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Newspapers have announced some of Australia’s and the World’s most remarkable events.  The role of newspapers in breaking news over the 20th Century has changed from a time delay of days to instant wireless coverage.  From the moon landing to the end of the second World War or the passing of a celebrity, a headline newspaper captures the moment succinctly and gives the event raw immediacy.

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DATE: TOPIC OF INTEREST: TITLE NEWSPAPER HEADLINE:
10/05/1901 Opening of first Parliament Sydney Morning Herald AUSTRALIA'S PARLIAMENT OPENED BY THE HEIR APPARENT
10/05/1915 Sinking of  S.S Lusitania Sydney Morning Herald LUSITANIA TORPEDOED OFF IRISH COAST
10/05/1915 Sinking of S.S Lusitania The Argus S.S. LUSITANIA TORPEDOED: 1,500 SOULS PERISH
11/11/1918 Signing of Armistice The Herald(Vic) Germany Surrenders to the Allies
12/11/1918 End of WWI Daily Telegraph (Syd) OFFICIAL: ARMISTICE SIGNED
10/05/1927 Opening of Parliament House in Canberra Sydney Morning Herald PARLIAMENT ASSEMBLES/FIRST SITTING AT CANBERRA
10/05/1927 Opening of Parliament house in Canberra The Argus CANBERRA CEREMONY/HISTORIC SCENE/DUKE OPENS PARLIAMENT HOUSE
10/05/1927 Opening of Parliament house in Canberra Daily Telegraph (Syd) DUKE TURNS NEW PAGE IN AUSTRALIA'S HISTORY
10/05/1927 Opening of Parliament house in Canberra The Sun DUKE OPENS THE DOOR TO GREATER NATIONHOOD
24/02/1931 Death of Dame Nellie Melba The Argus DAME NELLIE MELBA / DEATH IN SYDNEY
22/03/1932 Phar Lap wins in the U.S.A Sydney Morning Herald PHAR LAP/RECORD WIN
22/03/1932 Phar Lap wins in U.S.A The Argus PHAR LAP WINS AGUA CALIENTE HANDICAP
7/04/1932 Death of Phar Lap Sydney Morning Herald PHAR LAP DEAD
7/04/1932 Death of Phar Lap The Argus PHAR LAP DEAD / COLLAPSE IN CALIFORNIA
21/01/1936 Death of King George The Star DEATH OF KING GEORGE
11/12/1936 Abdication of King Edward Sydney Morning Herald THE KING ABDICATES
11/12/1936 Abdication of Edward Daily Telegraph (Syd) KING EDWARD ABDICATES
11/12/1936 King Edward Abdicates The Argus KING LEAVING ENGLAND
8/05/1937 Hindenberg Airship disaster Sydney Morning Herald AIRSHIP DISASTER
10/05/1937 Hindenberg Airship disaster Sydney Morning Herald AIRSHIP DISASTER
5/09/1939 Beginning of WWII Sydney Morning Herald OPENING MOVES IN THE WAR
1/12/1941 HMAS Sydney missing in action Sydney Morning Herald HMAS SYDNEY MISSING: ACTION WITH RAIDER
9/12/1941 Pearl Harbour Sydney Morning Herald JAPAN BRINGS WAR TO THE PACIFIC
20/02/1942 Darwin attacked by Japanese Sydney Morning Herald TWO BIG AIR RAIDS ON DARWIN
21/02/1942 WWII news on bombing of Darwin The Argus 17 KILLED IN RAIDS ON DARWIN
2/06/1942 3 Japanese subs sunk during WWII The Argus 3 MIDGET SUBS SUNK IN SYDNEY HARBOUR
9/10/1944 Sydney Strike Edition Combined Sydney Titles 5,000 Plane Assault
11/10/1944 Sydney Strike Edition Combined Sydney Titles CHURCHILL, EDEN, FLY TO MOSCOW
12/10/1944 Sydney Strike Edition Combined Sydney Titles FLYING-BOAT CLASH IN HARBOUR
13/10/1944 Sydney Strike Edition Combined Sydney Titles AACHEN CRUMBLING AS ALLIES MOUNT GREAT BARRAGE
14/10/1944 Sydney Strike Edition Combined Sydney Titles 1000-PLANE FORMOSA RAID LASTS 25 HOURS
16/10/1944 Sydney Strike Edition Combined Sydney Titles RECORD FLIGHT OF BOMBERS BLASTS FORMOSA AGAIN
17/10/1944 Sydney Strike Edition Combined Sydney Titles FORMOSA BATTLE STILL RAGES
18/10/1944 Sydney Strike Edition Combined Sydney Titles JAPANESE FLEET RUNS FROM U.S WARSHIPS
