Portal:Australia/Anniversaries/July/July 7

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• 1826 - Charles Todd responsible for the Australian Overland Telegraph Line born.
• 1851 - News of the discovery of gold at Clunes, Victoria is published in the Geelong Advertiser.
• 1942 - Actress Carmen Duncan is born.
• 1945 - The Australian 7th Division commences operations in the Battle of Balikpapan. Operations are completed by July 21.
• 1960 - Eight year old Graeme Thorne is kidnapped and held for ransom after his parents win a lottery.
• 1975 - Footballer, Michael Voss is born.
• 1986 - Brian Chambers and Kevin Barlow become the first westerners executed in Malaysia under strict new Asian drug-trafficking laws.
• 1991 - The Australian Republican Movement was formed amidst a growing debate about Australian republicanism.
• 2002 - The British Naval destroyer HMS Nottingham (D91) runs aground off Lord Howe Island.