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.
- 1817 – Lachlan Macquarie recommends the adoption of the name Australia for the continent instead of New Holland.
- 1889 – The poem “Clancy of the Overflow”, by Banjo Paterson (pictured), is first published in The Bulletin magazine.
- 1921 – The Gun Alley Murder: 12-year-old Alma Tirtschke is raped and murdered in Gun Alley, Melbourne. 28-year-old Colin Ross was hanged for the crime, but in 1992 was proved innocent (unsolved).
- 1938 – A direct radio-telephone link is established between Canberra and Washington, D.C..
- 1977 – World Series Cricket is launched by Kerry Packer.
International Observances.
- Armed Forces Day (Philippines)
- Earliest usual date for the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere and the summer solstice in the Southern Hemisphere, and its related observances:
– Blue Christmas (some modern American liberal Protestant groups)
– Dongzhi Festival (Asia)
– Sanghamitta Day (Theravada Buddhism)
– Yule in the Northern Hemisphere (Neopagan Wheel of the Year)
– Ziemassvētki (ancient Latvia) - Forefathers’ Day (Plymouth, Massachusetts)
- São Tomé Day (São Tomé and Príncipe)
- The first day of Pancha Ganapati, celebrated until December 25 (Saiva Siddhanta Church)
- Gravy Day (Australia), celebrated in honour of the song How to Make Gravy by Paul Kelly
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