Portal:Australia/Anniversaries/September/September 16
1804
– The first brewery in Australia begins to produce beer.
1921
– The
Mount Mulligan mine disaster
kills 76 miners.
1956
–
Australian television
begins.
1975
–
Papua New Guinea
gains its independence from Australia.
1988
– Convictions against
Lindy
and
Michael Chamberlain
are quashed.