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  1. 1Major Flood, Bathurst and Regions – (1/8-1)
  2. 2Wollongong, NSW, Landslides – (1/8-2)
  3. 3Hostel Fire, Dungog NSW – (2/8-1)
  4. 4Thredbo Disaster – (2/8-2)
  5. 5Oil Spill in Sydney Harbour – (3/8-1)
  6. 6Floods in Busselton, WA – (4/8-1)
  7. 7Tornado Hits Wonthaggi, Victoria - (5/8-1)
  8. 8Harold Holt, Australian Prime Minister – (5/8-2)
  9. 9Rugby Union First International Series – (5/8-3)
  10. 10The Battle of the Nek – (6/8-1)
  11. 11America Drops Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima – (6/8-2)
  12. 12William Dampier – (6/8-3)
  13. 13Tornado Hits North of Bunbury in WA - (7/8-1)
  14. 14Major Blizzard Traps Four People – (7/8-2)
  15. 15Coach/Semi-Trailer Collision Near Yass – (7/8-3)
  16. 16Tornado Hits Robe in SA – (8/8-1)
  17. 17Tornado Hits Melbourne Suburbs - (8/8-2)
  18. 18Albert Namatjira – (8/8-3)
  19. 19Dalai Lama and Tibet – (9/8-1)
  20. 20Sinking of the Canberra– (9/8-2)
  21. 21America Drops Atomic Bomb on Nagasaki – (9/8-3)
  22. 22Kimberley Earthquake – (10/8-1)
  23. 23Battle of Lone Pine – (10/8-2)
  24. 24Japanese WW II Surrender Terms – (11/8-1)
  25. 25Balcatta (WA) Toxic Factory Fire – (12/8-1)
  26. 26Bus/Truck Collision at Albury, NSW – (13/8-1)
  27. 27Construction Accident in Queensland – (13/8-2)
  28. 28Ernest Fisk and Radio Broadcasting – (13/8-3)
  29. 29Don Bradman – (14/8-1)
  30. 30Charles Sturt and his Central Australia Expedition – (15/8-1)
  31. 31The Founding of South Australia – (15/8-2)
  32. 32Firefighters Battle Plastics Fire – (16/8-1)
  33. 33Gale Force Winds Hit Melbourne – (16/8-2)
  34. 34The Chamberlain Story – (17/8-1)
  35. 35Indian-Pacific Train Accident – (18/8-1)
  36. 36Severe Storms across Sydney and Eastern NSW – (18/8-2)
  37. 37NSW Fire and Explosion – (18/8/-3)
  38. 38Gallipoli Diary – (19/8-1)
  39. 39Burke and Wills Expedition – (20/8-1)
  40. 40Coode Island Fire and Explosion – (21/8-1)
  41. 41Start of Australian Film Industry – (22/8-1)
  42. 42Regional Aviation Security Media Release – (23/8-1)
  43. 43Government Meeting with Muslim Leaders – (23/8-2)
  44. 44First Five-Test Cricket Series – (23/8-3)
  45. 45Captain James Cook – (23/8-4)
  46. 46Gallipoli Diary – (24/8-1)
  47. 47Tornado Hits Perth and Fremantle – (25/8-1)
  48. 48Gurindji Aborigines Campaign – (26/8-1)
  49. 49Australian World War II Governments – (26/8-2)
  50. 50National Packaging Covenant Meeting – (27/8-1)
  51. 51Airport Custom Surveillance Boost – (27/8-2)
  52. 52Davis Cup – (27/8-3)
  53. 53Prickly Pear Infestation – (28/8-1)
  54. 54Joseph and Enid Lyons – (28/8-2)
  55. 55Martin Cash, Bushranger – (29/8-1)
  56. 56Walter Lindrum (29/8-2)
  57. 57Major Storms across Three States - (30/8-1)
  58. 58Blue Hills – (31/8-1)

Gallipoli 2

Australian troops charging Turkish trenches at Gallipoli. On 10 August, 1915, Australian troops fought one of their toughest battles of the Gallipoli campaign.

Credit: http://www.gwpda.org/photos/greatwar.htm.

Preface

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

Hostel Fire, Dungog NSW – (2/8-1)

Thredbo Disaster – (2/8-2)

The (2/8-1) indicates that this happened on 2 August and is the first story for that day.

The (2/8-2) indicates that this also happened on 2 August and is the second story for that day.

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