United Nations.

1947 – UN trusteeship for the island of Nauru granted to Australia, NZ & UK.

1958 – The first episode of Bandstand went to air on TCN-9, hosted by Brian Henderson.

1967 – The National Gallery of Australia was established.

1968 – The airline Ansett-ANA was renamed Ansett.

1984 – The National Film and Sound Archive (Screensound Australia) opened in Canberra.

1990 – The Australian domestic aviation market was deregulated.

1997 – TCN-9 staged the first trial of digital television in the Southern Hemisphere.

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Government House, Parramatta, 1805, by [G. W. Evans?] (Mitchell Library SLNSW) – Top
The first Australian and New Zealand contingent sails from Albany, Western Australia, bound for Egypt. Only one in three of those who sailed in the first convoy would return physically unscathed at the end of the First World War (Heritage Medals) – Bottom Left
Mr Guy Menzies who flew from Sydney to New Zealand in 12 hours 15 minutes beating Sir Kingsford Smith's previous record. The Queenslander, 15 January 1921, pg. 36 (Trove) – Bottom Right
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Re: A little ray of sunshine from Australia

Post by GT93 » November 3, 2021, 12:49 am

Malcolm Turnbull knows how to put the boot in. At a former colleague involved in a grave international dispute too. :shock:
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ON THIS DAY – 3rd November

1804 – George Caley crossed the Hawkesbury River in his unsuccessful attempt to cross the Blue Mountains west of Sydney.

1902 – Postmaster-General James Drake opened a submarine telegraph cable from Southport, Queensland to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, completing a British Empire communications line.

1927 – The Sydney ferry Greycliffe was cut in half by the liner RMS Tahiti, killing 40 persons.

1942 – The Australian flag was hoisted as Kokoda was retaken by the Allies, declaring the success of the Australian troops, aided by the Papua New Guinean villagers.

1955 – Australia took control of Cocos Islands.

1985 – The first Formula One Australian Grand Prix took place on the streets of Adelaide.

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A veiw [i.e. view] of the River Hawkesbury N.S. Wales, ca. 1810. Lewin, J. W. (John William), 1770-1819 (Dixson Galleries SLNSW) - Top
Sydney Harbour Ferry GREYCLIFFE - remains lifted from harbour after collision with SS TAHITI. Graeme Andrews, SHT steam Sheerlegs,lifts wrecked ferry GREYCLIFFE,1927 (City of Sydney Archives via Wiki) – Bottom Left
The Australian flag is raised as troops enter Kokoda after their drive against the Japanese in the New Guinea jungle.—Department of Information photo (Trove) – Bottom Right
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ON THIS DAY – 4th November

1804 – In a letter to Sir Joseph Banks, Matthew Flinders recommended that the newly discovered country, New Holland, be renamed "Australia" or "Terra Australis" (from the Latin "australis" meaning "of the south").

1862 – Archer won the second Melbourne Cup. Archer (1856–1872) was an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who won the first and the second Melbourne Cups in 1861 and 1862. He won both Cups easily, and is one of only five horses to win the Melbourne Cup twice or more; he is one of only three horses to win two successive Cups. In 2017 Archer was inducted to the Australian Racing Hall of Fame.

1930 – Australia's greatest racehorse, Phar Lap, won the Melbourne Cup.

1932 – Australia's first Milk Bar was opened in Martin Place, Sydney. Called the Black and White 4d Milk Bar, it was established by Greek migrant Joachim Tavlaridis who later adopted the name "Mick Adams". The milk bar was famous for its milkshakes and for its mechanical cow. Unlike contemporary businesses with table service, it featured a bar counter with limited seats on one side and milkshake makers and soda pumps on the other, harking back to an American influence. The success of the business had a strong influence in making the term "milk bar" known throughout Australia, and even the United Kingdom.

1956 – HSV-7 began as Melbourne's first TV Station.

1994 – Sydney Airport's third runway opened, resulting in protests about noise levels.

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Archer (1856 – 1872) by William Tell (GB) from Maid Of The Oaks by Vagabond (GB). Winner of the first two Melbourne Cups (Wiki) – Top Left
Phar Lap with jockey Jim Pike riding at Flemington race track c 1930 (SLV) – Top Right
Black & White 4d. Milk Bar, Martin Place, Sydney, NSW, 1934 - Mick Adams (back row, centre) with children from the Dalwood Children’s Health Home. - Photo courtesy L. Keldoulis, from the ‘In Their Own Image: Greek- Australians’, National Project Archives, Macquarie University. (Sydney Mechanics School of Arts) – Bottom
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Queensland Health encourages masturbation in new campaign

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You KNOW it makes sense.

