Portal:Australia/Anniversaries/August/August 18

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• 1883 - Roger William Bede Vaughan, the second Roman Catholic Archbishop of Sydney dies, aged 49.
• 1904 - George Reid becomes the fourth Prime Minister of Australia.
• 1966 - Battle of Long Tan was a decisive Australian victory in the Vietnam War. The date is commemorated in Australia as Long Tan Day, also known as Vietnam Veterans' Remembrance Day.
• 1983 - Douglas Crabbe rams his 25 ton Mack truck through a hotel wall in Yulara, Northern Territory, killing five people.
• 1984 - The Fine Cotton scam is discovered at Eagle Farm Racecourse, Brisbane.
• 1986 - Janine Haines become the leader of the Australian Democrats and Australia’s first female party leader.
• 1989 - A national pilots' strike begins, defence force planes were used for some domestic flights.