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.
- 1770 – Having died of tuberculosis on April 30, Forby Sutherland is buried at Kurnell, New South Wales, becoming the first British subject buried in Australia.
- 1802 – Explorer Matthew Flinders becomes the first European to climb the You Yangs, a series of granite ridges above the Werribee Plain in Victoria.
- 1891 – The first May Day marches in Australia are held at Barcaldine, Queensland, in support of a shearers’ strike.
- 1946 – The Pilbara strike (pictured) commences with 800 Aboriginal pastoral workers walking off stations in the Pilbara and Kimberley regions of Western Australia.
- 1997 – HM Prison Pentridge in Coburg, Victoria, the site of the last execution in Australia, closes after 145 years of operation.
International Observances.
- Armed Forces Day (Mauritania)
- Constitution Day (Argentina, Latvia, Marshall Islands)
- Commemoration of the states of Maharashtra and Gujarat following the foundation of Samyukta Maharashtra Samiti (India):
– Maharashtra Day - International Sunflower Guerrilla Gardening Day
- Lei Day (Hawaii)
- International Workers’ Day or Labour Day (International), and its related observances:
– Law Day (United States), formerly intended to counterbalance the celebration of Labour Day. (United States)
– Loyalty Day, formerly intended to counterbalance the celebration of Labour Day. (United States) - May Day (beginning of Summer) observances in the Northern hemisphere (see April 30):
– Calan Mai (Wales)
– Beltane (Gaelic)
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