This Day in Commonwealth History: 6 November 1804: Lieutenant-Colonel William Paterson lands in Van Diemens Land (modern day Tasmania) in order to form a new settlement in the north 1884: The Territory of Papua, forming the southeastern quarter of the island of New Guinea, becomes a British Protectorate; it would be amalgamated with the Territory of New Guinea in 1949 1917: The Third Battle of Ypres ends when Canadian forces take the Belgian town of Passchendaele 1962: The United Nations General Assembly passes a resolution condemning the apartheid policies of South Africa 1999: Australians vote to remain a constitutional monarchy
Posted on: Wed, 06 Nov 2013 03:52:18 +0000
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