19/10/1944 Sydney Strike Edition Combined Sydney Titles PHILIPPINES STILL UNDER CARRIER BLOWS
20/10/1944 Sydney Strike Edition Combined Sydney Titles PHILIPPINES INVASION REPORTED
8/05/1945 Germany Surrenders Herald ALLIED LEADERS SEAL SURRENDER TERMS
8/05/1945 Germany Surrenders The Sun (NSW) IT'S ALL OVER IN EUROPE
8/05/1945 End of War in Europe Sydney Morning Herald GERMAN'S PROCLAIM SURRENDER
8/05/1945 End of War in Europe Daily Telegraph (Syd) GERMANY QUITS
8/05/1945 End of WWII in Europe The Argus CAPITULATION
9/05/1945 End of War in Europe Sydney Morning Herald MR CHURCHILL ANNOUNCES CEASE-FIRE
9/05/1945 End of WWII in Europe The Age THE GERMAN WAR IS AT AN END
9/05/1945 End of WWII in Europe The Sun (Vic) GERMAN FULL SURRENDER TO BE SIGNED IN BERLIN
9/05/1945 End of WWII in Europe The Argus NAZIS PROSTRATE; JAPS NEXT
9/05/1945 War ends in Europe The Herald (Vic) GERMANS SIGN OFF IN BERLIN
10/05/1945 War ends in Europe The Sun SURRENDER AT RHEIMS
7/08/1945 Hiroshima Announcement Herald MIGHTY ATOM BOMB SECRETS OUT
8/08/1945 Hiroshima Announcement SMH ATOMIC BOMB MAY END WAR - TERRIFYING NEW WEAPON
8/08/1945 Hiroshima Announcement The Sun (NSW) ATOMIC BOMB FELT AT 10 MILES
11/08/1945 Japan Surrenders The Age JAPAN OFFERS TO SURRENDER
11/08/1945 Japan Surrenders The Argus JAPS OFFER TO SURRENDER
15/08/1945 Japanese Reply to WhiteHouse The Sun(Vic) Delay In Japs Reply
15/08/1945 End of WWII  The Sun (NSW) PEACE!
15/08/1945 End of WWII The Argus JAPAN ACCEPTS SAYS TOKYO
15/08/1945 End of WWII The Herald (Vic) PEACE-WORLD HAILS JAP SURRENDER
15/08/1945 End of WWII Daily Mirror WAR OVER - OFFICIAL
15/08/1945 End of WWII The Herald (Vic) PEACE-WORLD HAILS JAP SURRENDER
16/08/1945 End of WWII Sydney Morning Herald JAPAN CAPITULATES
17/08/1945 End of WWII celebrations Sydney Morning Herald HALF A MILLION CHEER GREAT PEACE MARCH
3/09/1945 Japanese Sign Surrender The Argus JAP SURRENDER SIGNED
3/09/1945 Japanese Sign Surrender The Age DRAMATIC END TO WORLD WAR
7/02/1952 Death of King George VI Sydney Morning Herald THE KING IS DEAD
3/06/1953 Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II The Argus ELIZABETH IS CROWNED
3/06/1953 Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II The Argus ELIZABETH IS CROWNED
11/07/1955 Sydney Strike Edition Combined Sydney Titles PRINTERS' STRIKE EXTENDS TO ALL SYDNEY PAPERS
17/11/1956 Olympics Preview The Argus CITY LIGHTS UP
21/11/1956 Melbourne Olympics The Sun (Vic) GAMES EVE AND 'NO RAIN' IS THE BUREAU'S TIP
22/11/1956 Melbourne Olympics The Sun (Vic) THEY'RE ON
22/11/1956 Melbourne Olympics Daily Mirror Duke Opens Games
22/11/1956 Melbourne Olympics The Herald(Vic) Duke Opens Games + Sun and Games
23/11/1956 Melbourne Olympics The Herald(Vic) Games Get Down to Business
23/11/1956 Melbourne Olympics Argus(Vic) The Sight of a Lifetime as Flame Blazes
23/11/1956 Melbourne Olympics Daily Mirror 102,000 people see brilliant start to 1956 Olympic Games
23/11/1956 Melbourne Olympics The Sun (Vic) It's Aflame
24/11/1956 Melbourne Olympics Argus(Vic) Poor Chilla!
24/11/1956 Melbourne Olympics The Herald(Vic) Heats on at Games, and Crowd Swelters
24/11/1956 Melbourne Olympics The Sun (Vic) RECORDS!GOLD MEDALS TO 4 MEN, 1 WOMEN
26/11/1956 Melbourne Olympics The Age(Vic) US Star Wins 800 Meter Thriller
26/11/1956 Melbourne Olympics Argus(Vic) Olympic Surf Men Thrill 70,000
26/11/1956 Melbourne Olympics The Sun (Vic) GIRLS! IT'S YOUR BIG BATTLE TODAY
27/11/1956 Melbourne Olympics The Herald(Vic) Australia Thrives for Gold at Ballarat
27/11/1956 Melbourne Olympics The Argus(Vic) Betty, You Beauty!
