Today in Queensland History
Sub-Topics: Brisbane
Historical Events
Results 1 - 59 of 59
1859-06-06 - Australia: Queensland is established as a separate colony from New South Wales (Queensland Day).
1889-01-16 - 128°F (53°C), Cloncurry, Queensland (Australian record)
1893-04-03 - 1st NSW v Queensland F-C game, at Brisbane Exhibition Ground
1899-03-04 - Cyclone Mahina sweeps in north of Cooktown, Queensland, with a 12 m wave that reaches up to 5 km inland - over 300 dead.
1899-11-18 - Trumper scores 208 in 185 mins (1 five 25 fours) NSW v Qld
1905-04-25 - Latest day of 1st-class cricket in an Aust season (NSW v Qld)
1905-12-18 - H V Hordern takes 8-81 in 2nd innings of F-C debut (NSW v Qld)
1906-11-12 - C W Gregory (NSW v Qld) starts day at 48*, is 366* at stumps
1906-11-13 - C W Gregory out for 383 as NSW make 763 v Queensland
1908-04-22 - Queensland beat NSW by 171 runs for their 1st cricket win at Gabba
1910-06-09 - Passenger on SS Arawatta throws bottle with note overboard (found June 6, 1983 in Queensland)
1926-12-11 - Queensland win their 1st Sheffield Shield cricket match, v NSW
1927-12-17 - Victoria score 793 against Queensland, Bill Ponsford 437
1928-10-28 - Bradman scores 131 NSW v Queensland, 212 mins, 14 fours
1928-11-01 - Bradman scores a century each innings (131 & 133*), NSW v Qld
1929-12-25 - Grimmett takes 6-146 for SA, Queensland all out 380 Crowd 5,390
1930-01-06 - Bradman scores 452* for NSW against Qld, 377 mins, 49 fours
1930-12-25 - Slinger Nitschke scores 142 SA v Qld at Adelaide before 5,422
1931-12-25 - Albert Lonergan scores 137 SA v Qld at Adelaide before 5,697
1932-12-20 - Queensland all out 74 v Victoria, Ironmonger (age 50) 7-13
1933-01-30 - Grimmett takes 7-86 for SA in Qld 2nd inn, 13-135 for match
1933-11-04 - Bradman scores 200 NSW v Queensland, 184 mins, 26 fours
1934-01-02 - Bradman scores 253 NSW v Queensland, 204 mins, 29 fours 4 sixes
1934-12-24 - Grimmett takes 9-180 for SA as Queensland make 430
1934-12-25 - Four centuries for SA as they make 7-644 v Qld before 6,180
1935-12-24 - Bradman scores 233 in 191 mins, SA v Queensland, 28 fours 1 six
1936-12-18 - Queensland cricket all out for 49 v Vic, Fleetwood-Smith 7-17
1936-12-25 - Ron Hamence scores 104 for SA v Queensland before 4,865
1937-02-13 - Bradman scores 123 SA v Queensland, 165 mins, 10-4s 1-6 in cricket
1937-12-25 - Queensland all out for 93 v SA in front of 10,436
1937-12-27 - Bradman scores 246 SA v Queensland, 364 mins, 20 fours
1938-01-08 - Bradman scores 107 for South Australia v Qld (1st innings)
1938-01-11 - Bradman scores a second innings 113 v Qld after a ton in the 1st
1938-12-26 - Bradman scores 225 South Aust v Qld before Christ gets him out
1939-01-10 - Bradman hits 186 SA v Qld before Christ catches him at short-leg
1939-12-22 - Bradman scores 138 in South Australia's 7-821 v Queensland
1939-12-23 - South Australia score 7-821 against Queensland
1939-12-25 - Grimmett & Ward rip through Qld except Bill Brown (156)
1939-12-30 - O'Reilly takes 14-45 (8-23 & 6-22) as NSW crush Qld in 2 days
1943-05-14 - Sinking of the Australian Hospital Ship Centaur off the coast of Queensland, by a Japanese submarine.
