1788 Governor Arthur Philip sent a despatch to the British Under-secretary of state cos Oz was turning spectacularly into Destination Fucked due to the lack of food.
*We won't point out the obvious that they were surrounded by tucker*
*We won't point out the obvious that they were surrounded by tucker*
1851 James Esmond made public the fact he'd tripped over a great lump of GOLD! in Clunes, Victoria.
1881 New Zealand Parliament passed the Chinese Immigration Act under which, having received Royal Assent, they then legislated a Poll Tax of £10 ($1,770 in todays money) on the-now restricted numbers of Chinese migrants.
1900 British Parliament passed the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act.
This document set out guidelines for how the Federation would be founded, and how the laws and authorities of The Fair Isle of Oz would be created, and was given Royal Assent on 9 July 1900.
This document set out guidelines for how the Federation would be founded, and how the laws and authorities of The Fair Isle of Oz would be created, and was given Royal Assent on 9 July 1900.
1905 Alfred Deakin had a blank spot on his dance card so tossed his hat into the ring for a second turn as PM.
1945 John Curtin had a nasty mischief; he popped his clogs in office.
John Curtin
1957 Lew Hoad won the Men Singles at Wimbledon when he beat fellow Aussie Ashley Cooper.
1967 New Zealand banks were closed today for bank staff to convert their records in readiness of the currency changing from Pounds and Pence to Dollars and Cents.
1968 Rod Laver won the Wimbledon Mens Singles against fellow Aussie Tony Roche.
1969 Rod was back at the scene of the crime when he won against Aussie John Newcomb.
1971 Two hundred protesters demonstrated at Sydney Town Hall against a reception for the ‘Springboks’.
1972 Commonwealth police raided the ABC TV studios at Gore Hill Sydney thirty minutes after underground draft resister (and DRU Secretary) Peter Galvin was interviewed on This Day Tonight.
1980 Evonne Goolagong Cawley beat Chris Evert for the Womens Singles at Wimbledon.
1981 Jan Stephenson waltzed off with the crown for the du Maurier Golf Classic.
1987 Pat Cash , despite the 80s big hair, managed to win the Men Singles title at Wimbledon.
2003 A memorial was dedicated on this day at Gordon, 4.3 km from the crash site of a DC-3 airliner in the Kaimai Range, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. All 23 passengers and crew were killed in what still remains the worst air crash within New Zealand.
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