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October 28, 1916: Australia’s first referendum on conscription fails

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October 27, 1841: One of the last ships with religious refugees from Germany arrives in South Australia

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October 26, 1985: The Australian Government returns ownership of Uluru to its traditional owners

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October 25, 1616: Dutch sea captain Dirk Hartog becomes the first European to set foot on Australia’s western coast

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October 24, 1889: Sir Henry Parkes, ‘Father of Australian Federation’, makes his famous Tenterfield Oration

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October 23, 1823: Oxley departs Sydney to search north for a site for a new settlement

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October 22, 1872: The first overseas telegraph messages are received in Adelaide

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October 21, 1879: Thomas Edison successfully demonstrates the first commercially viable electric light bulb

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October 20, 1973: The Sydney Opera House is formally opened by Queen Elizabeth II

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October 19, 1845: Leichhardt discovers the Roper River in northern Australia

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