Portal:Australia/Anniversaries/October/October 1

Royal Exhibition Building

• 1880 – The Melbourne International Exhibition was opened at the Royal Exhibition Building in Carlton.
• 1918 – Australian troops capture Damascus.
• 1925 – Greater Brisbane was inaugurated as a single municipal authority under Brisbane City Council.
• 1981 – The National Bank of Australasia and the Commercial Bank of Australasia merged to form the National Australia Bank.
• 1988 – The ALP government of John Cain is narrowly re-elected for a third term in Victoria.
• 2005 – The 2005 Bali bombings take place, killing 23 people (including the three suicide bombers) and injuring 129. Four of the dead and 19 of the injured are Australian.