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Poster depicting the Hospital ship, 'Centaur' being attacked by the Japanese Navy.
1798
–
HMS
Nautilus
arrives in Sydney, carrying missionaries from the
London Missionary Society
.
1829
– Aboriginal mission on
Bruny Island
opened by
George Augustus Robinson
.
1859
– The
Melbourne Football Club
, Australia's oldest football club is founded.
1943
– Hospital ship
AHS
Centaur
is sunk by Japanese torpedoes off the coast of
Stradbroke Island
during
World War II
, 64 of the 332 armed services personnel on board survived.
1969
– Actress
Cate Blanchett
is born.
1984
– The
one dollar
coin is introduced in Australia.
2004
–
Hobart
woman Mary Donaldson marries
Frederick, Crown Prince of Denmark
in
Copenhagen
to become
Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark
.
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