Gday...

1802  -     Matthew Flinders' tragic encounter with dangerous waters leads to the naming of Cape Catastrophe, South Australia. 

1802  -     John Murray discovers Corio Bay, site of present-day Geelong in Victoria. 

1947  -     The first Polaroid camera is demonstrated by Edwin Land. 

2001  -     British milk, meat and livestock exports are banned in the wake of the UK's first outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease for 20 years.

Cheers - John