Gday...
1874 -
Colonel Peter Warburton completes his gruelling nine-month crossing of the Great Sandy Desert.
1896 -
Bourke, New South Wales, sees the end of thirteen days of extreme temperatures which kill 47.
1986 -
The Gateway Bridge in Brisbane, Australia, is officially commissioned.
2011 -
Despite Brisbane being supposedly flood-proof, a flood of epic proportions begins to inundate the city.
1935 -
Amelia Earhart becomes the first person to fly solo from Honolulu to Oakland, California.
1962 -
Up to 4,000 people are killed in an avalanche and mudslide in Peru.
Cheers - John
Gday...
1874 -
Colonel Peter Warburton completes his gruelling nine-month crossing of the Great Sandy Desert.
1896 -
Bourke, New South Wales, sees the end of thirteen days of extreme temperatures which kill 47.
1986 -
The Gateway Bridge in Brisbane, Australia, is officially commissioned.
2011 -
Despite Brisbane being supposedly flood-proof, a flood of epic proportions begins to inundate the city.
1935 -
Amelia Earhart becomes the first person to fly solo from Honolulu to Oakland, California.
1962 -
Up to 4,000 people are killed in an avalanche and mudslide in Peru.
Cheers - John