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  1. 1Edmund Barton Government – (1/4-1)
  2. 2Naval Helicopter Tragedy – (2/4-1)
  3. 3Sydney School Bus Accident – (3/4-1)
  4. 4Queensland Takes Possession of Papua – 4/4-1
  5. 5Northern Tasmanian Floods – (4/4-2)
  6. 6Australian Troops in North Korea – (5/4-1)
  7. 7Prince Alfred – (6/4-1)
  8. 8Joseph Lyons, Prime Minister, Dies – (7/4-1).
  9. 9Gas Explosion at Myall Creek, Queensland – (7/4-2)
  10. 10The French Arrive in Australia – (8/4/-1)
  11. 11Fred Hollows, Eye Surgeon, Born – (9/4-1)
  12. 12National Australasian Convention Concludes - (10/4-1)
  13. 13Rum Rebellion Continues – (11/4-1)
  14. 14Advance Australia Fair Becomes the National Anthem – (12/4-1)
  15. 15Federal Government Fixes Prices – (13/4-1)
  16. 16Kanaka Labour Re-introduced – (14/4-1)
  17. 17Stanley Melbourne Bruce, Born – (15/4-1)
  18. 18Death of Donald Mackay – (16/4-1)
  19. 19Queen Mary arrives in Sydney - (17/4-1)
  20. 20Australians Arrested in Bali – (18/4-1)
  21. 21Hamilton Hume Dies - (19/4-1)
  22. 22Captain James Cook Sights Australian Coast – (20/4-1)
  23. 23Victorian Train Collision Kills 44 – (20/4-2)
  24. 24Widespread Multi-State Flooding – (21/4-1)
  25. 25Burke’s Last Letter - (22/4-1)
  26. 26McDouall Stuart Reaches the Centre of Australia – (22/4-2).
  27. 27Joh Bjelke-Petersen, Queensland Premier, Dies – (23/4-1)
  28. 28Arthur Boyd, Australian Artist and Painter, Dies – (24/4-1)
  29. 29Landing at Gallipoli – (25/4-1)
  30. 30Captain Arthur Phillip’s Instructions - (25/4-2)
  31. 31Gallipoli: Day Two – (26/4-1)
  32. 32Alfred Deakin Resigns as PM – (27/4-1)
  33. 33Sir Henry Parkes Dies – (27/4-2)
  34. 34The Vergulde Draeck Wrecking, 1656 - (28/4-1)
  35. 35Port Arthur Massacre – (28/4-2)
  36. 36Queensland Granted Coat of Arms – (29/4-1)
  37. 37Emancipist Controversy – (30/4-1)

J B Petersen

Joh Bjelke-Petersen, Queensland Premier, died on 23 April, 2005, after a turbulent, unprecedented political career.

Credit: National Archives of Australia, Image Number: A1200, L80289.

Preface

This title lists many of the major events affecting Australia and Australians for the month of April. It not only notes major happenings but also provides the stories behind the news.

This title is an ongoing work in progress and will continually be updated with new events as they happen.

Clicking on any link below will take you to the story of the event for that day. The coding terminology covers the date in April and which story it is for the day. For example, consider the following two stories:

Edmund Barton Government – (1/4-1)

Northern Tasmanian Floods – (4/4-2)

The (1/4-1) indicates that this happened on 1 April and is the first story for that day.

The (4/4-2) indicates that this happened on 4 April and is the second story for that day.

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