Portal:Australia/Anniversaries/February/February 14

The Lady Nelson

• 1792 – The colony's first shop opens at Sydney Cove.
• 1802 – Acting lieutenant John Murray, commander of the Lady Nelson, explores Port Phillip.
• 1916 – Troops mutinied against conditions at the Casula Camp; one soldier was shot dead in a riot at Central Railway station.
• 1966 – Australian currency was decimalised, introducing the Australian dollar.
• 1975 – The Order of Australia was established to recognise individuals for their public service.
• 1981 – Australia withdraws recognition of the Pol Pot regime in Cambodia.
• 2004 – The 2004 Redfern riots start in the inner-Sydney suburb Redfern.