1932 ⟶ Australian Military Fails to Control Emu Population

November – December: Failed Emu War in Australia. Third Roun...
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⚔️ Escalation of Conflicts between Settlers and Aboriginal Australians

1816: The Hawkesbury and Nepean Wars, which were a series of incidents between settlers and New South Wales Corps and the Aboriginal Australian clans of the Hawkesbury river in Sydney, Australia.⟶
Escalation of Conflicts between Settlers and Aboriginal Australians (1794)
ColonialismIndigenous AustraliansNew South WalesMilitary ConflictViolenceExpansionism
AustraliaAustralia

🇦🇺 Australian Colonies Federate

January 1: The Australian colonies federate.⟶
Australian Colonies Federate (1901)
ColonialismPolitical HistoryNationalismCommonwealthSelf-GovernmentBritish Empire
AustraliaAustralia

🏛️ Australian Parliament Opens in Canberra

May: The Parliament of Australia convenes in Canberra for the first time.⟶
Australian Parliament Opens in Canberra (1927)
ParliamentGovernmentFederalismNationalism
AustraliaAustralia

🪖 Australian Military Fails to Control Emu Population

November – December: Failed Emu War in Australia. Third Round Table Conference.⟶
Australian Military Fails to Control Emu Population (1932)
MilitaryWarfareWeapons
AustraliaAustralia

🦘 Last Known Thylacine Dies

September 7: The last known thylacine dies in Hobart Zoo.⟶
Last Known Thylacine Dies (1936)
ExtinctionTasmaniaZoologyConservationBiodiversityWildlife
AustraliaAustralia

🌊 Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt Disappears at Sea

December 17: Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt disappears while swimming at Cheviot Beach, Victoria.⟶
Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt Disappears at Sea (1967)
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AustraliaAustralia