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It’s Australia’s national day, but the crowd in central Sydney seethes in anger and cheers in solidarity with Indigenous Australians, many of whom view January 26 as nothing but the ...
This day is now celebrated as Australia Day. In a ceremony at sunset Phillip and the officers drank to the health of the king and the royal family, and success to the new colony. In the meantime, La Perouse entered Botany Bay as the remaining British ships prepared to leave. 27 January: Convicts disembarked at Sydney Cove and helped clear the ...
Australia Day is the official national day of Australia.Observed annually on 26 January, it marks the 1788 landing of the First Fleet and raising of the Union Flag of Great Britain by Arthur Phillip at Sydney Cove, a small bay on the southern shore of Sydney Harbour. [2]
1660 – The four-year-old Charles XI became King of Sweden upon his father's death.; 1891 – Frances Coles was killed in the last of eleven unsolved murders of women that took place in or near the impoverished Whitechapel district in the East End of London.
Some communities had received up to 600mm (two feet) of rain in the past day, he said. More than 10,000 people were without power and roads had been cut off, with some bridges damaged beyond use.
1–10 January – The Kimberley and northern parts of Western Australia are severely affected by flooding caused by ex-Tropical Cyclone Ellie. [4] The Fitzroy River at Fitzroy Crossing peaks at a record 15.81 metres on 4 January, with the bridge which carries the Great Northern Highway across the river damaged beyond repair. [4]
20 January – Australia retains the Women's Ashes after they defeat England by 57 runs at the SCG.in the first Women's Twenty20 International. [124] 23 January – Australia wins the second Women's Twenty20 International at Manuka Oval in Canberra, with Australia winning by six runs under the DLS method in a rain affected match. [125] 25 ...
This is the first time two Australians have made it to the final, the latter representing Denmark. [113] 24 July – The 17th Helpmann Awards for live performance in Australia are held on 24 July 2017 at the Capitol Theatre, Sydney. 28 July – Mitch Cairns wins the 2017 Archibald Prize for his portrait of his partner, fellow artist Agatha ...