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Portrait of William Spence in 1908.

1789 – The Hawkesbury River is discovered by Governor Arthur Phillip.
1883 – The first Australasian headquarters of the Salvation Army opened in Melbourne.
1886 – William Spence chaired a meeting of shearers in Ballarat, Victoria at which the unanimous decision was to form the Amalgamated Shearers' Union which later became part of the Australian Workers Union.
1902 – The Commonwealth Franchise Act granted most Australian women the right to vote and stand in federal elections.
1956 – A free mass vaccination program with Salk polio vaccine commences.
1996 – Two Australian Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters collide near Townsville killing 18 soldiers.

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