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Statue of the Dog on the Tuckerbox at Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia

• 1880 – Redmond Barry, the judge who sentenced Ned Kelly to be hanged, died just twelve days after Kelly was hanged.
• 1932 – The statue of The Dog on the Tuckerbox is unveiled at Gundagai, New South Wales by Prime Minister Joseph Lyons.
• 1955 – The Cocos Islands come under Australian control.
• 1961 – Cricketer Merv Hughes is born.