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6d "kangaroo & map", used at Woolloongabba, Queensland

1860 – Sir Baldwin Spencer, the first person to study Australia anthropology, was born in Britain.
1903 – The first Australian postage stamps are issued, replacing pre-federation colonial stamps.
1979 – The Eastern Suburbs railway line is opened.
2000 – A fire at a backpacker hostel at Childers, Queensland kills 15.

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