preface
  1. 1Bali Bombing, 2005 - (1/10-1)
  2. 2Leichhardt Expedition to Northern Territory – (1/10-2)
  3. 3Nat Young Champion Surfer - (2/10-1)
  4. 4Four Week Bushfire in WA – (3/10-1)
  5. 5Sentimental Bloke – (4/10-1)
  6. 6Launceston Salmonella Outbreak – (4/10-2)
  7. 7Hindenburg Line Finally Broken, WW I – (5/10-1)
  8. 8Eureka Stockade Preliminaries - (6/10-1)
  9. 9High Court of Australia – (6/10-2)
  10. 10Alexander Forrest Leads Expedition to Palmerston – (7/10-1)
  11. 11Tasmania’s Black Line Established - (7/10-2)
  12. 12Alfred Deakin – (7/10-3)
  13. 13John Curtin Becomes Prime Minister - (7/10-4)
  14. 14Queensland October Bushfires - (8/10-1)
  15. 15Victorian Penal Colony Attempt – (9/10-1)
  16. 16David Graham Wins London Golf Tournament – (10/10-1)
  17. 17Sydney University Opens - (11/10-1)
  18. 18Collingwood Wins Fourth Straight VFL premiership – (11/10-2)
  19. 19Bali Bombing, 2002 – (12/10-1)
  20. 20Hugh Jackman - (12/10-2)
  21. 21Menzies Establishes the Liberal party - (13/10-1)
  22. 22Ian Thorpe – (13/10-2)
  23. 23Hamilton Hume Discovers the Murray River – 14/10-1)
  24. 24The Australian Newspaper is Published - (14/10-2)
  25. 25Errol Flynn – (14/10-3)
  26. 26West Gate Bridge Collapse – (15/10-1)
  27. 27Rosewall and Hoad Stay Amateurs – (16/10-1)
  28. 28The Age Newspaper Commences Publication – (17/10-1)
  29. 29Severe Storm and Flooding, SA, 2000 – (18/10-1)
  30. 30Australia and Malayan Communist Fighting – (19/10-1)
  31. 31Communist Party Banned – (20/10-1)
  32. 32Opening of the Sydney Opera House - (20/10-2)
  33. 33Bass Strait UFO Mystery - (21/10-1)
  34. 34Run Over the Bastards - (22/10-1)
  35. 35John Oxley Discovers the Brisbane River - (23/10-1)
  36. 36Severe Storms in SE Queensland – (24/10-1)
  37. 37Henry Parkes Tenterfield Speech – (25/10-1)
  38. 38Scotch Martyrs Arrive in Australia – (25/10-2)
  39. 39ANA Kyeema Crash, Melbourne – (25/10-3)
  40. 40Dirk Hartog Lands on WA Coast – (26/10-1)
  41. 41William Morris Hughes Becomes Prime Minister – (27/10-1)
  42. 42Jimmy Governor – (27/10-2)
  43. 43Squizzy Taylor – (27/10-3)
  44. 44NSW Soldiers off to the Boer War - (28/10-1)
  45. 45World War I First Conscription Referendum – (28/10-2)
  46. 46Edward Hargraves - (29/10-1)
  47. 47Chamberlain Court Case Decision – (29/10-2)
  48. 48Fred Lane, Australian Swimmer – (30/10/-1)
  49. 49The Attack on Beersheba – (31/10-1)

Gold Rush 1

Historical photograph of the gold rush in Australia in the 1850s. The Eureka Stockade rebellion began on 6 October, 1854.

Credit: National Archives of Australia, Image no.: A1200, L84862A.

Preface

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

Bali Bombing, 2005 - (1/10-1)

Leichhardt Expedition to Northern Territory – (1/10-2)

The (1/10-1) indicates that this happened on 1 October and is the first story for that day.

The (1/10-2) indicates that this also happened on 1 October and is the second story for that day.

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