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First Indigenous Australian to be employed in Australia's tertiary education sector as a lecturer: Maryann Bin-Salik. [80] 1976. First Indigenous Australian to hold vice-regal office (Governor of South Australia): Sir Douglas Nicholls. [81] First Indigenous Australian to be appointed a Justice of the Peace in South Australia: Ken Hampton (see ...
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Balto, a famous sled dog, was the lead dog on the final leg of the 1925 serum run to Nome (which relayed diphtheria antitoxin by dog sled across Alaska to combat an epidemic). Balto was memorialized with a statue in New York's Central Park. [98] The Iditarod Race is a commemoration of the 1925 serum run. [99]
Antarctic Continent, first flight over [6] Deception Island to Deception Island: Lockheed Vega: Hubert Wilkins: 1930: 1930-05-24: England to Australia, solo, female [7] Croydon Airport to Darwin: Gipsy Moth: Amy Johnson: 1930: 1930-07-04: Circumnavigation of Earth, via Australia [8] Oakland, California to Oakland, California, flying west ...
There have been 52 Indigenous members of the ten Australian legislatures. Of these, 23 have been elected to the Northern Territory assembly, ten to the Australian Federal Parliament, six to the parliament of Western Australia, five to the parliament of Queensland, two each to the parliaments of Tasmania, Victoria and New South Wales, and one each to the parliament of South Australia and the ...
Pages in category "Dog breeds originating in Australia" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Australian edition of “The Office” — the 13th global incarnation of the iconic comedy series — is taking shape, with Prime Video setting a release date and releasing a first-look at ...
Fix and Lassesen, two of Amundsen's dogs. Fix would later be given to Mawson for his second season. Douglas Mawson, the leader and organizer of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, decided to take fifty Greenland dogs with him; he believed that number would be more than sufficient for the exploratory sledge journeys that he was planning to undertake during the year he planned to spend in ...