Portal:Australia/Anniversaries/August/August 23
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- 1895 - Bushranger James Alpin McPherson, known as The Wild Scotchman, dies aged 53.
- 1966 - Led by spokesman Vincent Lingiari, the Gurindji workers and families walked off Wave Hill and began their seven-year strike.
- 1989 - Australia's 1,645 domestic airline pilots resign over an airline's move to sack and sue them over a dispute.
- 2003 - Jack Dyer, Australian footballer, dies aged 89.