Portal:Australia/Anniversaries/August/August 10

1853 - A Jubilee Festival was held in Hobart to mark the cessation of convict transportation to the colony.
1885 - The Broken Hill Proprietary Company (later to become the world's largest mining company, BHP Billiton) is registered as a company in Victoria.
1914 - Recruiting begins for the First Australian Imperial Force. Australia had offered a force of 20,000 troops.
1920 - The Princes Highway is opened, connecting Sydney and Adelaide via Melbourne.