Portal:Australia/Anniversaries/August/August 30
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- 1916 - Rescue of the 22 men Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition who remained on Elephant Island.
- 1959 - Mark 'Jacko' Jackson, Australian rules footballer and actor is born.
- 1992 - The Sydney Harbour Tunnel officially opens.
- 1999 - East Timor votes for independence from Indonesia. In the violence that follows, Australia is a major contributor of peacekeeping forces.
