23 March in Australian History

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.

  • 1887 – 81 miners are killed during a coal gas explosion at Bulli, New South Wales.
  • 1911 – The steamer SS Yongala (pictured) sinks in a cyclone off the coast of Townsville, Queensland killing 122 people.
  • 1922 – An act is passed in the Queensland parliament abolishing the Legislative Council of Queensland; Queensland is the only Australian state with a unicameral parliament.

International Observances.

  • Day of Hungarian-Polish Friendship (Hungary and Poland)
  • Day of the Sea (Bolivia)
  • Family Day (South Africa)
  • Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Day (Azerbaijan)
  • Pakistan Day (Pakistan)
  • Promised Messiah Day (Ahmadiyya)
  • World Meteorological Day

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