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Edith Cowan becomes first woman elected to an Australian parliament
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MODERN WORLD AND AUSTRALIA
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NATIONALIST PARTY
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NATIONALIST PARTY IS FOUNDED
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End of WW1
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QANTAS FONDED
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COUNTRY PARTY FOUNDED
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STANLEY MELBOURNE BRUCE BECOMES PM
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COMPULSORY VOTING INTRODUCED
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OLYMPIC GAMES IN MELBOURNE
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PARLIAMENT HOUSE IN CANBERRA IS OPENED
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GREAT DEPRESSION
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JAMES SUCULLIN BECOME PM
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PHAR LAP WINS MELBOURNE CUP
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THE UNITED AUSTRALIA PARTY IS FORMED
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JACK LANG (PREMIER OF NSW) SACKED BY GOVERNOR
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SYDNEY HARBOUR BRIDGE IS OPENED
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CHARLES KINGSFORD SMITH KILLED IN AIR CRASH
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ABORIGINAL DAY OF MOURNING
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ROBERT MENZIES BECOMES PM (1ST TERM)
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WW2 BREAKS OUT
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HMAS SYDNEY SUNK 645 MEN DEAD
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JAPAN ATTACKS PEARL HARBOUR
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JOHN CURTAIN BECOMES PM
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JOSEPH LYONS BECOMES PM
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DARWIN BOMBED BY JAPANESE
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THE ABC IS FORMED
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BEN CHIFLEY BECOMES PM
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JAPANS SURRENDERS TO END THE WW2
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THE UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION IS FORMED
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AUSTRALIAS FIRST CAR IS PRODUCED (HOLDEN)
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ABORIGINALS ARE ALOUD TO VOTE
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ROBERT MENZIES BECOMES PM (2ND TERM)
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WAR BREAKS OUT IN KOREA
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ANZUZ TREATY IS SIGNED
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QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 ASCENDS FROM THE THRONE OF ENGLAND
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PETROV SPY SCANDAL
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SEATO IS FORMED
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TV COMES TO SYDNEY
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TV COMES TO SYDNEY
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HAROLD HOLT BECOMES PM
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AUSTRALIAN TROOPS SENT TO VIETNAM
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US PRESIDENT LYDON JOHNSON VISTS AUSTRALIA
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ABORIGINALS INCLUDED IN THE CENSUS FOR THE FIRST TIME
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GOUGH WHITLAM BECOMES PM
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ROBERT HAWKE BECOMES PM