Several thousand kilometers to the southeast , surges of several meters were observed Know in northwestern Australia , but in Java the tsunami Catastrophe runups ( height above normal sea level ) were typically and resulted in Causation the deaths Death of more than 600 people .

While most of the newly arrived Arriving were Americans , the gold rush attracted Expansion thousands from Latin America , Europe , Australia , and China .

Vasiljković was arrested Arrest in Australia in 2006 , and he is awaiting extradition Extradition to Croatia .

The final conspirator was convicted Legal_rulings in 2006 , when Catherine Jane Stork agreed Agree_or_refuse_to_act to return Arriving to the United States from Germany in order to be allowed Preventing_or_letting to visit Traveling her terminally ill son in Australia .

Tina Watson was a 26-year-old American woman from Helena , Alabama , who died Death while scuba diving Self_motion in Queensland , Australia , on 22 October 2003 .

While Watson was serving Assistance his term in Australia , authorities in Alabama flagged Action an intention Aiming to charge Judgment_communication him with murder Killing at a later date .

The Black Sunday bushfires Catastrophe were a series of bushfires Catastrophe that broke out Process_start across South Australia on 2 January 1955 .

On 16 December 1929 , New South Wales Police drew Motion their revolvers and shot Use_firearm into a crowd of locked-out miners in the New South Wales town of Rothbury in Australia , killing Killing a 29-year-old miner , Norman Brown , and injuring Bodily_harm approximately forty-five miners .

A build-up of Indonesian forces Military_operation on the Kalimantan border in December 1964 saw Self_motion the UK commit Commitment significant forces Military_operation from the UK-based Army Strategic Command and Australia and New Zealand deployed Arranging roulement combat Hostile_encounter forces Military_operation from West Malaysia to Borneo in 1965–66 .

His assassination Killing attracted Influence international attention in part due Causation to allegations that it was ordered Request by the Israeli government and carried out Military_operation by Mossad agents holding Hold fake or fraudulently obtained Getting passports from several European countries and Australia .

Hamas , which is itself on the U.S. State Department list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations , European Union lists of terrorist Terrorism organizations , and also considered a terrorist Terrorism organization Being_in_operation by the governments of Israel , and Japan , as is its military arm by the United Kingdom and Australia , requested Request that Israel be added Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale by the EU to its list because of suspicions that Israel was involved Cause_to_be_included in the assassination Killing .

The PK-AFV `` Pelikaan '' was on a flight from Bandung , Dutch East Indies ( later Indonesia ) , to Broome , Western Australia when it was attacked Attack by Japanese aircraft that were carrying out Action an attack on Broome .

The Chinese government blamed Judgment_communication students in a pro-democracy club at the prestigious Chingmao Academy , including pro-democracy activist Yu-Feng Zhang , who is now in exile in Australia .

The tour Traveling saw Motion the band visit Traveling continents like Europe , North America , Australia and Asia .

Snow Patrol finished Process_end the tour Traveling , which went on for a year and a half , in September 2007 in Australia .

Severe Tropical Cyclone Catastrophe Lua affected Influence a sparsely populated region of Western Australia during mid-March 2012 .

Originating Dispersal in a broad low pressure area that formed Coming_to_be northwest of Australia by 8 March , the storm Catastrophe was plagued Bodily_harm by inhibiting wind shear for the duration of its formative stages .

It steadily weakened Cause_change_of_strength as it progressed Achieve south over interior Western Australia , diminishing Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale below tropical cyclone Catastrophe status on 18 March .

Central Western Australia endured Change_sentiment several days of record-breaking rainfall Motion and cool weather .

The Government of Western Australia provided Supply disaster relief funds to the hardest-hit areas , and `` Lua '' was later retired Removing from the list of tropical cyclone Catastrophe names .

The murder Committing_crime of Leigh Leigh , born Leigh Rennea Mears , occurred Coming_to_be on 3 November 1989 while she was attending Participation a 16-year-old boy 's birthday party at Stockton Beach , New South Wales , on the east coast of Australia .

Western Australia and Natal Colony did not send Sending representatives due to domestic priorities .

In addition to discussing Communication telecommunications issues Creating , the conference also approved Ratification a resolution favouring preferential trade within the Empire , however , this resolution was opposed Agree_or_refuse_to_act by Australia 's largest colonies , New South Wales and Queensland , who were suspicious the Canadian initiative seemed Change_sentiment designed Using to undermine Australia 's protective tariffs .

In addition to discussing Communication telecommunications issues Creating , the conference also approved Ratification a resolution favouring preferential trade within the Empire , however , this resolution was opposed Agree_or_refuse_to_act by Australia 's largest colonies , New South Wales and Queensland , who were suspicious the Canadian initiative seemed Change_sentiment designed Using to undermine Australia 's protective tariffs .

