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Events relating to australia
US anthropologist Margaret Mead makes much of trouble-free sex among natives, in Coming of Age in Samoa, but her findings are subsequently disputed
English pioneer aviator Amy Johnson makes a 19-day solo flight in a Gipsy Moth from Croydon (part of London) to Darwin, Australia
The New Zealand racehorse Phar Lap wins huge popularity after an easy victory in the Melbourne Cup
Australian-born composer Percy Grainger writes variations on Handel's tune The Harmonious Blacksmith
The Statute of Westminster defines and formalizes the concept of the British Commonwealth
One of the defining landmarks of Sydney, in Australia, is opened – the single-span steel arch bridge across the city's harbour
English fast-bowler Harold Larwood causes outrage using the 'body-line' attack, devised by his captain, Douglas Jardine, in Test matches against Australia
Australian author Christina Stead publishes a first novel based on her own family, Seven Poor Men of Sydney
The Aboriginal artist Albert Namatjira wins success with the first exhibition of his watercolours
Yorkshire batsman Len Hutton scores a record 364 in a Test match against Australia at the Oval
Robert Menzies, leader of the United Australia Party, becomes Australia's prime minister
Australian author Patrick White publishes his first novel, Happy Valley
Australian prime minister Robert Menzies is forced to resign after losing the confidence of his cabinet
Without warning, 400 Japanese planes attack and destroy US warships at anchor in Pearl Harbor
Japanese aircraft attack Australia, bombing Darwin's harbour and air force base
The Japanese invasion of Papua signals the start of the three-year New Guinea campaign
Three Japanese midget submarines penetrate Sydney harbour in Australia
US planes sink four Japanese aircraft carriers in the battle of Midway, halting for the first time Japan's aggressive expansion
US and Japanese forces begin a violent six-month struggle for Guadalcanal, one of the Solomon Islands
After a six-month battle, US troops win the Pacific base of Guadalcanal from the Japanese
US bombers destroy Japanese warships and planes in Operation Hailstone, a radar-guided night attack on the Truk Islands
American marines win the island of Saipan in the Marianas, bringing Japan within range of US bombers
American marines land on Japanese-occupied Iwo Jima, a volcanic island 650 miles southeast of Tokyo
At a cost of 20,000 dead, US marines win full control of the small strategic island of Iwo Jima
TheAllies celebrate V-J Day – victory over Japan and the end of the war
