preface
  1. 1The Inauguration of the Commonwealth of Australia – (1/1-1)
  2. 2Australian Government Formally Takes Ownership of the ACT – (1/1-2)
  3. 3Tickets of Leave Regulations Issued – (1/1-3)
  4. 4Federal Government Assumes NT Control – (2/1-1)
  5. 5Mel Gibson, Actor, Born - (3/1-1)
  6. 6Dame Judith Anderson, Actress, Dies - (4/1-1)
  7. 7Boat Rams Tasman Bridge – (5/1-1)
  8. 8Bradman Sets World Batting Record – (6/1-1)
  9. 9Murray Rose, Champion Swimmer, Born – (6/1-2)
  10. 10Edmund Barton Dies – (7/1-1)
  11. 11John Curtin, Prime Minister, Born – (8/1-1)
  12. 12Victorian Public Servants Sacked – (9/1-1)
  13. 13Last WA Convicts Arrive – (10/1-1)
  14. 14Brisbane’s Gateway Bridge Opens – (11/1-1)
  15. 15Wanda Beach Murders - (12/1-1)
  16. 16Black Friday Victorian Bushfires – (13/1-1)
  17. 17Destructive Cyclone Hits Darwin – (14/1-1)
  18. 18Gold Nugget Found in WA – (15/1-1)
  19. 19Duke Kahanamoku Introduces Surfboarding – (15/1-2)
  20. 20Douglas Mawson Reaches the South Pole – (16/1-1)
  21. 21Heatwave Hits Eastern Australia – (17/1-1)
  22. 22Frank Beaurepaire Loses Amateur Status – (17/1-2)
  23. 23Granville Train Disaster – (18/1-1)
  24. 24Paul Keating, Prime Minister, Born – (18/1-2)
  25. 25Bubonic Plague Reported in Sydney – (19/1-1)
  26. 26Cyclone Devastates Cooktown – (19/1-2)
  27. 27Johnny O’Keefe, Rock ‘n’ Roll Star, Born – (19/1-3)
  28. 28Hanging of Captain Moonlight – (20/1-1)
  29. 29Prince Alfred Arrives in Sydney – (21/1-1)
  30. 30Mackay Hit by Cyclone – (22/1-1)
  31. 31Graham Staines Murder - (22/1-2)
  32. 32Sir Isaac Isaacs Becomes First Australian Governor-General – (23/1-1)
  33. 33French Arrive in Botany Bay - (24/1-1)
  34. 34First Surf Lifesaving Carnival – (25/1-1)
  35. 35Formation of the Federal Labor Party – (26/1-1)
  36. 36Initial Settlement of Australia – (26/1-2)
  37. 37Start of the Rum Rebellion – (27/1-1)
  38. 38Sir Henry Parkes Resigns his First Term as NSW Premier – (28/1-1).
  39. 39Germaine Greer, Australian Feminist, Born – (29/1-1)
  40. 40Qantas Flying Boat Shot Down – (30/1-1)
  41. 41Centennial Exhibition Opens – (31/1-1)
  42. 42Anthony LaPaglia, Actor, Born - (31/1-2)

J Curtin

John Curtin, Australia’s WW II wartime Prime Minister, was born on 8 January, 1885.

Credit: National Archives of Australia, Image no.: A5954, 661/12.

Preface

This title lists many of the major events affecting Australia and Australians for the month of January. 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.

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The Inauguration of the Commonwealth of Australia – (1/1-1)

Australian Capital Territory – (1/1-2)

Tickets of Leave – (1/1-3)

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