Portal:Australia/Anniversaries/September/September 16


 * 1804 – The first brewery in Australia begins to produce beer.
 * 1921 – The Mount Mulligan mine disaster kills 76 miners.
 * 1956 – Australian television begins.
 * 1975 – Papua New Guinea gains its independence from Australia.
 * 1988 – Convictions against Lindy and Michael Chamberlain are quashed.