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Australian Explorers Friday, July 1, 1836. :   Australian explorer Sir Thomas Mitchell discovers the Loddon River in Victoria. Major Thomas Mitchell was born in Craigend, Scotland, in 1792. He...

Australian History Monday, July 2, 2007. :   The MV Pasha Bulker is refloated after running aground off Newcastle, New South Wales, almost a month earlier. The MV Pasha Bulker...

Australian History Wednesday, July 3, 1850. :   Work begins on the first NSW railway line from Sydney to Parramatta. Up until the mid-1800s, the horse and carriage remained the...

Born on this day Tuesday, July 4, 1854. :   Controversial Australian political figure, King O’Malley, is born. King O’Malley was born on 4 July 1854 at Stanford Farm on...

Born on this day Friday, July 5, 1996. :   Dolly the sheep, the first mammal to be successfully cloned from an adult cell, is born. Dolly the sheep was...

Australian Explorers Tuesday, July 6, 1841. :   Australian explorer Eyre reaches King’s River, just short of his final destination of King George’s Sound on his epic journey from east...

Born on this day Friday, July 7, 1826. :   Sir Charles Todd, a crucial figure in securing the construction of Australia Overland Telegraph Line, is born. Charles Todd was...

Australian Explorers Tuesday, July 8, 1862. :   John McDouall Stuart discovers the Katherine River. John McDouall Stuart was a Scottish-born explorer who was determined to cross Australia from south...

Born on this day Monday, July 9, 1894. :   Percy LeBaron Spencer, the inventor of the microwave oven, is born. Percy LeBaron Spencer, inventor of the microwave oven, was...

Born on this day Sunday, July 10, 1921. :   Harvey Ball, inventor of the Smiley face, is born. Harvey Ross Ball was born on 10 July 1921 in Worcester,...

Australian History Thursday, July 11, 1974. :   Australian Prime Minister Whitlam appoints the man who would later dismiss him, Sir John Kerr, as Governor-General. Edward Gough Whitlam became the...

Born on this day Monday, July 12, 1937. :   American actor and comedian Bill Cosby is born. African-American actor and comedian, Bill Cosby, was born William Henry Cosby Jr...

Born on this day Saturday, July 13, 1940. :   ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’ and Shakespearean actor Patrick Stewart is born. Patrick Stewart is best known as Captain Jean-Luc...

Australian History Saturday, July 14, 1770. :   The first European sighting of a kangaroo is recorded. The kangaroo is a native Australian marsupial, of which there are over 60...

Australian History Monday, July 15, 1912. :   The first branch of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia opens. The Commonwealth Bank of Australia, or CBA, is a leading Australian multinational...

Australian History Saturday, July 16, 1825. :   The western border of New South Wales is extended to offset French and Dutch interests in Australia’s north coast. James Cook is...

Born on this day Tuesday, July 17, 1674. :   Preacher and hymn writer, Isaac Watts, is born. “When I survey the wondrous cross on which the Prince of glory...

Born on this day Thursday, July 18, 1918. :   Nelson Mandela, anti-apartheid campaigner and the first democratically-elected President of South Africa, is born. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was born on...

Australian Explorers Friday, July 19, 1799. :   Matthew Flinders becomes the first known European to land on Coochiemudlo Island in Moreton Bay. Coochiemudlo Island is a small island in...

Born on this day Thursday, July 20, 1797. :   Polish explorer Strzelecki, who first climbed and named Mt Kosciuszko, Australia’s highest mountain, is born. Sir Paul Edmund de Strzelecki,...

Born on this day Monday, July 21, 1952. :   TV actor and comedian Robin Williams is born. Academy Award-winning American actor and comedian Robin McLaurin Williams was born in...

Born on this day Monday, July 22, 1844. :   William Archibald Spooner, from whom the word ‘spoonerism’ was derived, is born. William Archibald Spooner was born in London on...

Born on this day Friday, July 23, 1773. :   Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane, the man after whom the Australian city of Brisbane is named, is born. Sir Thomas Makdougall...

Born on this day Tuesday, July 24, 1725. :   John Newton, former English slave trader who wrote ‘Amazing Grace’, is born. Amazing grace, how sweet the sound That saved...

Australian Explorers Friday, July 25, 1862. :   After successfully crossing Australia from south to north, John McDouall Stuart raises the British flag at the mouth of the Mary River....

Born on this day Monday, July 26, 1790. :   Early Australian explorer, William Charles Wentworth, is born on a convict ship travelling to Australia. William Charles Wentworth was born...

Australian History Wednesday, July 27, 1836. :   The first formal European settlement in South Australia is established on Kangaroo Island. Kangaroo Island is a protected and unspoilt island off...

Born on this day Monday, July 28, 1902. :   Australian Aboriginal painter, Albert Namatjira, is born. Albert Namatjira was born Elea Namatjira on 28 July 1902. He was born...

Australian History Friday, July 29, 1836. :   Governor Richard Bourke enacts the Church Act, allocating public funds for the advancement of other churches besides the Church of England in...

Australian History Saturday, July 30, 1768. :   James Cook receives sealed secret orders prior to his first journey in the Endeavour. In 1768, Lieutenant James Cook was commissioned with...

Born on this day Tuesday, July 31, 1951. :   One of Australia’s greatest tennis players, Evonne Goolagong, is born. Evonne Fay Goolagong Cawley was born at Griffith, New South...