27/11/1956 Melbourne Olympics The Sun (Vic) BETTY! GOLD MEDAL GIRL
28/11/1956 Melbourne Olympics The Herald(Vic) America Scoops Pool
28/11/1956 Melbourne Olympics The Herald(Vic) Swede Wins Pentathalon, Sets New Record
28/11/1956 Melbourne Olympics The Argus(Vic) Shirleys Fit. It's a girls Day to Score More Medals
28/11/1956 Melbourne Olympics The Sun (Vic) IT'S GIRLS AGAIN! ANOTHER MEDAL?
29/11/1956 Melbourne Olympics The Argus(Vic) Marvel Mum
29/11/1956 Melbourne Olympics The Sun (Vic) MUMMY, MUMMY CRIED SHIRLEY'S SON
30/11/1956 Melbourne Olympics The Argus(Vic) Betty Cuthbert, Golden Girl
30/11/1956 Melbourne Olympics The Herald(Vic) Moves to Close Rift in West
30/11/1956 Melbourne Olympics The Sun (Vic) RECORDS - THRILLS
1/12/1956 Melbourne Olympics The Argus(Vic) Betty and John, Toast of a Nation
1/12/1956 Melbourne Olympics The Sun (Vic) ONE-2- AND 3 OUR SWIM MEDALS AND BETTY
3/12/1956 Melbourne Olympics The Argus(Vic) The Duke has a Lunch Date With Betty
3/12/1956 Melbourne Olympics The Argus(Vic) A Night to Remember
3/12/1956 Melbourne Olympics The Argus(Vic) HUNGARIANS LEAD
3/12/1956 Melbourne Olympics The Sun (Vic) DAWN LED THIS 1.2.3
4/12/1956 Melbourne Olympics The Age (Vic) BUSY DAY FOR DUKE
4/12/1956 Melbourne Olympics The Sun (Vic) BIG 4 RECORD
5/12/1956 Melbourne Olympics The Herald(Vic) WE WIN GOLD MEDAL ON BAY
5/12/1956 Melbourne Olympics The Argus(Vic) Two Hungarians Won't Go Home
5/12/1956 Melbourne Olympics The Sun (Vic) 8 MEDALS!
5/12/1956 Suez Crisis The Age (Vic) British Conservatives
6/12/1956 Suez Crisis The Herald(Vic) Eden to Go
6/12/1956 Suez Crisis The Age (Vic) PM Urges
6/12/1956 The Petrov Affair The Argus(Vic) Petrovs Now Australians
6/12/1956 Melbourne Olympics The Sun (Vic) SHOCK MOVE IN HUNGARY TEAM. MANY WONT GO HOME
7/12/1956 Melbourne Olympics The Argus(Vic) Fists Fly in Pool Fracas
7/12/1956 Melbourne Olympics The Herald(Vic) This Team Wont Go Back to Hungary
7/12/1956 Melbourne Olympics The Sun(Vic) Hungary and Russia in Fiery Pool Clash
7/12/1956 Melbourne Olympics The Age (Vic) THREE MORE GOLD
7/12/1956 Melbourne Olympics The Sun (Vic) 3 MORE, AND IT'S NOW 11 FOR US
8/12/1956 Melbourne Olympics The Herald(Vic) All Nations Parade Ends Games
8/12/1956 Melbourne Olympics The Argus(Vic) Tambori,Wizard Miller,Won't Go Back To Hungary
8/12/1956 Melbourne Olympics The Sun (Vic) OUR GOLDEN FINISH
10/12/1956 Melbourne Olympics The Argus(Vic) Comemorative Pictorial Page
10/12/1956 Melbourne Olympics The Sun (Vic) THE FLAME IS OUT
19/01/1957 End of 'The Argus' The Argus YOUR LAST ARGUS
14/09/1957 Rusian Rocket Hits the Moon The Herald(Vic) Reds Hit Moon
7/10/1957 First Space satellite Sydney Morning Herald U.S NOT SPEEDING UP SPACE PLAN BECAUSE OF RED MOON
7/10/1957 First space satellite The Herald (Vic) RUSSIANS PLAN BIGGER MOONS
13/04/1961 First man in space The Sun (Vic) MAN BACK FROM SPACE
13/04/1961 First man in space Sydney Morning Herald RUSSIAN BACK FROM SPACE TRIP
13/04/1961 First man in space The Herald (Vic) WORLDS BLUE Gagarin's in hospital for check
21/02/1962 Space Exploration Daily Telegraph (Syd) SPACEMAN BLASTED INTO ORBIT
