Saturday
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1
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Australian Light Horsemen capture Damascus, Syria, 1918.
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Sunday
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2
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20 Brigade, 9th Division, captures Finschhafen, New Guinea, 1943.
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Monday
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3
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Battle of Maryang San begins, Korea, 1951.
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Tuesday
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4
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The Battle of Broodseinde Ridge begins, 1917.
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Wednesday
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5
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2nd Lieutenant George Ingram of Sandhurst is awarded the VC for his extraordinary heroism at Montbrehain, 1918.
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Thursday
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6
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The crest of Hill 317 is captured by 3RAR during the Battle of Maryang San, Korea, 1953.
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Friday
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7
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John Curtin becomes Prime Minister of Australia, 1941. Within weeks the Japanese will launch their attacks and Australia will go through its darkest hours.
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Saturday
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8
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Australian-led peacekeeping "Operation Lagoon" in Bougainville, begins, 1994.
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Sunday
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9
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Battle of Poelcappelle, 1917.
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Monday
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10
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82 men killed when Aircraft Carrier HMAS Melbourne and her escorting destroyer HMAS Voyager collide, 1964.
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Tuesday
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11
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Boer War begins, 1899.
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Wednesday
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12
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2/25th Battalion contact Japanese defenders at Templeton's Crossing on the Kokoda Track, 1942.
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Thursday
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13
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RAAF C-130 Hercules transport planes begin the evacuation of those injured in the Bali Bombings, 2002.
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Friday
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14
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Battle of Eora Creek/Templeton's Crossing, Kokoda Track, Papua, 1942.
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Saturday
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15
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25 Brigade drives the Japanese back from Templeton's Crossing on the Kokoda Track, 1942.
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Sunday
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16
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Japanese forces launch concerted attacks on Scarlet Beach with 2/17th Battalion bearing most of the brunt, 1943.
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Monday
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17
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3RAR involved in capture of Sariwon, North Korea, 1950.
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Tuesday
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18
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At the Shrine Commemorative service: Navy Commemorative Service
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Wednesday
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19
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2RAR arrives in Malaya for its first tour of operations, 1955.
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Thursday
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20
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First Australian troops arrive in Somalia, 1992.
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Friday
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21
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HMAS Australia is hit by a Japanese Kamikaze aircraft during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, Philippines, killing 30 crew members, including her Commanding Officer, Captain Emile Dechaineux, 1944.
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Saturday
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22
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Australian Flying Corps formed, 1912.
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Sunday
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23
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Battle of El Alamein, 1942.
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Monday
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24
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16 Brigade, 6th Division, attempts to outflank Japanese defences, Eora Creek, 1942.
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Tuesday
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25
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The Australian Government announces the deployment of Army, Navy and Air Force assets to support the US led Coalition operations in Afghanistan, 2001.
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Wednesday
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26
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Private Percy Gratwick, 2/48th Battalion, is awarded a posthumous VC, El Alamein, 1942.
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Thursday
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27
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Rommel attempts counterattack at El Alamein, but 9 Division holds firm, 1942.
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Friday
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28
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Conscription referenda, 1916.
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Saturday
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29
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Battle of Chongju, North Korea, 1950.
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Sunday
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30
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The Armistice of Mudros ended the war between the Ottoman Empire and the Allied powers, 1918.
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Monday
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31
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The 4th Light Horse Brigade launches its most famous assault of the war, the Battle of Beersheba, 1917.
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