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Aerial view of Narrows Bridge, Perth, Western Australia
1908
–
Andrew Fisher
becomes the fifth
Prime Minister of Australia
.
1916
– Prime Minister of Australia
Billy Hughes
is expelled from the
Labor Party
over his support for conscription.
1934
– Singer and recording artist
Kamahl
is born in
Malaysia
.
1959
– The
Narrows Bridge
connecting the
Mitchell Freeway
and
Kwinana Freeway
in
Perth
is opened to traffic.
1965
–
Kevin Arthur Wheatley
died in Vietnam while defending a wounded comrade. He was awarded the
Victoria Cross
for his gallantry.
1998
– The 1000th
pulsar
in our galaxy was observed at the
Parkes Radio Telescope
in New South Wales.