Portal:Australia/Anniversaries/November/November 1

1791 - A party of twenty-one convicts escape from Port Jackson and (with an obviously limited knowledge of Australian geography) attempt to walk to China. Some die in the wilderness, while others are recaptured.
1792 - The Philadelphia becomes the first foreign trading vessel to visit Sydney.
1853 - The first postage stamps of Tasmania are issued.
1914 - The first contingent of the First Australian Imperial Force leaves for Egypt.
1916 - a general coal strike began in eastern Australia.
1926 - General Motors opens assembly plants in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth.
1940 - Aviator Guy Menzies is killed when his flying boat is shot down over Italy.
1945 - Australia becomes a founding member of the United Nations.
1967 - Pop singer Tina Arena is born in Moonee Ponds.
1972 - Actress Toni Collette is born in Blacktown, New South Wales.
1986 - Joh Bjelke-Petersen wins his final election as Premier of Queensland with his party, the National Party, gaining 38.6% of the vote.
1990 - The Australian domestic aviation market is deregulated.