1888 The Women's Suffrage League was formed in South Australia.
1923 Victoria Railways got all silly and started introducing new fangled electric locomotives.
1972 By order of the government, 150 Australian Federal Police evicted the diplomatic staff and pro-landrights protestors, arrested eight people and removed the Tent Embassy by force. The violent eviction was followed by large-scale protests.
1975 The coast of NSW was gently washed and rinsed from the effects of a tsunami that originated in the Solomon Islands.
1989 Landcare became a nation-wide program when the Federal Govt announced the "Decade of Landcare" plan for the nation, alongside the funding of $320 million.