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South Australia

South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland states and the Northern Territory...

Timeline of Events

1836

12.28.1836

South Australia and Adelaide are founded.

1901

1.1.1901

The British colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and Western Australia federate as the Commonwealth of Australia; Edmund Barton is appointed the first Prime Minister.

1911

1.1.1911

Northern Territory is separated from South Australia and transferred to Commonwealth control.

1942

3.20.1942

World War II: General Douglas MacArthur, at Terowie, South Australia, makes his famous speech regarding the fall of the Philippines, in which he says: "I came out of Bataan and I shall return".

1953

10.15.1953

British nuclear test ''Totem 1'' detonated at Emu Field, South Australia.

10.27.1953

British nuclear test ''Totem 2'' is carried out at Emu Field, South Australia.

1965

3.6.1965

Premier Tom Playford of South Australia loses power after 27 years in office.

1966

1.26.1966

The Beaumont Children go missing from Glenelg Beach near Adelaide, South Australia.

1983

2.16.1983

The Ash Wednesday bushfires in Victoria and South Australia kill 75.

2006

3.18.2006

Mike Rann secures the first Labor majority government in South Australia since 1985 by winning the state election.