14th of September

14th of September

1914

  • The Royal Australian Navy’s first submarine, HMAS AE1, was lost at sea with all hands near Papua New Guinea on the 14th of September 1914.

1931

  • English-born Australian artist Tom Roberts, passed away on the 14th of September 1931 in Kallista, Victoria. Roberts was 75 years old.

1952

  • Sir John McPhee KCMG, the 27th Premier of Tasmania, passed away on September 14th, 1952 in Hobart, aged 74. McPhee was Premier of Tasmania from the 15th of June 1928 until March 15th, 1934.

1977

  • Skyhooks played at Monash University, Melbourne on this day in 1977.

1981

  • The single “Errol” by Australian Crawl first charted on this day in 1981, peaked at 18th position and stayed in the charts for 18 weeks.

1988

  • Little River Band played at Capitol Theatre, Warrnambool on this day in 1988.

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