Australian Historical Events is a daily guide to the important events that shaped Australia to what it is today. It is a compilation of significant events for the month of August including the birth and death of famous Australians as well as laws promulgated by authorities. The list is constantly updated to incorporate the most recent events.
Australian Historical Events in August
| Day | Year | Event |
| 1 | 1825 | Andrew Bent, the printer of Hobart Town Gazette, was convicted of libel, sentenced to six months imprisonment and fined £518. |
| 1 | 1946 | The Australian National University Act 1946 was passed to create the Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra, the capital of Australia. |
| 3 | 1856 | Birth: Alfred Deakin, the second prime minister of Australia |
| 3 | 1961 | William Philip Sidney, 1st Viscount De L’Isle, starts his term as the 15th Governor-General of Australia. |
| 5 | 1850 | The Parliament of the United Kingdom passed the Australian Constitutions Act, granting the right of legislative power to the Australian colonies. |
| 6 | 1929 | The railway from Adelaide to Alice Springs was completed. |
| 8 | 1851 | Birth: George Turner, the first treasurer of Australia |
| 11 | 2003 | Major General Philip Michael Jeffery begins his term as the 24th governor-general of Australia. |
| 12 | 1829 | The settlement of Perth in Western Australia began. |
| 17 | 1914 | Central Flying School (CFS in Point Cook commenced its first flying course. |
| 21 | 1770 | Lieutenant James Cook named the northernmost point on the Australian mainland as Cape York in honour of Prince Edward, Duke of York and Albany, a brother of King George III of the United Kingdom. |
| 21 | 1842 | Hobart, the capital of Tasmania, became a city. |
| 22 | 1872 | Australian Overland Telegraph Line, connecting Adelaide in South Australia to Darwin in the Northern Territory, was completed. |
| 24 | 2018 | Scott Morrison takes oath as the 30th prime minister of Australia. |
| 26 | 1953 | Birth: David John Hurley, the 27th governor-general of Australia and the 38th governor of New South Wales |
| 29 | 1913 | The Diocese of Sydney was elevated as a Metropolitan archdiocese. |
| 30 | 1835 | Melbourne was established as a settlement by a group of Vandemonian settlers from Van Diemen’s Land (now Tasmania). |
| 31 | 1933 | Stuart, the largest town in the Australian geographic center, was renamed Alice Springs, after Alice, wife of the telegraph pioneer Sir Charles Todd. |
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