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Replica of the first Qantas plane

• 1920 – The Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Service, later known as Qantas, is founded.
• 1941 – Actor and comedian Max Gillies is born in Melbourne.
• 1952 – Lang Hancock discovered iron ore deposits in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
• 2004 – The train Spirit of Townsville from Brisbane, bound for Cairns, is involved in the Rosedale train crash.
• 2005 – Australia qualifies for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.