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Image of the 1906 film, The Story of the Kelly Gang

• 1898 – Gatton murders: Three members of the same family are sexually molested and murdered near the town of Gatton, Queensland (unsolved).
• 1902 – Brisbane is declared a city.
• 1902 – Ada Evans becomes the first female law graduate in Australia.
• 1906 – The world's first feature-length film The Story of the Kelly Gang premieres in Melbourne.
• 1945 – The first Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race is held.
• 1947 – Heard Island and McDonald Islands become administered by Australia.
• 1998 – Astronaut Andy Thomas becomes the first Australian to walk in space.
• 2005 – Death of Kerry Packer, Australia's richest man and the major shareholder in PBL.