1834: Battle of Pinjara, WA
One hundred years after the Battle of Pinjarra, someone writing under the nome de plume 'Cygney' recounted the story in The West Australian newspaper. What do you make of this… Read More »1834: Battle of Pinjara, WA
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1907: Harvester minimum wage judgement by Justice Higgins
"In 1907 Justice Henry Bourne Higgins, President of the Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Court, set the first federally arbitrated wages standard in Australia. Higgins’s ruling became the basis for setting… Read More »1907: Harvester minimum wage judgement by Justice Higgins
1975: Dismissal of the Whitlam Government
"On 11 November 1975, after a series of dramatic events including a 1974 double dissolution and a budgetary supply crisis, the Gough Whitlam-led federal Labor government became the first (and… Read More »1975: Dismissal of the Whitlam Government
1964: Passage of National Service Act by Australian Parliament
An Act to amend the National Service Act 1951-1957. The National Service Act 1964, was an Australian federal law, passed on 24 November 1964, which required 20-year-old males to serve… Read More »1964: Passage of National Service Act by Australian Parliament
1998: Award of the first Sydney Peace Prize to Muhammad Yunus
The Inaugural Sydney Peace Prize was presented to Professor Muhammad Yunus for his innovative work enabling the world’s poor to become independent through access to microfinance, and for his inspiring… Read More »1998: Award of the first Sydney Peace Prize to Muhammad Yunus
1986 Meeting of St John Paul II with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People in Alice Springs
‘You are part of Australia and Australia is part of you. And the Church herself in Australia will not be fully the Church that Jesus wants her to be until… Read More »1986 Meeting of St John Paul II with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People in Alice Springs
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1986: Meeting of Saint John Paul II with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Alice Springs
"Dear Aboriginal people: the hour has come for you to take on new courage and new hope. You are called to remember the past, to be faithful to your worthy… Read More »1986: Meeting of Saint John Paul II with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Alice Springs
1976: Appointment of Sir Douglas Nicholls as Governor of South Australia, first Aboriginal person to hold vice-regal office
"A trailblazer who won hearts around the nation, the achievements of Sir Douglas Nicholls KCVO OBE JP are many and varied, taking in the fields of sport, politics and social… Read More »1976: Appointment of Sir Douglas Nicholls as Governor of South Australia, first Aboriginal person to hold vice-regal office
International Day for Abolition of Slavery
Slavery is not something from the past. According to the International Labour Organisation (ILO) more than 40 million people worldwide are victims of modern slavery. 'Modern slavery' is an umbrella term referring… Read More »International Day for Abolition of Slavery