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August 1

Port Jackson (top) and the Georges River flowing into Botany Bay (bottom)
Port Jackson (top) and the Georges River flowing into Botany Bay (bottom)

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August 2

Gold
Gold

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August 3

Australia House.
Australia House.

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August 4

Wreck of the emigrant ship Cataraqui on King's Island, 1845
Wreck of the emigrant ship Cataraqui on King's Island, 1845
  • 1845 – The ship Cataraqui is wrecked off the coast of Tasmania, the 406 people on board drown.
  • 1851 – The Governor of Western Australia complains of receiving too many convicts as 300 ticket of leave men arrive unexpectedly.
  • 1914 – Australia enters World War I, 400,000 Australians participate directly.

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August 5

The Japanese Garden in Cowra commemorating the breakout (Spring 2004)
The Japanese Garden in Cowra commemorating the breakout (Spring 2004)

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August 6

Australian War Memorial at Lone Pine
Australian War Memorial at Lone Pine

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August 7

OTC dish at Ceduna, South Australia.
OTC dish at Ceduna, South Australia.

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August 8

"Amiens, the key to the west" by Arthur Streeton, 1918.
"Amiens, the key to the west" by Arthur Streeton, 1918.

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August 9

Alexander Stewart Burton
Alexander Stewart Burton

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August 10

11th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force, posing on the Great Pyramid of Giza, 1915.
11th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force, posing on the Great Pyramid of Giza, 1915.

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August 11

Melbourne Town Hall.
Melbourne Town Hall.

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August 12

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August 13

A Lockheed Hudson bomber which was involved in the Canberra air disaster, 1940.
A Lockheed Hudson bomber which was involved in the Canberra air disaster, 1940.

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August 14

Australian House of Representatives
Australian House of Representatives

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August 15

AIF Badge
AIF Badge

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August 16

A memorial in the Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne, to Victorian Police officers slain in the line of duty.
A memorial in the Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne, to Victorian Police officers slain in the line of duty.

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August 17

Dingo
Dingo

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August 18

George Reid
George Reid

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August 19

Photo of the Rabbit proof fence, taken in 1927
Photo of the Rabbit proof fence, taken in 1927

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August 20

Map of the Burke and Wills expedition
Map of the Burke and Wills expedition

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August 21

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August 22

Captain Cook
Captain Cook

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August 23

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August 24

A scale model of the B11 in Holbrook
A scale model of the B11 in Holbrook

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August 25

The first Chief Justice of Australia, Sir Samuel Griffith, is administered the judicial oath at the first sitting of the High Court, in the Banco Court of the Supreme Court of Victoria, 6 October 1903.
The first Chief Justice of Australia, Sir Samuel Griffith, is administered the judicial oath at the first sitting of the High Court, in the Banco Court of the Supreme Court of Victoria, 6 October 1903.

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August 26

Sydney FC play Newcastle FC
Sydney FC play Newcastle FC

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August 27

Sir Donald Bradman
Sir Donald Bradman

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August 28

Arthur Fadden, the thirteenth Prime Minister of Australia
Arthur Fadden, the thirteenth Prime Minister of Australia

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August 29

The Ashes urn is reputed to contain a burnt item of cricket equipment, possibly a bail.
The Ashes urn is reputed to contain a burnt item of cricket equipment, possibly a bail.

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August 30

Endurance trapped in pack ice during the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition
Endurance trapped in pack ice during the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition

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August 31

FrankMacfarlaneBurnet
FrankMacfarlaneBurnet

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