2 December in Australian History

Craig Hill

Dec 2

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.

1876 – SS Georgette runs aground near Busselton, Western Australia; Grace Bussell and Sam Isaacs help to rescue the passengers.
1811 – Reverend Samuel Marsden sends the first large export of wool from Australia to Britain.
1823 – John Oxley become the first European to navigate the Brisbane River.
1916 – Twelve members of the Industrial Workers of the World are convicted in Sydney of conspiring to commit arson and sedition.
1972 – Gough Whitlam (pictured) becomes Prime Minister, leading the first Labor government in 23 years (read the full story here).
1984 – The Hawke Government is re-elected with a reduced majority.
1986 – Justice Mary Gaudron is the first woman appointed to the High Court of Australia.
1994 – Australian government agrees to pay reparations to aborigines that were displaced during the nuclear tests in 1950s and 1960s.
1998 – The Linton bushfire claims the lives of five volunteer firefighters from Geelong.

International Observances.

Armed Forces Day (Cuba)
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery (United Nations)
Lao National Day
National Day (United Arab Emirates)

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