1 December in Australian History

Craig Hill

Dec 1

Here are some of the events that happened on this day in Australian history. Please feel free to add others that you know of in the comments section.

1811 – During a tour of Van Diemen's Land, Governor Macquarie gave directions for the layout of Hobart.
1820 – Campbelltown, New South Wales is established.
1838 – The first annual Royal Hobart Regatta is held.
1876 – SS Georgette runs aground near Busselton, Western Australia; Grace Bussell and Sam Isaacs help to rescue the passengers.
1942 – The corvette HMAS Armidale is attacked and sunk by Japanese aircraft off Timor.
1973 – Australia grants self-government to Papua New Guinea.
1976 – Douglas Nicholls is appointed the 28th Governor of South Australia becoming the first indigenous Governor of an Australian state.
1982 – The Commonwealth introduced the Freedom of Information Act (pictured) (read the full story here).
1984 – The Bob Hawke-led Australian Labor Party is returned to power at federal election.
1987 – Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen resigns as Premier of Queensland after 19 years in power. He is replaced by Mike Ahern.

International Observances.

Battle of the Sinop Day (Russia)
Earliest day on which Farmer's Day can fall, while December 7 is the latest; celebrated on the first Friday in December. (Ghana)
Earliest day on which Good Neighborliness Day can fall, while December 7 is the latest; celebrated on the first Sunday in December. (Turkmenistan)
Earliest day on which Sindhi Cultural Day can fall, while December 7 is the latest; celebrated on the first Sunday in December. (Sindhi diaspora)
First President Day (Kazakhstan)
Freedom and Democracy Day (Chad)
Great Union Day, celebrates the Union of Transylvania with Romania in 1918. (Romania)
Military Abolition Day (Costa Rica)
National Day (Myanmar)
Republic Day (Central African Republic)
Restoration of Independence Day (Portugal)
Rosa Parks Day (Ohio and Oregon, United States)
Self-governance Day or Fullveldisdagurinn (Iceland)
Teachers' Day (Panama)
World AIDS Day, and its related observances:
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