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Queensland health sponsored by specsavers?

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ON THIS DAY – 5th November

1799 – Hunter was recalled and Philip Gidley individual is named as his successor.

1804 – Lieutenant-Colonel William Paterson landed in Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) in order to begin a new settlement in the north.

1938 – Non-stop flight by a pair of Vickers Wellesleys from Egypt landed in Darwin. This set a new world distance record of 7,158 miles (11,520 km).

1950 – Korean War: 3RAR successfully assaulted and held a crucial hill during the Battle of Pakchon.

1956 – The Australian Broadcasting Commission's (ABC) first television broadcast commenced.

1965 – The 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, was deployed in Operation Hump in Vietnam.

1975 – Annette Kellermann, professional swimmer, vaudeville and film star, died in Southport, Queensland aged 88. Annette Marie Sarah Kellermann (6 July 1887 – 6 November 1975) was one of the first women to wear a one-piece bathing costume, instead of the then-accepted pantaloons, and inspired others to follow her example. Kellerman's swimming costumes became so popular that she started her own fashion line of one-piece bathing suits. Kellermann helped popularize the sport of synchronised swimming, and authored a swimming manual. She appeared in several movies, usually with aquatic themes, and as the star of A Daughter of the Gods was the first major actress to appear nude in a Hollywood production. Kellermann was an advocate of health, fitness, and natural beauty throughout her life.

1979 – The first New South Wales Lotto draw took place. No-one chose the six winning numbers in the draw, so only half of the first prize – $193,576 – was divided among the five members of the In the Money syndicate.

1997 – Postcard bandit Brenden Abbott and three others escaped from Sir David Longland Prison at Wacol, Brisbane.

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U.S. General James Van Fleet inspects members of 3 RAR after awarding a Presidential Unit Citation to the Battalion in December 1952 (AWM) – Top
James Dibble presenting the first news bulletin on ABC TV in 1956. (Wikipedia. Copyright Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)) – Bottom Left
Kellermann in her famous one-piece bathing suit, c. 1900 (Wiki) – Bottom Right
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A little ray of sunshine from Australia

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ON THIS DAY – 6th November

1861 – Queensland was linked with New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia by telegraph.

1874 – University of Adelaide established by act of the South Australian Parliament; it opened in 1876.

1934 – The Australian government attempted to stop left-wing writer Egon Erwin Kisch from entering the country, using the language provisions of the Immigration Restriction Act 1901 which allowed a test in any European language. The multi-lingual Kisch was tested in Scottish Gaelic, although the decision to block his entry was later overturned by the High Court.

1934 – Racehorse Peter Pan won the Melbourne Cup for the second time. Peter Pan was famous for winning the Melbourne Cup twice, in 1932 and 1934. In the running of the 1932 Melbourne Cup, Peter Pan, carrying Billy Duncan, was travelling at the rear of the pack when he clipped the heels of the horse in front and fell to his knees. Running behind him was his stablemate Denis Boy, who bumped the champion back onto his feet. From there, Peter Pan raced past the pack to take out the race by a neck. When he was led into the winner's circle, a grass stain was clearly visible on his face. In 1933, Peter Pan fought a near-fatal viral disease that swept Sydney's racing stables and did not contest the Melbourne Cup. Frank McGrath Snr. personally nursed the horse back to health. Peter Pan won his 1934 Melbourne Cup carrying Darby Munro at 9 st 10 lb on his back and from an outside draw on a heavy track, hence his long odds of 14/1. In 1932, he also won the VRC Derby and the MacKinnon Stakes.

1989 – The first meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation was held in Canberra.

1998 – Queensland's Electric Tilt Trains entered service.

1999 – Australia won the 1999 Rugby World Cup, defeating France 35-12 in the final.

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Planting the first pole on the Overland Telegraph line to Carpentaria (NLA) – Top Left
1933 AJC St. Leger jockey Jim Pike (Wiki) – Top Right
Australia players celebrating after winning the 1999 Rugby World Cup (Sportige) – Bottom
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ON THIS DAY – 7th November

1861 – The first Melbourne Cup was held. It was won by Archer.

