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February 1

John Oxley
John Oxley

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February 2

Ayers Rock (Uluru), the site of the Azaria Chamberlain disappearance
Ayers Rock (Uluru), the site of the Azaria Chamberlain disappearance

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February 3

Arrival of the first Ghan into Darwin
Arrival of the first Ghan into Darwin

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February 4

A pen and wash drawing of Sydney in 1796
A pen and wash drawing of Sydney in 1796

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February 5

Miners and their wives posing with the finders of the Welcome Stranger Nugget
Miners and their wives posing with the finders of the Welcome Stranger Nugget

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February 6

Bondi Beach
Bondi Beach

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February 7

The Polling by William Hogarth (1755); Before the secret ballot was introduced voter intimidation was commonplace
The Polling by William Hogarth (1755); Before the secret ballot was introduced voter intimidation was commonplace

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February 8

George Coulthard, whose umpiring decision to give out Billy Murdoch led to the riot.
George Coulthard, whose umpiring decision to give out Billy Murdoch led to the riot.

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February 9

The Hon. Peter Lalor MLA, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Victoria, 1880–1887 and leader of the Eureka Stockade rebellion
The Hon. Peter Lalor MLA, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Victoria, 1880–1887 and leader of the Eureka Stockade rebellion

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February 10

Australian aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne (foreground) and the aircraft carrier USS Midway
Australian aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne (foreground) and the aircraft carrier USS Midway

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February 11

Intercolonial cricket at the MCG
Intercolonial cricket at the MCG

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February 12

Elizabeth Farm.
Elizabeth Farm.

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February 13

Mawson Station from the air.
Mawson Station from the air.

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February 14

The Lady Nelson
The Lady Nelson

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February 15

Lt Gen Arthur Percival, led by a Japanese officer, marches under a flag of truce to negotiate the capitulation of Allied forces in Singapore
Lt Gen Arthur Percival, led by a Japanese officer, marches under a flag of truce to negotiate the capitulation of Allied forces in Singapore

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February 16

David Collins
David Collins

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February 17

Lord Howe Island showing Mts Lidgbird and Gower.
Lord Howe Island showing Mts Lidgbird and Gower.

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February 18

Cradle Mountain
Cradle Mountain
  • 1793 – The first school in the colony opens in an unfinished church building in Sydney.
  • 1946 – The Archbishop of Sydney, Dr. Norman Thomas Gilroy, becomes Cardinal Gilroy, the first Australian-born member of the College of Cardinals.
  • 1958 – Two hundred thousand people assemble to meet the Queen Mother in Brisbane.
  • 2001 – Four people are killed when a landslide forces a bus into a ravine at Cradle Mountain.
  • 2006 – Six teenagers are killed and another is injured in a hit and run accident in Cardross, near Mildura.

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February 19

The explosion of an oil storage tank, hit during the first Japanese air raid on Darwin
The explosion of an oil storage tank, hit during the first Japanese air raid on Darwin

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February 20

King O'Malley
King O'Malley
  • 1913King O'Malley drove in the first survey peg to mark the commencement of work on the construction of Canberra.
  • 1961 – Pianist and composer Percy Grainger dies aged 78.
  • 1962Perth becomes known as the City of Light when astronaut John Glenn passes over the city and thousands of external lights are switched on to greet him.
  • 2006Andrew Mallard, convicted of murder in 1995, has his conviction quashed and is released after a High Court appeal.

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February 21

  • 1925Ronald Ryan, the last man to be legally executed in Australia, is born.
  • 1980 – A Beech 200 light aircraft crashes at Sydney Airport, killing 13.
  • 1906 – The Bondi Beach surf lifesaving club is established, becoming the first club of its type in the world.
  • 1997 – Former Premier of Western Australia Carmen Lawrence is charged with perjury resulting from the Marks Royal Commission. She was found not guilty.
  • 1998 – Elections in the ACT re-elect the Liberal Party government of Kate Carnell.

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February 22

Bert Hinkler and his Avro Avian 1928
Bert Hinkler and his Avro Avian 1928

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February 23

Gladstone Power Station
Gladstone Power Station

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February 24

H. C. Coombs
H. C. Coombs

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February 25

Sir Donald Bradman
Sir Donald Bradman

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February 26

Landsat image of Lake Mungo
Landsat image of Lake Mungo

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February 27

Harry 'Breaker' Harbord Morant
Harry 'Breaker' Harbord Morant
  • 1788 – A seventeen-year-old convict, Thomas Barrett, receives the first death sentence in the colony.
  • 1902Drover, poet and soldier Harry "Breaker" Harbord Morant is executed by firing squad at Pietersburg.
  • 1994 – Australian Federal Sports and Environment Minister Ros Kelly resigns over "The Sports Rorts Affair", where it was alleged that she apportioned money for community sporting projects in a pork barreling fashion.

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February 28

Australian Anti-Transportation League Flag
Australian Anti-Transportation League Flag

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February 29

Malcolm Turnbull
Malcolm Turnbull

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