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  1. 1New Gold Digging Rules – (1/6-1)
  2. 2Floods in Central-Western NSW – (1/6-2)
  3. 3Eastern NSW Floods – (1/6-3
  4. 4Deakin Replaces Fisher as Prime Minister – (2/6-1)
  5. 5High Court Mabo Decision – (3/6-1)
  6. 6First Fleet Arrives at Teneriffe – (3/6-2)
  7. 7Torrens Title History – (4/6-1)
  8. 8Train Disaster in Kerang, Victoria – (5/6-1)
  9. 9The Batavia Wrecked on WA Coast – (5/6-2)
  10. 10Batman Buys Victoria – (6/6-1)
  11. 11Vergulde Draeck Survivors Reach Batavia – (7/6-1)
  12. 12NSW Storm and Floods – (7/6-2)
  13. 13Japanese Submarines Attack Coastal NSW – (8/6-1)
  14. 14George Evans Sees Snow in Australia – (8/6-2)
  15. 15Train Derailment at Traveston, Queensland – (9/6-1)
  16. 16Luna Park Fire – (9/6-2)
  17. 17Four Killed in Train Bridge Collapse – (10/6-1)
  18. 18Aircraft Crash Near Mackay, Qld – (10/6-2)
  19. 19Endeavour Nearly Sinks off Queensland – (11/6-1)
  20. 20Blackhawk Helicopter Crash in Queensland – (12/6-1)
  21. 21Prime Minister Ben Chifley Dies – (13/6-1)
  22. 22Chinese Immigration Reduction – (14/6-1)
  23. 23June 15 Gallipoli Diaries – (15/6-1)
  24. 24Herb Elliott Returns French Prize – (16/6-1)
  25. 25Australia Wins 1899 Cricket Test Series– (17/6-1)
  26. 26Hamilton Hume Born – (18/6-1)
  27. 27Sir Joseph Banks, British Scientist, Dies – (19/6-1)
  28. 28Australia Celebrates Queen Victoria’s Jubilee Year – (20/6-1)
  29. 29John Landy Breaks Four Minute Mile – (21/6-1)
  30. 30First Meeting of the CSIR – (22/6-1)
  31. 31Mining Accident in Newcastle Colliery – (23/6-1)
  32. 32Nick Greiner Resigns as NSW Premier – (24/6-1)
  33. 33Ship Lost in Gale off Victoria – (24/6-2)
  34. 34Collier sinks off Wilsons Promontory – (25/6-1)
  35. 35Aircraft Crash in WA – (26/6-1)
  36. 36Storms in Eastern Victoria – (27/6-1)
  37. 37Governor Phillip Names Blue Mountains – 28/6-1)
  38. 38Major Storms in NSW and Queensland – (29/6-1)
  39. 39Agostini Sentenced in Pyjama Girl Murder – (30/6-1)

Luna Park

Luna Park, Sydney. On 9 June, 1979, Sydney’s Luna Park was the scene of a tragedy in which seven people died when the Ghost Training building caught fire.

Credit: National Archives of Australia, Image no.: A6135, K19/9/86/15.

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

New Gold Digging Rules – (1/6-1)

Floods in Central-Western NSW – (1/6-2)

High Court Mabo Decision – (3/6-1)

First Fleet Arrives at Teneriffe – (3/6-2)

The (1/6-1) indicates that this happened on 1 June and is the first story for that day.

The (1/6-2) indicates that this happened on 1 June and is the second story for that day.

The (3/6-1) indicates that this happened on 3 June and is the first story for that day.

The (3/6-2) indicates that this happened on 3 June and is the second story for that day.

Please click on the link of your choice to view this event.

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