1929 - On This Day In Australia.

9th of December

1929 23rd Prime Minister of Australia, Bob Hawke, was born on the 9th of December 1929 in Bordertown South Australia. Hawke was Prime Minister from the 11th of March 1983 until the 20th of December 1991.

5th of July

1905 Alfred Deakin, Australia’s 2nd Prime Minister, was elected for the second time on this day in 1905. 1929 Sports journalist, TV and radio presenter, Ron Casey, was born on the 5th of July 1929 in Lismore. New South Wales. 1945 John Curtin, Australia’s 14th Prime Minister passed away after suffering from heart disease. He…

14th of June

Skyhooks played at Bundaberg Civic Centre, Bundaberg on the 14th of June 1977. Born today: Grant Kenny, Ross Higgins, Alan Davidson…

10th of June

Australia defeated France 20 – 2 in the final of the Rugby League World Cup at the Sydney Cricket Ground in front of a crowd of 54,290 on the 10th of June 1968. Born today…