Nigel David AshdownAge: 141973–1988
- Name
- Nigel David Ashdown
- Given names
- Nigel David
- Surname
- Ashdown
| Birth | 4 March 1973 Australia |
| Australian History | 1973 Note: The Sydney Opera House is opened Note: The White Australian Policy (established 1901) is officially dismantled Note: Vietnam War ends Note: The federal voting age is dropped from 21 to 18 Note: Unionists save the historic 'The Rocks' area of Sydney from demolition by introducing 'Green Bans' Note: Patrick White becomes the first Australian to win the Nobel Prize for Literature |
| Australian History | 1974 (Age 9 months) Note: Darwin is devastated by Cyclone Tracy |
| Australian History | 1975 (Age 21 months) Note: (November) A constitutional crisis occurs when Malcolm Fraser blocks supply, bringing the nation to a standstill until Governor-General John Kerr dismisses Prime Minister Gough Whitlam on the 11.11.75. Fraser wins elections and becomes Prime Minister Note: The 'Privy Council (Appeals from the High Court) Act removes the right to appeal High Court decisions to the British Privy Council. Appeals to the Privy Council direct from State Supreme Courts remain until 1988. Note: South Australia becomes the first state in Australia to legalise homosexuality between consenting adults in private. Note: Whitlam government introduced the Aboriginal Land (NT) Bill into Parliament. The bill proposed land rights in the Northern Territory based on land claimed on grounds of need as well as traditional affiliation and traditional landowners maintaining control over mining and development. |
| Australian History | 1976 (Age 2) Note: The Australian Capital Territory legalises homosexuality between consenting adults in private. |
| Australian History | 1977 (Age 3) Note: Advance Australia Fair becomes Australia's official national anthem Note: Granville rail disaster killed eighty-three people |
| Australian History | 1978 (Age 4) Note: The First Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras kicks off in Sydney |
| Australian History | 1979 (Age 5) Note: Australian women win the right to maternity leave Note: Kakadu National Park and the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park are both proclaimed. |
| Australian History | 1980 (Age 6) Note: Baby Azaria Chamberlain disappears from a campsite at Uluru (Ayers Rock), reportedly taken by a dingo. The Coalition wins the 1980 Australian federal election. |
| Australian History | 1981 (Age 7) Note: A referendum is held in Tasmania to vote for whether or not the Franklin Dam should be built. |
| Australian History | 1982 (Age 8) Note: Commonwealth Games held in Brisbane. The National Gallery of Australia is opened. |
| Australian History | 1983 (Age 9) Note: Australia wins the America's Cup; Note: Bob Hawke defeats Fraser and leads Labor back to government. Note: The Australian Dollar is floated. Note: The Ash Wednesday fires kill 71 people. |
| Australian History | 1984 (Age 10) Note: Advance Australia Fair is proclaimed as Australia's national anthem. Note: The one dollar coin is introduced. Note: Labor wins the 1984 Australian federal election. Note: Medicare is established. |
| Australian History | 1985 (Age 11) Note: The government grants the freehold title of a large area of land in central Australia, including prominent landmarks Uluru and Kata Tjuta, to the Mutitjulu people, who in turn give them a 99-year lease. Note: The last state to do so (New South Wales) abolishes capital punishment. |
| Australian History | 1986 (Age 12) Note: The Australia Act removes the right of appeal from State courts to the British Privy Council, making the High Court the final court of appeal in Australia. The Act also removes all remaining rights of the UK parliament to pass law for Australia. Anita Cobby murder in Sydney. Russell Street Bombing in Melbourne. Crocodile Dundee is released in Australia. |
| Australian History | 1987 (Age 13) Note: Hoddle Street Massacre kills 7 victims and injures 19, Note: Queen Street Massacre kills 8 victims and injures 5. Note: Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen resigns as Premier of Queensland after 19 years at the top. |
| Australian History | 1988 (Age 14) Note: Australia celebrates its bicentenary, with large celebrations and major funding for capital works projects. The new Parliament House opens. Federal referendums on 4-year parliamentary terms, recognition of local government and other issues are defeated. Brisbane hosts World Expo '88. |
| Death | 19 January 1988 (Age 14) Australia |
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Nigel David Ashdown
Birth 4 March 1973 Australia Death 19 January 1988 (Age 14) Australia Loading...
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