Portal:Australia/Anniversaries/July/July 19


 * 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 (D48) 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.