1876 – The Melbourne Cup was moved to the first Tuesday in November.

1911 – Australia's Federal Parliament selected Captain's Point, Jervis Bay, as the site of the future Royal Australian Naval College. As the Australian Capital Territory was inland, it was determined that the national seat of government needed access to the ocean, so the Jervis Bay Territory was surrendered by New South Wales to the Commonwealth in 1915 under the "Jervis Bay Territory Acceptance Act 1915".

1920 – Member of the House of Representatives, Hugh Mahon was expelled from Parliament for his "seditious and disloyal utterances". Mahon’s was the only expulsion to have occurred from the Parliament.

1926 – Opera singer Joan Sutherland was born in Sydney.

1940 – Bass Strait was closed to shipping following the sinking of British steamer Cambridge by a mine. On 7 November 1940, the Cambridge was outbound from Melbourne to Sydney and Brisbane under the command of Captain Paddy Angell. At 11:00PM, two and a half miles south-east of Wilsons Promontory, she struck one of several German mines laid in Bass Strait. The mine exploded towards the aft of the ship, flooding the engine room. A distress signal was broadcast, without reply, before Captain Angell ordered the ship to be abandoned. The ship sank stern first, in just 45 minutes. Of the 56 crew aboard, all but one escaped in one of the three lifeboats; ship's carpenter J. Kinnear returned to his cabin to retrieve money, but failed to escape despite the efforts of the rest of the crew to rescue him. The three lifeboats were rescued by the auxiliary minesweeper HMAS Orara and taken to Port Welshpool. One day later the MS City of Rayville was also lost to a mine off Cape Otway.

1965 – Underground fire at the Bulli colliery, NSW; four miners were killed.

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They're off" to a flag start in the first Melbourne Cup race in 1861. (Trove) – Top
Royal Australian Naval College (Jervis Bay) Exterior of the Cadets Living Quarters (AWM) – Bottom Left
Portrait of Hugh Mahon, Australian politician, taken circa 1900s (NLA) – Bottom Right
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ON THIS DAY – 8th November

1824 – Explorers Hume and Hovell sighted the Australian Alps.

1836 – The printing press which was to print South Australia's proclamation as a British province arrived in the colony.

1907 – The Harvester Judgment delivered by H. B. Higgins giving rise to the legal requirement for a basic wage, which dominated Australian economic life for the next 60 to 80 years.

1934 – A grasshopper plague devoured 20 tons of grain in two hours in Mildura.

1935 – Charles Kingsford Smith, early Australian aviator, disappeared during a flight from Allahabad, India to Singapore, aged 38.

1938 – Australian rules football player Bob Skilton, one of only four players to have won the Brownlow Medal three times, was born.

1940 – SS City of Rayville hit a mine in Bass Strait becoming the first American vessel sunk during World War II.

1991 – Fremantle Prison was decommissioned.

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The South Australian Alps as first seen by Messrs. Hovell and Hume on the 8th November, 1824 / painted by George Edwards Peacock (Mitchell Library SLNSW) – Top
Australian politician and judge Henry Bournes Higgins (NLA) – Bottom Left
Charles Kingsford Smith 1933 (Wiki) – Bottom Right
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7 November - I'm going to read some more on Hugh Mahon.
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ON THIS DAY – 9th November

1796 – The Governor of New South Wales John Hunter disbanded the convict night watch. He divided Sydney into four districts responsible for their own watchmen and ordered houses to be numbered.

1848 – Edmund Kennedy finally reached Weymouth Bay in North Queensland after a gruelling five-month journey through thick rainforest.

1914 – SMS Emden was engaged by HMAS Sydney near the Cocos Islands. During the course of the action, the German vessel was wrecked and ran aground on North Keeling Island reef.

1942 – Serial killer Edward Leonski was hanged at Pentridge Prison in Melbourne. Edward Joseph Leonski (December 12, 1917 – November 9, 1942) was an American soldier and serial killer responsible for the strangling murders of three women in Melbourne, Australia. Leonski was known as the Brownout Strangler, given Melbourne's wartime status of keeping low lighting (not as stringent as a wartime blackout). His self-confessed motive for the killings was a twisted fascination with female voices, especially when they were singing, and his claim that he killed the women to "get at their voices." Leonski is the first and only citizen of another country to have been tried and sentenced to death in Australia under the law of his own country.

1960 – The Red and Green Kangaroo Paw was proclaimed the floral emblem of Western Australia.

