Portal:Australia/Anniversaries/July/July 7

1826 – Charles Todd responsible for the Australian Overland Telegraph Line born.
1851 – News of the discovery of gold at Clunes, Victoria is published in the Geelong Advertiser.
1907 – The Australian Navy Cadets is established.
1945 – The Australian 7th Division commences operations in the Battle of Balikpapan. Operations are completed by 21 July.
1960 – Eight-year-old Graeme Thorne is kidnapped and held for ransom after his parents win a lottery.
1975 – Footballer and Brownlow Medal winner, Michael Voss is born.
1986 – Brian Chambers and Kevin Barlow become the first westerners executed in Malaysia under strict new Asian drug-trafficking laws.
1991 – The Australian Republican Movement was formed amidst a growing debate about Australian republicanism.
2002 – The British Naval destroyer HMS Nottingham (D91) runs aground off Lord Howe Island.