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  1. 1Toni Collette Born - (1/11-1)
  2. 2First Qantas Passenger – (2/11-1)
  3. 3Greycliffe Ferry Tragedy – (3/11-1)
  4. 4Brisbane Suburbs Tornado – (4/11-1)
  5. 5Bart Cummings and Melbourne Cups – (5/11-1)
  6. 6Republic Referendum Defeated - (6/11-1)
  7. 7Martin Bryant on Trial - (6/11-2)
  8. 8Charles Kingsford Smith Disappears - (7/11-1)
  9. 9First Melbourne Cup - (7/11-2)
  10. 10Brett Lee Born – (8/11-1)
  11. 11Delta Goodrem Born – (9/11-1)
  12. 12The Destruction of the Emden – (9/11-2)
  13. 13Port Phillip Governor General Order - (10/11-1)
  14. 14Remembrance (Armistice) Day - (11/11-1)
  15. 15Ned Kelly Hung– (11/11-2)
  16. 16Gough Whitlam’s Dismissal – (11/11-3)
  17. 17Eureka Stockade Rebellion Continues – (11/11-4)
  18. 18Lawrence Hargrave, Inventor, Flies – (12/11-1)
  19. 19Andrew Fisher Becomes Prime Minister– (13/11-1)
  20. 20Hughes Expelled from the Labor Party – (14/11-1)
  21. 21Ernest Giles, Explorer, Arrives in Perth – (15/11-1)
  22. 22Qantas Registers First Australian Airline – (16/11-1)
  23. 23Bundaberg Tilt Train Derailment – (16/11-2)
  24. 24Jack Lang Gains Power– (17/11-1)
  25. 25Severe Storms Across NSW - (18/11-1)
  26. 26Transportation Ended to Mainland Eastern Australia - (18/11-2)
  27. 27Hubert Opperman Cycles Across Australia – (19/11-1)
  28. 28George Evans, Deputy Surveyor of Lands, Travels Beyond Blue Mountains - (20/11-1)
  29. 29Victor Chang Born– (21/11-1)
  30. 30Duty Increased on Imported Goods – 21/11-2
  31. 31Australia Announces Immigration Scheme – (22/11-1)
  32. 32Cocos (Keeling) Islands Under Australian Control– (23/11-1)
  33. 33Major Thomas Mitchell’s First Exploration – (24/11-1)
  34. 34Abel Tasman Discovers Tasmania – (24/11-2)
  35. 35Richie Benaud Appointed Cricket Captain– (25/11-1)
  36. 36Males Not to Leave Australia – (26/11-1)
  37. 37HMAS Parramatta Sunk - (27/11-1)
  38. 38Bank Nationalisation in 1947 – (28/11-1)
  39. 39First Holden Car Unveiled– (29/11-1)
  40. 40Hobart Bushranger Amnesty – (30/11-1)

Immigrants

British immigrants arriving into Australia in 1946. On 22 November, 1946, Arthur Calwell, Immigration Minister, announces free and assisted passage schemes to attract immigrants to Australia from England and Europe.

Credit: National Archives of Australia, Image no.: M1409, 42.

Preface

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

Republic Referendum Defeated - (6/11-1)

Martin Bryant on Trial - (6/11-2)

The (6/11-1) indicates that this happened on 6 November and is the first story for that day.

The (6/11-2) indicates that this also happened on 6 November and is the second story for that day.

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