1963-10-27 - Bob Simpson completes 359 for NSW v Qld at Gabba
1977-01-30 - Allan Border scores 36 in his 1st-class innings (NSW v Qld)
1980-10-17 - 1st-class debut of Mike Whitney, NSW v Qld (2-52 & 1-39)
1981-03-08 - Dennis Lillee ct by Qld 12th man Dennis Lillie in Shield game
1981-10-22 - Start of 1st-class game at Newcastle, NSW v Queensland
1983-06-06 - Bottle with note of June 9, 1910 found in Queensland
1984-03-13 - WA beat Queensland by four wickets to win the Sheffield Shield
1985-03-19 - NSW wins cricket Sheffield Shield by beating Queensland by 1 wicket
1986-03-18 - Exciting draw in final gives NSW the Sheffield Shield over Qld
1988-03-22 - WA beat Queensland by 5 wkts to win the Sheffield Shield Final
1990-03-27 - NSW beat Queensland by 345 runs to win Sheffield Shield Final
1993-03-29 - Queensland all out for 75 v NSW in Sheffield Shield Final
1993-03-30 - New South Wales beat Qld by eight wkts to win Sheffield Shield
1994-10-13 - Earliest start of Sheffield Shield season (Queensland v Tasmania)
1994-11-21 - 1st-class cricket debut of Andrew Symonds (Queensland v NSW, SCG)
1995-03-28 - Queensland beat S Aust to win 1st ever cricket Sheffield Shield
1995-09-26 - Earliest 1st-class cricket in Aust season (Qld v Western Prov)
1995-09-28 - Troy Dixon scores cricket century on 1st-class debut for Qld v W Prov
1996-03-26 - Last day of 1st-class cricket for Allan Border (Qld v Vic)
Famous Birthdays
Results 1 - 58 of 58
1862-01-03 - Sir Matthew Nathan, British Governor of Queensland and other places (d. 1939)
1900-04-01 - Robert McDowell, Mayor of Maryborough, Queensland (d. 1988)
1904-12-12 - Jim Christy, righty cricket batter (Transvaal, Queensland & S Africa)
1911-01-13 - Johannes Bjelke-Petersen, premier (Queensland)
1911-06-10 - C P "Chilla" Christ, cricketer (Qld spinner late 30's)
1914-07-09 - Bill Tallon, cricketer (brother of Don, Queensland leggie)
1933-10-05 - Diane Cilento, Queensland Aust, actress (Agony & Ecstasy, Wicker Man)
1934-08-16 - Sam Trimble, cricketer (Queensland bat, 12th man for Aust, no Test)
1936-05-25 - Rusi Surti, cricketer (Indian slow lefty, hat-trick for Qld 1969)
1941-03-21 - Malcolm Francke, cricketer (leg-spinner, Ceylon 1956 to Qld 1984)
1945-10-28 - Dennis Lillie [sic], cricketer (Queensland leg-spinner 1965-66/80-82)
1950-10-03 - Laureen Ford, Gympie Queensland, golfer (1992 Alpine Aust Ladies)
1953-04-05 - John Buchanan, cricketer (Qld batsman 78-79, Shield coach 1995)
1953-11-23 - Martin Kent, cricketer (Queensland batsman played for Australia 1981)
1955-02-10 - Greg[ory John] Norman, Queensland Australia, PGA golfer (1984 Kemper)
1956-11-23 - Shane Gould, Brisbane Queensland, swimmer (Olympic-3 gold-1972)
1957-07-26 - Wayne Grady, Brisbane QLD, Australasia golfer
1958-06-03 - Ann Wilson, Brisbane Qld, golfer (1985 R/U NSW Open)
1959-04-26 - Ann O'Neill, Toowoomba QLD, golfer (1989 Downs District Champ)
1960-01-23 - Greg Ritchie, cricketer (Qld & Aust batsman Fat Cat Mahatma Cote)
1960-06-03 - Carl Rackemann, cricketer (Queensland & Australian quickie)
1960-10-24 - Ian Baker-Finch, Nambour Queensland, PGA golfer (1991 British Open)
1960-12-27 - Terry Price, Rockhampton QLD, Australasia golfer
