Portal:Australia/Anniversaries/November/November 25

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• 1789 - For the purposes of understanding Aboriginal culture, Captain Arthur Phillip captures Bennelong and Colebec.
• 1910 - The Royal Australian Navy is established by the Naval Defence Act.
• 1985 - A man wearing a chicken suit walks into the House of Representatives and sits on the government front bench. He is later removed.
• 2001 - The Socceroos lose 0-3 to Uruguay & fail to qualify for the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
• 2003 - Marilyn Warren is appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria, becoming the first woman to head an Australian superior court.