September 2 - On This Day In Australia.

18th of September

1978 The single Down Among the Dead Men by Flash and The Pan peaked at number 4 on this day in 1978. 2013 Tony Abbott was elected the 28th Prime Minister of Australia on the 18th of September 2013.

The games of the XXVII Olympiad were opened in Sydney, NSW, on the 15th of September 2000. The oldest running cinema in mainland Australia, The Empire Picture Theatre, opened in Bowral, NSW on this day in 1915. Born on this day: actress Paula Duncan…

14th of September

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

8th of September

Racing Driver Peter Brock was killed in a crash during the Targa West rally in Gidgegannup, Western Australia, on September 8th, 2006. Born today: James Packer, Ronnie Burns, Mark Gable…