Here are some of the events that happened on this day in Australian history. Please feel free to add others that you know of in the comments section.
- 1887 – 81 miners are killed during a coal gas explosion at Bulli, New South Wales.
- 1911 – The steamer SS Yongala (pictured) sinks in a cyclone off the coast of Townsville, Queensland killing 122 people.
- 1922 – An act is passed in the Queensland parliament abolishing the Legislative Council of Queensland; Queensland is the only Australian state with a unicameral parliament.
International Observances.
- Day of Hungarian-Polish Friendship (Hungary and Poland)
- Day of the Sea (Bolivia)
- Family Day (South Africa)
- Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Day (Azerbaijan)
- Pakistan Day (Pakistan)
- Promised Messiah Day (Ahmadiyya)
- World Meteorological Day
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