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Bombing
Darwin: 188 Japanese planes launched from aircraft carriers attack the harbour, airfield and city, killing 243 -
Prisoners
Burma: 15,000 Australian prisoners, captured by the Japanese after the fall of Singapore, arrive to start work on the Burma-Thailand railway -
Fight for rights
Melbourne: Women munitions workers strike for pay rate equal to 90 per cent paid to men in the industry -
Korean war
The Korean War began on 25 June 1950, when North Korean forces launched an invasion of South Korea. Personnel from the Australian Army, RAAF, and RAN fought as part of the United Nations (UN) multinational force, defending South Korea from the Communist force of North Korea. -
Birth
John Marsden was born in Melbourne, Australia -
Chinese War
Australian troops participated in two major battles in 1951. On the evening of 22 April, Chinese forces attacked the Kapyong valley and forced South Korean and New Zealand troops into retreat; other UN troops, including Australians, were ordered to halt the attack. -
War ending
The end of the war came with the signing of an armistice on 27 July 1953, three years and one month after the war began. -
Revolutionizing
Australia's union movement steps up campaign for equal pay for women workers, -
Moving
At the age of 10. Marsden moves to Sydney, Australia and attends Kings School, Parramatta -
At War
London: Prime Minister Menzies declares that Australia is at war with Vietnam -
Equal Pay
Melbourne: Arbitration Commission adopts principle of equal pay for women -
Riot
Brisbane: Hundreds arrested after wild demonstrations in protest against Queensland's anti street march laws -
First Novel
John Marsden writes his first novel titles. "So Much to Tell You" in three weeks. -
Awarded
John Marsden receives the Lloyd O'Neil Award for contributions to Australian publishing. This award means that Marsden is one of only five authors to be honored for lifelong services to the Australian book industry -
Educational Rise
In 2006, Marsden started an alternative school, Candlebark School in the Macedon Ranges, in which he is the school principal