Portal:Australia/Anniversaries/August/August 5

The Japanese Garden in Cowra commemorating the breakout (Spring 2004)

1806 – Captain William Bligh arrived in Sydney to take over the governorship.
1944 – At least 545 Japanese prisoners of war attempt to escape from a camp in Cowra, over 200 die.
1947 – Australia becomes a member of the International Monetary Fund.