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June
Rt Hon Billy Hughes
1880
–
Ned Kelly
is captured at
Glenrowan, Victoria
;
Dan Kelly
,
Steve Hart
and
Joe Byrne
are killed.
1894
– A
Colonial Conference
held in
Ottawa
, Canada, resolved to lay a telegraph cable between Canada and Australia.
1919
– Prime minister
Billy Hughes
signs the
Treaty of Versailles
on Australia's behalf. Australia gained mandate over
German New Guinea
.
1981
– Painter
Russell Drysdale
dies.