1968 – Wally Grout, wicket-keeper who played cricket for Australia, died from a heart attack at the early age of 41. Arthur Theodore Wallace Grout (20 March 1927 – 9 November 1968), known as Wally Grout, was a Test cricketer who kept wicket for Australia and Queensland. Grout played in 51 Test matches between 1957 and 1966. He made his Test debut against South Africa at Wanderers Stadium, during which he caught a record six wickets behind the stumps in the second innings. Australia never lost a series in which Grout played. For many years, Grout played second fiddle to Don Tallon in the Queensland state team, and was unable to cement a regular spot as wicket keeper. In a Sheffield Shield match against Western Australia at Brisbane in 1960, he took 8 catches in an innings, setting a world record. He died suddenly from a heart attack at the age of 41, only 3 years after ending his playing career. On 27 January 2016 Wally was inducted into the Australian hall of fame.

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John Hunter (* 1737; † 1821), Gouverneur von New South Wales, by William Mineard Bennett (Wiki) – Top Left
Light cruiser SMS Emden, beached on North Keeling Island (SLV) – Top Right
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ON THIS DAY – 10th November

1791 – The whaling industry in Australia began just three years after the First Fleet arrived on Australian shores. Samuel Enderby Jnr, born in 1756 in England, was the son of Samuel Enderby, who established the whaling and sealing firm of Samuel Enderby & Sons. In 1791, Enderby Jnr arranged for whalers to carry convicts to Port Jackson in the Third Fleet, following reports from earlier captains of masses of whales in the southern oceans.

1828 – Charles Sturt and Hamilton Hume traced the course of the Macquarie River.

1964 – Prime Minister Robert Menzies announced the reintroduction of National Service.

1989 – Gaby Kennard became the first Australian woman to fly non-stop around the world.

1990 – Mal Meninga scored a stunning last-minute try to win the second Ashes rugby league test at Old Trafford.

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Aviator Gaby Kennard (Realestate) – Bottom
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Post by GT93 » November 10, 2021, 4:07 pm

Gosh Oz has changed since Hugh Mahon's day. People would barely blink these days if a MP sledged the British Empire as he did. I was pleased to read current Aussie law wouldn't now permit a MP to be expelled in this manner.
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An ex Australian prime minister today described the UK as, “an old theme park sliding into the Atlantic,” when compared to modern China and referred to the current UK Prime Minister as, "old cocunut head."
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ON THIS DAY – 11th November

1863 – Elizabeth Scott was hanged for the murder of her husband, making her the first woman to be executed in Victoria.

1880 – Australian Bushranger and outlaw Ned Kelly was hanged at Melbourne Gaol.

1918 – Germany signed an Armistice to end World War I, known as Armistice Day. After World War II, it was changed to Remembrance Day in the Commonwealth of Nations.

1930 – The Shrine of Remembrance in Brisbane was dedicated.

1934 – The Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne was dedicated.

1941 – The Australian War Memorial was opened in Canberra.

1964 – The Mavis Bramston Show premiered on HSV 7 in Melbourne.

1975 – Prime Minister Gough Whitlam was dismissed by Governor-General Sir John Kerr during the Australian constitutional crisis and Malcolm Fraser is sworn in as caretaker Prime Minister of Australia.

1993 – The remains of an Unknown Soldier killed in France in World War I, were interred in the tomb in the centre of the Hall of Memory at the Australian War Memorial.

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An unidentified cinematographer capturing the last shots to be fired before the armistice on 11 November 1918. Note the line of bare trees under which the guns are placed (AWM) – Top Left
Sydney, NSW. 1918-11-11. Crowd in Martin Place celebrating the news of the signing of the armistice. This date was celebrated in later years as Remembrance Day (AWM) – Top Right
Cambrai, France. 11 November 1918. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, centre front, with British Army commanders on Armistice Day. (Donor Imperial War Museum Q9690) (AWM) – Bottom
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marjamlew wrote:
November 10, 2021, 6:42 pm
An ex Australian prime minister today described the UK as, “an old theme park sliding into the Atlantic,” when compared to modern China and referred to the current UK Prime Minister as, "old cocunut head."
At least cocunuts have something inside them

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ON THIS DAY – 13th November

1879 – Bushranger Captain Moonlite took thirty hostages at a farm near Gundagai, New South Wales. A shoot-out with police ensues, resulting in the death of a policeman and two members of Moonlite's gang.

