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Aerial view of Narrows Bridge, Perth, Western Australia

1908 – Andrew Fisher becomes the fifth Prime Minister of Australia.
1916 – Prime Minister of Australia Billy Hughes is expelled from the Labor Party over his support for conscription.
1934 – Singer and recording artist Kamahl is born in Malaysia.
1959 – The Narrows Bridge connecting the Mitchell Freeway and Kwinana Freeway in Perth is opened to traffic.
1965 – Kevin Arthur Wheatley died in Vietnam while defending a wounded comrade. He was awarded the Victoria Cross for his gallantry.
1998 – The 1000th pulsar in our galaxy was observed at the Parkes Radio Telescope in New South Wales.

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