TCN Tower.bmp \BThe mast of Australia's first television transmitter for Channel 9 rises 561 feet from the site of a former dairy at Willoughby, near Sydney. On 16 September, 1956, Bruce Gyngell at Channel 9 announced the commencement of television in Australia \b \ICredit: National Archives of Australia, Image no. A1200, L21562.\i \ShPreface This title lists many of the major events affecting Australia and Australians for the month of September. 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 September and which story it is for the day. For example, consider the following two stories: \BNSW: Rabbit Plague in Sydney - (1/9-1)\b \BWestern Australia Joins Federation - (1/9-2)\b The (1/9-1) indicates that this happened on 1 September and is the first story for that day. The (1/9-2) indicates that this also happened on 1 September and is the second story for that day. Please click on the link of your choice to view this title. 2008-03-10T13:10:17+11:00 false 26 8 2008-04-23T08:10:24+10:00