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 November 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 November
| Day | Year | Event |
| 5 | 2013 | The Sydney Stock Exchange was granted the license to operate by the Australian Securities & Investment Commission (ASIC). |
| 6 | 1874 | The University of Adelaide was established in Adelaide, South Australia. |
| 10 | 1912 | Construction of St Patrick’s Church in Adelaide starts with the laying and blessing of the foundation stone attended by some 10,000 people. |
| 12 | 1954 | The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bunbury was created from the Archdiocese of Perth in Western Australia. |
| 18 | 1941 | John Christian Watson, the third prime minister of Australia, dies at his home due to illness at age 74. |
| 21 | 1866 | Mary MacKillop founded the religious congregation “Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart or the Josephites in Adelaide, South Australia. |
| 22 | 1956 | Opening day of the Melbourne Summer Olympics in Victoria, Australia, the first games to be held outside Europe and North America. |
| 22 | 1827 | Birth: Francis Ormond, a philanthropist, pastoralist and member of the Parliament of Victoria. He was instrumental in the establishment of the Working Men’s College of Melbourne (now, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) as well as Ormond College and Ormond Professor of Music, both at the University of Melbourne. |
| 24 | 1642 | Dutch explorer Abel Tasman made the first reported sighting of Tasmania by a European. |
| 24 | 1986 | Pope John Paul II (now St. John Paul II) starts a week-long visit to Australia. |
| 25 | 1910 | Governor-General Lord Dudley signed the Seat of Government (Administration) Act 1910 that established the Federal Capital Territory’s (now Australian Capital Territory) laws based on the laws of New South Wales up until 1911. |
| 30 | 1970 | Pope Paul VI arrived in Sydney, the first pope to visit Australia. |
| 30 | 2022 | Parliament passed the National anti-corruption commission law. |
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