Captain Arthur Phillip names Manly Cove in Sydney.
1899 -
Leaders of six Australian colonies meet in Melbourne to discuss a federation bill.
1988 -
Tennant Creek, Australia, is hit by three earthquakes, one registering 6.7 on the Richter scale.
1840 -
The first British colonists to New Zealand arrive on Auckland Island.
1901 -
Queen Victoria of England dies.
Cheers - John
GaryKelly said
09:09 AM Jan 22, 2014
Fancy that. The pollies met in 1899 to discuss federation and 2 years later it was done! That's pretty fast work for pollies.
barina said
01:01 PM Jan 22, 2014
rockylizard wrote:
Gday...
1788 -
Captain Arthur Phillip names Manly Cove in Sydney.
1899 -
Leaders of six Australian colonies meet in Melbourne to discuss a federation bill.
1988 -
Tennant Creek, Australia, is hit by three earthquakes, one registering 6.7 on the Richter scale.
1840 -
The first British colonists to New Zealand arrive on Auckland Island.
1901 -
Queen Victoria of England dies.
Cheers - John
On this day in 1901, Queen Victoria, the British monarch, passed away. Her reign of 63 years and 7 months is the longest of any female monarch in history.
Ontos45 said
03:52 PM Jan 22, 2014
rockylizard wrote:
1788 -
Captain Arthur Phillip names Manly Cove in Sydney.
From what I read he named it after the physic of the Aborigines camped there.
Gday...
1788 -
Captain Arthur Phillip names Manly Cove in Sydney.
1899 -
Leaders of six Australian colonies meet in Melbourne to discuss a federation bill.
1988 -
Tennant Creek, Australia, is hit by three earthquakes, one registering 6.7 on the Richter scale.
1840 -
The first British colonists to New Zealand arrive on Auckland Island.
1901 -
Queen Victoria of England dies.
Cheers - John
On this day in 1901, Queen Victoria, the British monarch, passed away. Her reign of 63 years and 7 months is the longest of any female monarch in history.
1788 -
Captain Arthur Phillip names Manly Cove in Sydney.
From what I read he named it after the physic of the Aborigines camped there.