Portal:Australia/Anniversaries/December/December 26

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• 1898 - Gatton murders - Three members of the same family are sexually molested and murdered near the town of Gatton, Queensland (unsolved).
• 1902 - Brisbane is declared a city.
• 1902 - Ada Evans becomes the first female law graduate in Australia.
• 1906 - The world's first feature-length film The Story of the Kelly Gang premieres in Melbourne.
• 1945 - The first Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race is held.
• 1947 - Heard Island and McDonald Islands become administered by Australia.
• 1998 - Astronaut Andy Thomas becomes the first Australian to walk in space.
• 2005 - Death of Kerry Packer, Australia's richest man and the major shareholder in PBL.