Portal:Australia/Anniversaries/January/January 19

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• 1907 - A tropical cyclone hits Cooktown, Queensland, killing six.
• 1957 - The Argus newspaper appears for the last time.
• 1975 - 2JJ, the predecessor of youth radio Triple J, commences broadcasting in Sydney.
• 2004 - Cricketer David Hookes dies following an altercation outside the Beaconsfield Hotel in St Kilda.
• 2006 - Former leader of the Australian Labor Party Mark Latham is charged with common assault, malicious damage and stealing from a person after an altercation with a News Ltd reporter.