preface
  1. 1Sir Frank Packer Dies – (1/5-1)
  2. 2Allan Cunningham Leaves to Explore West of Moreton Bay – (2/5-1)
  3. 3Potato Farmer Wins Sydney to Melbourne Marathon – (3/5-1)
  4. 4The Queen Officially Opens Darling Harbour – (4/5-1)
  5. 5Queensland Government Returns Kanaka Workers – (5/5-1)
  6. 6Cook Leaves Botany Bay – (6/5-1)
  7. 7Queensland Government Opens for Business – (7/5-1)
  8. 8Lockhart River, Cape York, Plane Crash – (7/5-2)
  9. 9Truganini Dies – (8/5-1)
  10. 10Opening of the First Parliament - (9/5-1)
  11. 11Gladstone, South Australia, Factory Explosion – (9/5-2)
  12. 12Australia’s First Daily Airmail Service – (10/5-1)
  13. 13Crossing the Blue Mountains – (11/5-1)
  14. 14The Development of Western Australia – (12/5-1)
  15. 15First Fleet Sails from England - (13/5-1)
  16. 16Flash Flooding in Sydney – (13/5-2)
  17. 17Fred Lane, Australian Swimmer, Dies – (14/5-1)
  18. 18Governor Phillip’s First Letter to England - (15/5-1)
  19. 19Walter Burley Griffin Wins Canberra Competition – (16/5-1)
  20. 20Kylie Minogue Cancels Tour – (17/5-1)
  21. 21Opening of Bicentennial Australian Biennale – (18/5-1)
  22. 22John Gorton Dies – (19/5-1)
  23. 23Government Announces New Family Allowance Scheme – (20/5-1)
  24. 24John Konrads, Australian Swimmer, born – (21/5-1)
  25. 25WA Secession movement declined – (22/5-1)
  26. 26The NSW Government Legalises Gold Digging – (23/5-1)
  27. 27Explorers Celebrate the Queen’s Birthday – (24/5-1)
  28. 28Lismore (Victoria) Train Collision – (25/5-1)
  29. 29John Oxley, Explorer, Dies – (26/5-1)
  30. 30Sorry Day – (26/5-2)
  31. 31Schapelle Corby Sentenced - (27/5-1)
  32. 32Corroboree 2000 – (28/5-1)
  33. 33Hubert Opperman, Australian Sportsman and Politician, Born – (29/5-1)
  34. 34Hilton Bombing Arrest – (30/5-1)
  35. 35Port Phillip District Defined – (31/5-1)

Melb Exhib Buildings

The first Australian Parliament was opened by the Duke of Cornwall and York on 9 May, 1901, in the Royal Exhibition Buildings in Melbourne (1955 photo).

Credit: National Archives of Australia, Image no.: A1500, K932.

Preface

This title lists many of the major events affecting Australia and Australians for the month of May. 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 May and which story it is for the day. For example, consider the following four stories:

Sir Frank Packer Dies – (1/5-1)

Potato Farmer Wins Sydney to Melbourne Marathon – (3/5-1)

Opening of the First Parliament - (9/5-1)

Gladstone, South Australia, Factory Explosion – (9/5-2)

The (1/5-1) indicates that this happened on 1 May and is the first story for that day.

The (3/5-1) indicates that this happened on 3 May and is the first story for that day.

The (9/5-1) indicates that this happened on 9 May and is the first story for that day.

The (9/5-2) indicates that this happened on 9 May and is the second story for that day.

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