On October 29.1953 ; BCPA Flight 304 DC-6 crashes near San Francisco. Pianist William Kapell is among the 19 killed. source
On October 29.1953 ; BCPA Flight 304 DC-6 crashes near San Francisco. Pianist William Kapell is among the 19 killed.
On October 30.1920 ; The Communist Party of Australia is founded in Sydney. source
On October 30.1920 ; The Communist Party of Australia is founded in Sydney.
On October 31.1923 ; The first of 160 consecutive days of 100° Fahrenheit at Marble Bar, Western Australia. source
On October 31.1923 ; The first of 160 consecutive days of 100° Fahrenheit at Marble Bar, Western Australia.
On November 1.1914 ; World War I: The Australian Imperial Force (AIF) departed by ship in a single convoy from Albany, Western Australia bound for Egypt. source
On November 1.1914 ; World War I: The Australian Imperial Force (AIF) departed by ship in a single convoy from Albany, Western Australia bound for Egypt.
On November 11.1869 ; The Victorian Aboriginal Protection Act is enacted in Australia, giving the government control of indigenous people's wages, their terms of employment, where they could live, and of their children, effectively leading to the Stolen G source
On November 11.1869 ; The Victorian Aboriginal Protection Act is enacted in Australia, giving the government control of indigenous people's wages, their terms of employment, where they could live, and of their children, effectively leading to the Stolen G
On November 13.1916 ; Prime Minister of Australia Billy Hughes is expelled from the Labor Party over his support for conscription. source
On November 13.1916 ; Prime Minister of Australia Billy Hughes is expelled from the Labor Party over his support for conscription.
On November 13.2012 ; A total solar eclipse occurred in parts of Australia and the South Pacific source
On November 13.2012 ; A total solar eclipse occurred in parts of Australia and the South Pacific
On November 23.1955 ; The Cocos Islands are transferred from the control of the United Kingdom to that of Australia. source
On November 23.1955 ; The Cocos Islands are transferred from the control of the United Kingdom to that of Australia.
On December 7.1936 ; Australian cricketer Jack Fingleton becomes the first player to score centuries in four consecutive Test innings. source
On December 7.1936 ; Australian cricketer Jack Fingleton becomes the first player to score centuries in four consecutive Test innings.
On December 17.1918 ; Darwin Rebellion: Up to 1,000 demonstrators march on Government House in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. source
On December 17.1918 ; Darwin Rebellion: Up to 1,000 demonstrators march on Government House in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
On December 18.1900 ; The Upper Ferntree Gully to Gembrook, Victoria Narrow-gauge (2 ft 6 in or 762 mm) Railway (now the Puffing Billy Railway) in Victoria, Australia is opened for traffic. source
On December 18.1900 ; The Upper Ferntree Gully to Gembrook, Victoria Narrow-gauge (2 ft 6 in or 762 mm) Railway (now the Puffing Billy Railway) in Victoria, Australia is opened for traffic.
On December 19.1900 ; Hopetoun Blunder: The first Governor-General of Australia John Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun, appoints Sir William Lyne premier of the new state of New South Wales, but he is unable to persuade other colonial politicians to join his gov source
On December 19.1900 ; Hopetoun Blunder: The first Governor-General of Australia John Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun, appoints Sir William Lyne premier of the new state of New South Wales, but he is unable to persuade other colonial politicians to join his gov
On December 24.1974 ; Cyclone Tracy devastates Darwin, Australia. source
On December 24.1974 ; Cyclone Tracy devastates Darwin, Australia.
Major populations of penguins are found in Antarctica, Argentina, Australia, Chile, New Zealand, and South Africa.
Little penguins are only found in southern Australia and New Zealand. source
Little penguins are only found in southern Australia and New Zealand.
The largest colony of little penguins in Western Australia is believed to be located on Penguin Island. An estimated 1,000 pairs nest there during the winter.
The tawny frogmouth is a species of frogmouth native to Australia that is found throughout the Australian mainland and Tasmania.
There are 81 mammal species in Austria and 416 species of birds.
Echidnas live in Australia and New Guinea. source
Echidnas live in Australia and New Guinea.
Kangaroos are endemic to Australia. source
Kangaroos are endemic to Australia.
The Australian government estimates that 34.3 million kangaroos lived within the commercial harvest areas of Australia in 2011. source
The Australian government estimates that 34.3 million kangaroos lived within the commercial harvest areas of Australia in 2011.
The Australian pelican has two reproductive strategies depending on the local degree of environmental predictability. source
The Australian pelican has two reproductive strategies depending on the local degree of environmental predictability.