Portal:Australia/Anniversaries/July/July 19
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- 1915 - Albert Jacka becomes the first Australian to win the Victoria Cross during the First World War.
- 1916 - Battle of Fromelles, the first battle on the Western Front involving Australia; the Australian 5th Division suffered 5,533 casualties in one night.
- 1940 - The Australian cruiser HMAS Sydney takes part in the sinking of the Italian cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni.
- 1946 - Orange, New South Wales is proclaimed a city.
- 1958 - The last tram service runs in Perth, Western Australia.
- 1987 - The final episode of music program Countdown is broadcast on the ABC.
