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1859 Brisbane
declared the capital of newly-made-separate colony Queensland, Australia
1859 The British
Crown colony of Queensland in Australia
is created by devolving part of the territory of New South Wales
1859 Australia
: Queensland is established as a separate colony from New South Wales
.
1862 Donald McIntyre builds a property in northwest Queensland, which will later become the town of Julia Creek.
1899 Cyclone
''Mahina'' sweeps in north of Cooktown, Queensland, with a 12 m wave that reaches up to 5 km inland - over 300 dead.
1901 The British colonies of New South Wales
, Queensland, South Australia
, Tasmania
, Victoria
and Western Australia
federate as the Commonwealth of Australia. Edmund Barton
becomes first Prime Minister
.
1935 The Giant neotropical toad is introduced to northern Queensland, Australia
to counter sugar cane beetles.
1943 Sinking of the Australian Hospital Ship Centaur off the coast of Queensland, by a Japanese submarine.
1969 Queensland: The Brisbane
Tramways end service after 84 years of operation.
1972 The highest recorded temperature in Australia is recorded in Birdsville, Queensland of 49.5C (121.1F).
1986 Queensland, Australia
: Joh Bjelke-Petersen
wins his final election as Premier of Queensland with 38.6% of the vote. He resigns on December 1, 1987 following revelations of his involvement with corruption released in the Fitzgerald Inquiry.
1987 Queensland: Following a week of turmoil from his National Party of Australia colleagues, Joh Bjelke-Petersen
resigns as Premier of Queensland. He is replaced by Mike Ahern, the only premier never to contest an election as premier.
1988 World Expo '88 opens in Brisbane
Queensland, Australia
. The exhibition runs for 6 months, hosting pavilions from over 70 countries and thrusting the city of Brisbane into the international spotlight.
2004 A train crash near Bundaberg in Queensland, Australia
, injures 150 people.
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