1883 – The foundation stone of Sydney Town Hall was laid.

1921 – The cartoon character Ginger Meggs made his first appearance, in the United States ‘Sunday Sun’ comic strip "Us Fellers" drawn by Australian cartoonist Jimmy Bancks.

1951 – William McKell was gazetted a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George, becoming the only Governor-General of Australia to be knighted during their term.

1959 – The Narrows Bridge connecting the Mitchell Freeway and Kwinana Freeway in Perth was opened to traffic.

1965 – Kevin Arthur Wheatley died in Vietnam while defending a wounded comrade. He was awarded the Victoria Cross for his gallantry. The citation in the London Gazette, which announced Wheatley's award on 15 December 1966 reads: The Queen has been graciously pleased on advice of Her Majesty's Australian Ministers to approve the Posthumous award of the VICTORIA CROSS to: 29890 Warrant Officer Class II Kevin Arthur Wheatley, Australian Army; Training Team Vietnam. Warrant Officer Wheatley enlisted in the Australian Regular Army in 1956. He served in Malaya with 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment from 1957 to 1959 and then with 2nd and 1st Battalions of the Regiment until 1965 when he was posted to the Australian Army Training Team Vietnam. His posting in this area has been distinguished by meritorious and gallant service. On 13 November 1965 at approximately 1300 hours, a Vietnamese Civil Irregular Defence Group company commenced a search and destroy operation in the Tra Bong valley, 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) east of Tra Bong Special Forces camp in Quang Ngai Province. Accompanying the force were Captain F. Fazekas, senior Australian Advisor, with the centre platoon, and Warrant Officers K. A. Wheatley and R. J. Swanton with the right hand platoon. At about 1340 hours, Warrant Officer Wheatley reported contact with Viet Cong elements. The Viet Cong resistance increased in strength until finally Warrant Officer Wheatley asked for assistance. Captain Fazekas immediately organised the centre platoon to help and personally led and fought towards the action area. While moving towards this area he received another radio message from Warrant Officer Wheatley to say that Warrant Officer Swanton had been hit in the chest, and requested an air strike and an aircraft, for the evacuation of casualties. At about this time the right platoon broke in the face of heavy Viet Cong fire and began to scatter. Although told by the Civil Irregular Defence Group medical assistant that Warrant Officer Swanton was dying, Warrant Officer Wheatley refused to abandon him. He discarded his radio to enable him to half drag, half carry Warrant Officer Swanton, under heavy machine-gun and automatic rifle fire, out of the open rice paddies into the comparative safety of a wooded area, some 200 metres away. He was assisted by a Civil Irregular Defence Group member, Private Dinh Do who, when the Viet Cong were only some ten metres away, urged him to leave his dying comrade. Again he refused, and was seen to pull the pins from two grenades and calmly awaited the Viet Cong, holding one grenade in each hand. Shortly afterwards, two grenade explosions were heard, followed by several bursts of small arms fire. The two bodies were found at first light next morning after the fighting had ceased, with Warrant Officer Wheatley lying beside Warrant Officer Swanton. Both had died of gunshot wounds. Warrant Officer Wheatley displayed magnificent courage in the face of an overwhelming Viet Cong force which was later estimated at more than a company. He had the clear choice of abandoning a wounded comrade and saving himself by escaping through the dense timber or of staying with Warrant Officer Swanton and thereby facing certain death. He deliberately chose the latter course. His acts of heroism, determination and unflinching loyalty in the face of the enemy will always stand as examples of the true meaning of valour.

1998 – The 1000th pulsar in our galaxy was observed at the Parkes Radio Telescope in New South Wales.

Pictured:
Jimmy Bancks’ 'Ginger Meggs' (Lambiek Comiclopedia) – Bottom Left
Sir William McKell, Governor General of Australia, takes the salute at the base of Sydney Town Hall steps from members of 78 Fighter Wing RAAF, who are about to leave for garrison duties in Malta. From left to right: Sir William McKell; Air Marshal Sir Donald Hardman, Chief of Air Staff; Air Vice Marshall J P J McCauley CB, CBE, Air Officer Commanding Eastern Area (AWM) – Top
Photograph of Kevin Arthur Wheatley VC. Physical description: Black & white Summary: W.O. II Kevin Arthur "Dasher" Wheatley who was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross (Wiki) – Bottom Right
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