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Mawson Station from the air.
- 1896 – The Brisbane River ferry Pearl capsizes, killing 28.
- 1907 – The Northern Territory is transferred to the Commonwealth by South Australia.
- 1938 – Sydney ferry the Rodney with 150 passengers capsizes in Sydney Harbour while farwelling US Navy cruiser USS Louisville, killing 19.
- 1954 – Mawson Station in the Australian Antarctic Territory is established.
- 1978 – The Sydney Hilton bombing occurs during a meeting of the Commonwealth Heads of Government.
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