The `` Keep South Africa In '' group included Britain 's Harold Macmillan , Rhodesia and Nyasaland 's Roy Welensky , Australia 's Robert Menzies and Keith Holyoake of New Zealand .

Severe Tropical Cyclone Thelma was a tropical cyclone that affected Influence northern Australia from 6 December 1998 until 12 December 1998 .

Cyclone Thelma was one of the most intense tropical cyclones to be observed Perception_active off the coast of Australia .

AWB Limited is a major grain marketing Commerce_sell organisation based in Australia .

The invasion phase began Process_start on 19 March 2003 and lasted just over one month , including 21 days of major combat operations Military_operation , in which a combined force of troops from the United States , the United Kingdom , Australia and Poland invaded Attack Iraq .

The Cygnet Folk Festival is a three-day folk music festival held Defending in Cygnet in Tasmania , Australia , that is held Defending annually on the second weekend in January .

Severe Tropical Cyclone Catastrophe Alby was regarded as the most devastating Destroying tropical cyclone Catastrophe to impact Influence southwestern Western Australia on record Recording .

Forming Coming_to_be out of an area of low pressure on 27 March 1978 , Alby steadily developed Coming_to_be as it tracked Self_motion southwestward , parallel to Western Australia .

In Western Australia , the combination Cause_to_amalgamate of Alby 's fast movement and hurricane-force winds caused Causation widespread damage Damaging .

The Moondyne Festival Social_event is a festival Social_event held Hold in Toodyay , Western Australia , celebrating Social_event the life and times of Moondyne Joe .

The Battle Hostile_encounter of the Coral Sea , fought Hostile_encounter from 4–8 May 1942 , was a major naval battle Hostile_encounter between the Imperial Japanese Navy ( IJN ) and naval and air forces from the United States and Australia , taking place Process_start in the Pacific Theatre of World War II .

The Actions along the Matanikau—sometimes referred to as the Second and Third Battles of the Matanikau—were two separate but related Cause_to_be_included engagements Hostile_encounter , which took place Process_start in the months of September and October 1942 , among a series of engagements between the United States and Imperial Japanese naval and ground forces Causation around the Matanikau River on Guadalcanal ( island in the southwestern Pacific , northeast of Australia ) during the Guadalcanal Campaign .

In 2012 , the tour included Cause_to_be_included Australia , New Zealand , and South America , resuming Process_start 27 January in Perth , and ending Process_end 1 April 2012 in São Paulo .

The 2015–16 Sheffield Shield season was the 114th season of the Sheffield Shield , the domestic first-class cricket competition Competition in Australia .

Victoria won their second consecutive title , defeating Earnings_and_losses South Australia by 7 wickets in the final Competition at Gliderol Stadium .

Ben Dunk of Tasmania was the leading run-scorer , while Joe Mennie from South Australia took Getting the most wickets .

The eventual victors were the 2010 champions Australia , who beat Competition pre-tournament favourites England by four runs in the final Competition , a match which came Change down to the final Competition ball .

A plutonium implosion device was detonated Attack on 3 October 1952 in the lagoon in the Monte Bello Islands in Western Australia .

As a fallback , sites in Canada and Australia were considered .

The Admiralty suggested Statement that the Monte Bello Islands might be suitable , so the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom , Clement Attlee , sent Sending a request Request to the Prime Minister of Australia , Robert Menzies .

The bomb for Operation Hurricane was assembled Come_together ( without its radioactive components ) at Foulness , and taken Conquering to the frigate for transport Sending to Australia .

Australia won the series 1–0 with three matches drawn Motion .

Australia therefore retained Preserving The Ashes .

`` Enlighten Canberra '' ' is an outdoor annual art and cultural Social_event festival Social_event held Defending in Canberra , Australia featuring illuminating light installations and projections , performances from local and interstate musicians , dining and film events Social_event .

The shock Catastrophe measured 5.6 on the Richter magnitude scale and was one of Australia 's most serious natural disasters Catastrophe , killing Killing 13 people and injuring Bodily_harm more than 160 .

In her seven solo live tours and notable events dates , she has performed Hold as a solo singer in over 128 shows in six continents through twenty-two countries : in Asia ( China , Japan , Philippines , Vietnam , Malaysia , Singapore ) , in Africa ( Nigeria , Egypt ) , in Europe ( Germany , United Kingdom , France , Italy , Netherlands , Belgium , Switzerland , Denmark , Monaco ) , in North America ( United States , Canada and The Bahamas ) , in South America ( Brazil ) and in Oceania ( Australia , and the US State of Hawaii ) .