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His reign was cut short after he was reportedly declared to be drowned. He introduced the system of Decimal Currency.
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This day (Australia Day), Jane,Arnna and Grant, all under the age of ten, left their home to go to the beach and unfortunately did not return. Their disappearance is still a mystery 40 years on.
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This marks the introduction of the now, widely used, decimal system for currency. It replaces the confusing system of pence and shillings. A relatively accurate conversion rate is one Australian cent was worth about 1.2 pence.
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This day was the start of the Australian based tour for the world renowned band: Rolling Stones. The tour ended on March 1 of the same year.
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On this day, Joern Utzon called the construction of the renowned Sydney Opera house to be stopped.
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On this day is the birth of the famous Sydney Swans AFL star, Tony Lockett.
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Hosted by Jimmy Edwards, Doris Speed, Arthur Leslie, Pat Phoenix, who announced the coveted "Gold Logie" was awarded to Gordon Chater.
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Westall Highschool, in Clayton South, Victoria has claimed to have encountered a UFO around this date at about 11:00am. This was considered to be somewhat mysterious and the start of the the search for extraterrestrial creatures.
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Anthony Cook claims the title of the National Marathon finishing the race in 2:20:44.6.
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Jack Brabham, one of the best racers in the history, is awarded the Australian of the Year award in this year. (the date and month are wrong)
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The well-recognised Brisbane, Queensland, and Australian Rugby League player was born on this day.
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On this day, was a gruesome encounter of the Viet Cong, by the Australian troops.
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On Wave Hill Cattle Station, there was a strike of 200 Aboriginals wanting a wage of $50 a week.
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In Darwin, it was officially declared that Harry Chan was to be the mayor. This was a first for the kind of originality, and reinforced the notion of Australia moving towards multiculturalism.
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UNESCO was concerned about the status of teachers, World Teachers Day is celebrated from then on.
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This day marks the day which Prime Minister Holt campaigned for a general election, due to the mass amount of protests against this. He won this claim.