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Stanley Bruce, the eighth Prime Minister of Australia

• 1910 – The destroyers Parramatta and Yarra arrive in Australia, the first ships built for the Australian navy.
• 1923 – Stanley Bruce becomes the eighth Prime Minister of Australia.
• 1934 – Qantas de Havilland DH86 crashes after departing from Longreach Airport during its delivery flight.
• 1972 – First aircraft hijacking in Australia of Ansett Airlines flight 232 from Adelaide to Alice Springs.