| Friday, October 23, 2015 Born on this day
| | 1813 - | Australian explorer Ludwig Leichhardt, who was first to travel from the eastern coast to Port Essington in the north, is born. [more] | Australian Explorers
| | 1823 - | Oxley departs Sydney to search north for a site for a new settlement, eventually discovering Moreton Bay. [more] | | 1861 - | South Australian John McKinlay's relief expedition to locate Burke and Wills finds the burial site of party member Charles Gray. [more] | Australian History
| | 1965 - | Canberra, capital city of Australia, begins operation of its first two sets of traffic lights. [more] | | 1976 - | Much of southern Australia experiences a total solar eclipse. [more] | | |
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