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HMS Beagle
- 1831 – The Surprise, the first paddle steamer built in Australia, was launched in Sydney.
- 1836 – HMS Beagle, carrying Charles Darwin, left Australia.
- 1942 – Japanese forces bomb Horn Island in the Torres Strait.
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