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Australian Explorers Tuesday, September 1, 1846. :   A camel shoots explorer John Horrocks. John Ainsworth Horrocks, born in Lancashire in 1818, was the first to employ camels as an...

Australian Explorers Wednesday, September 2, 1840. :   Eyre names Mt Hopeless in South Australia in despair at the seemingly never-ending salt lakes. Edward John Eyre was born on 5...

Australian History Monday, September 3, 1855. :   All property of the Sydney Railway Company is transferred to the New South Wales government. The Sydney Railway Company, established for the...

Australian Explorers Thursday, September 4, 1873. :   Colonel Warburton captures an Aboriginal woman with the intent of forcing her to reveal the whereabouts of native wells. Peter Egerton Warburton...

Australian Explorers Saturday, September 5, 1699. :   Sea explorer William Dampier departs ‘New Holland’ after sailing along the western coastline for five days. The first European to “discover” Australia...

Australian History Saturday, September 6, 1997. :   The first Saturday edition of the Australian Financial Review is produced. The Australian Financial Review is a broadsheet newspaper published six days...

Born on this day Thursday, September 7, 1876. :   C J Dennis, Australian journalist, poet and author of ‘The Sentimental Bloke’, is born. C J Dennis was born Clarence...

Born on this day Thursday, September 8, 1921. :   Harry Secombe, singer, comedian and actor, is born. Harry Secombe was born on 8 September 1921 in Swansea, South Wales....

Born on this day Monday, September 9, 1754. :   Captain William Bligh, known best for his role in the mutiny on the ‘Bounty’, is born. William Bligh was born...

Australian History Monday, September 10, 1906. :   The first Australian licence plates and drivers licence are issued. The first petrol-driven car to be manufactured in Australia is believed to...

Australian History Friday, September 11, 1863. :   Bushranger Captain Thunderbolt escapes from the supposedly escape-proof Cockatoo Island gaol. Bushranger Captain Thunderbolt was born Frederick Ward at Wilberforce near Windsor,...

Born on this day Monday, September 12, 1910. :   Alexander Langmuir, the man credited with saving thousands of lives through his work on epidemiology, is born. Alexander Duncan Langmuir,...

Born on this day Wednesday, September 13, 1916. :   Roald Dahl, children’s writer and author of ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’, is born. Roald Dahl was born on 13...

Born on this day Friday, September 14, 1849. :   Ivan Pavlov, discoverer of the conditioned or learned reflex, is born. Ivan Petrovich Pavlov was born on 14 September 1849,...

Australian Explorers Tuesday, September 15, 1846. :   Explorer Thomas Mitchell discovers and names the Barcoo River, near the present site of Blackall. Major Thomas Mitchell was born in Craigend,...

Australian Explorers Sunday, September 16, 1770. :   Captain Cook becomes the first European to note the appearance of the Aurora Australis Captain Cook, the first European to chart Australia’s...

Australian History Saturday, September 17, 1853. :   Australia’s first paddle steamer, the ‘Lady Augusta’, reaches Swan Hill on its maiden voyage from Goolwa. In 1828-29, Captain Charles Sturt became...

Australian History Monday, September 18, 1797. :   Coal is officially discovered in New South Wales, Australia, providing the foundation for the establishment of Newcastle. Newcastle is the second largest...

Born on this day Thursday, September 19, 1839. :   Chocolate manufacturer George Cadbury is born. George Cadbury was born on 19 September 1839 in Edgbaston, United Kingdom. The son...

Born on this day Monday, September 20, 1880. :   Australian pioneer in physical therapy for polio sufferers, Sister Elizabeth Kenny, is born. Australian nurse Elizabeth Kenny was a pioneer...

Australian Explorers Saturday, September 21, 1872. :   Warburton departs Adelaide on his journey to explore central Australia from Alice Springs to Perth. Peter Egerton Warburton was born on 15...

Born on this day Tuesday, September 22, 1885. :   Ben Chifley, Prime Minister of Australia from 1945-1949, is born. Ben Chifley was born Joseph Benedict Chifley on 22 September...

Australian History Thursday, September 23, 1965. :   Lawyer and judge Roma Mitchell becomes the first female judge in Australia. Roma Flinders Mitchell was born in Adelaide on 2 October...

Born on this day Thursday, September 24, 1936. :   Jim Henson, creator of the ‘Muppets’, is born. Jim Henson was born James Maury Henson on 24 September 1936, in...

Born on this day Tuesday, September 25, 1764. :   Fletcher Christian, the man who led the mutiny on the Bounty against Captain Bligh, is born. Fletcher Christian was born...

Australian History Wednesday, September 26, 1855. :   The first railway line in New South Wales is opened. Up until the mid-1800s, the horse and carriage remained the major means...

Australian History Saturday, September 27, 1851. :   Australian explorer Sir Thomas Mitchell wins the last official duel in New South Wales. Sir Thomas Mitchell was Surveyor-General of New South...

Australian Explorers Saturday, September 28, 1861. :   The cache buried beneath the ‘Dig’ Tree, revealing the notes and journals of Burke and Wills, is dug up by Howitt’s rescue...

Australian History Thursday, September 29, 1791. :   George Vancouver formally claims southwestern Australia for Great Britain. The area of Western Australia where Albany now stands was first discovered by...

Born on this day Sunday, September 30, 1951. :   Barry Marshall, Australian physician who proved ulcers are caused by bacteria, not stress, is born. Barry James Marshall is an...