Portal:Australia/Anniversaries/December/December 18

The argument over women's rights in Victoria was lampooned in this Melbourne Punch cartoon of 1887

• 1894 – South Australia is the first colony to give women equal franchise with men.
• 1902 – The mayors of Sydney and Melbourne are conferred the title of Lord Mayor.
• 1903 – The first train runs from Rockhampton to Brisbane.
• 1952 – Entertainer Frankie J. Holden is born.