Portal:Australia/Anniversaries/January/January 22


 * 1899 – Leaders of six Australian colonies meet in Melbourne to discuss confederation.
 * 1920 – The Australian Country Party is formed at a meeting of farmers in Melbourne.
 * 1931 – Frank Gavan Duffy is appointed as the fourth Chief Justice of Australia.
 * 1941 – Tobruk surrenders to Australian 6th Division.
 * 1943 – HMAS Patricia Cam is sunk by Japanese aircraft near the Wessel Islands.