23 April in Australian History

Craig Hill

April 23

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.

1788 – A settlement is established at Parramatta, west of Sydney, New South Wales (pictured).
1873 – English-born explorer William Gosse departs Alice Springs on an expedition to Central Australia, during which he names Ayers Rock.
1874 – Explorer Alfred Gibson disappears on Ernest Giles' second expedition to the deserts of Western Australia, resulting in the naming of the Gibson Desert.
1966 – Jim Stynes, an Australian rules footballer and later charity worker, is born in Dublin in the Republic of Ireland.
2005 – Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen, the longest serving Premier of Queensland, dies at the age of 94 in Kingaroy, Queensland.

International Observances.

Canada Book Day (Canada)
Castile and León Day (Castile and León)
Independence Day (Conch Republic, Key West, Florida)
International Pixel-Stained Technopeasant Day
Khongjom Day (Manipur)
National Sovereignty and Children's Day (Turkey and Northern Cyprus)
Navy Day (China)
World Book Day
UN English Language Day (United Nations)
UN Spanish Language Day (United Nations)

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