1961-06-16 - Robbie Kerr, cricketer (Queensland opener 2 Tests for Australia 1985)
1961-11-01 - Paul Jackson, cricketer (slow lefty bowler for Victoria & Queensland)
1962-10-21 - Don Fardon, Toowoomba QLD, Australasia golfer
1962-10-28 - Peter Cantrell, cricketer (Queensland opening bat, Neth WC 1996)
1963-01-13 - Dirk Tazelaar, cricketer (Queensland & Surrey left-arm pace bowler)
1963-06-11 - Max Stevens, Millmeran QLD, Australasia golfer
1963-10-02 - Libby Wilson, Brisbane Qld, golfer (1988 - Singapore Open)
1964-01-16 - Trevor Barsby, cricketer (Queensland opening batsman since 1984-85)
1965-02-08 - Carmen Savy, Brisbane QLD, golfer (1990 Brisbane & District)
1967-11-14 - Matthew King, Brisbane QLD, Australasia golfer
1968-04-30 - Sandra Beikoff, Mackay QLD, golfer (1990 Sunshine Coast Open)
1968-10-18 - Stuart Law, cricketer (prolific Queensland batsman, Australia 1995)
1970-01-03 - Trudi Jeffrey, Brisbane QLD, golfer (1990 Australian Jr Champion)
1970-02-14 - David Podlich, Brisbane QLD, Australasia golfer
1970-05-10 - Andre Stolz, Brisbane QLD, Australasia golfer
1971-04-20 - John Senden, Brisbane QLD, Australasia golfer
1971-05-10 - Andrei Kravtsov, Queensland Australia, gymnast (Olympics-96)
1971-09-03 - Glen Housman, Rockhampton QLD Aust, swimmer (Olympics-silv-92, 96)
1971-10-29 - Matthew Hayden, cricketer (heavy scorer for Queensland, Aust 1994-96)
1972-05-30 - Renita Farrell, Townsville Qld Aust, field hockey midfielder (Oly-96)
1972-07-27 - Clint Robinson, Brisbane QLD Australia, K-1 1k canoeist (Oly-bron-96)
1972-08-18 - Loraine Lambert, Ipswich Queensland, golfer (NZ champ 1991, 92)
1972-12-04 - Kerry Anne Guse, Brisbane Queensland, tennis star (1996 final Hobart)
1972-12-28 - Patrick Rafter, Queensland Aust, tennis star (1993 USTA/Aptos Calif)
1973-07-14 - Kieren Perkins, Brisbane QLD Aust, 1500m swimmer (Olymp-2 gold-92, 96)
1973-11-22 - Michael Murphy, Brisbane QLD Queensland Australia, diver (Olympics-96)
1974-02-27 - Jim Maher, cricketer (Queensland lefty batsman victorious 1995 side)
1974-03-30 - Martin Love, cricketer (high scoring Queensland batsman, Aust 1995)
1974-12-21 - Karrie Webb, Ayr Queensland Aus, LPGA golfer (1994 Aust Strokeplay)
1975-06-09 - Andrew Symonds, cricketer (Birmingham, brilliant Qld & Gloucs batsman)
1976-02-28 - Angie Kennedy, Nambour QLD Australia, swimmer (Olympics-96)
1976-07-24 - Scott Logan, Brisbane QLD Australia, swimmer (Olympics-96)
1978-03-18 - Dionne Bainbridge, Brisbane QLD Aust, NZ 200m swimmer (Olympics-96)
1981-02-17 - Lisa Skinner, Queensland Australia, gymnast (Olympics-96)
1981-04-08 - Rebecca Wilson, Queensland Australia, gymnast (Olympics-96)
Famous Deaths
Results 1 - 8 of 8
1901-01-10 - Sir James Dickson, Premier of Queensland, Australian Minister for Defence (b. 1832)
1905-01-13 - George Thorn, Premier of Queensland (b. 1838)
1906-01-01 - Sir Hugh Nelson, Premier of Queensland (b. 1835)
1952-01-15 - Ned Hanlon, Premier of Queensland (b. 1887)
1963-01-07 - Arthur Moore, Premier of Queensland (b. 1876)
1978-01-09 - Eddie Gilbert, cricket (Aboriginal Qld quick got Don for a duck), dies
1984-09-07 - Don Tallon, cricketer (great Queensland & Australian keeper), dies
2005-04-23 - Joh Bjelke-Petersen, Premier of Queensland (b. 1911)
