Portal:Australia/Anniversaries/September/September 12


 * 1844 – The Royal Society of Tasmania was formed, it was the first branch of the Society established outside Britain.
 * 1854 – Lieutenant-Governor of Victoria Charles Hotham opens Flinders Street Station, the first city railway station in Australia.
 * 1918 – George Reid, fourth Prime Minister of Australia, dies.
 * 2005 – England wins The Ashes back from Australia for the first time since 1987.