6/08/1962 Death of Marilyn Monroe The Herald (Vic) Ex-husband flies in: Star mourned
23/11/1963 JFK The Sun (NSW) PRESIDENT KENNEDY MURDERED
23/11/1963 JFK The Age(Vic) President Kennedy Shot Dead
23/11/1963 JFK The Herald (Vic) PRES. KENNEDY ASSASSINATED
24/11/1963 JFK Sunday Telegraph HORRIFIES WORLD
24/11/1963 Jackie Kennedy Sunday Mirror Jackies Agony
24/11/1963 Assassination of JFK Sun-Herald MAN CHARGED WITH MURDER OF PRESIDENT
25/11/1963 Lee Harvey Oswald Sun(Vic) This is JFK's Killer
25/11/1963 Kennedy Death The Age(Vic) World Mourns President 
25/11/1963 Kennedy Death SMH DEAD PRESIDENT LIES AT CAPITOL
25/11/1963 Lee Harvey Oswald Killed The Herald (Vic) ASSASSIN SHOT DEAD ON HIS WAY TO GAOL
26/11/1963 JFK Funeral SMH LEADERS OF 60 NATIONS AT FUNERAL (+ different headline for late edition)
26/11/1963 JFK Funeral The Sun(Vic) Gun Guard at Funeral
26/11/1963 JFK Funeral The Herald(Vic) World Mourns JFK
26/11/1963 Kennedy Death The Age(Vic) President Kennedy Buried In Hero's Grave
18/12/1967 Harold Holt's death The Sun (Vic) HOLT'S DEATH FEARED
24/02/1969 100 Years of The Herald The Herald (Vic) SUPPLEMENT - STORY OF A CENTURY
16/07/1969 Man on the moon colour edition The Sun (Vic) THEY BLAST OFF TONIGHT!
17/07/1969 Moon Launch The Age SPACEMAN BLAST OFF FOR MOON
17/07/1969 Moon Launch The Sun (Vic) THEY'RE OFF TO MOON Bang on time 
21/07/1969 Man on Moon The Age DOWN TO THE MOON
21/07/1969 Man on Moon The Sun (NSW) MAN WALKS ON MOON
21/07/1969 Man on Moon The Sun (Vic) M-DAY - READY FOR TOUCH DOWN / NOW FOR THE LANDING
21/07/1969 Man on Moon SMH MEN ON MOON
21/07/1969 Man on Moon Brisbane Telegraph MAN STEPS ON MOON
21/07/1969 Man on Moon Daily Mirror(NSW) Walking on the Moon/They're on the Moon!
21/07/1969 Man on Moon The Herald (Vic) MAN WALKS ON MOON
22/07/1969 Man on Moon The Age HISTORY, THEN HOME
22/07/1969 Blast off Moon Courier Mail THEY DID IT
22/07/1969 Blast off Moon The Herald(Vic) Blast out! - Here Come moon men
22/07/1969 Man on Moon The Advertiser World Marvels at Moon Epic
22/07/1969 Astronauts leave moon  The Sun (Vic) SO NOW IT'S GOODBYE, MOON / THEIR DAY ON THE MOON
22/07/1969 Astronauts leave moon  Daily Telegraph (Syd) MAN'S BRAVEST HOUR
24/07/1969 Man on the Moon The Sun (Vic) 3 MOON MEN TO VISIT
25/07/1969 Man on the Moon The Age MOON MEN BACK ON EARTH
25/07/1969 Man on the Moon The Sun (Vic) THEY'RE BACK SAFELY
25/07/1969 Man on the Moon The Herald (Vic) ALL U.S GOES WILD
26/07/1969 Man on the Moon The Sun (Vic) NO MOON BUGS ON SPACE MEN
15/10/1970 West Gate Bridge disaster The Herald (Vic) 22 DIE AS BRIDGE CRASHES
16/10/1970 West Gate Bridge disaster The Age West Gate death toll stands at 33
1/07/1971 Soviet cosmonauts die in space The Sun (Vic) THREE DIE IN SPACE CAPSULE
5/09/1972 The Sun 50th Anniversary souvenir The Sun (Vic) 1922 - 1972
21/10/1973 Sydney Opera House Opens The Sun/Herald(NSW) Sydney Has it's Day of Glory
21/10/1973 Sydney Opera House Opens The Sunday Telegraph Grand Opera
29/04/1975 U.S quits Vietnam The Herald (Vic) ALL OUT! FINAL U.S ORDER
12/11/1975 The Dismissal Sydney Morning Herald ELECTION IN DECEMBER
12/11/1975 The Dismissal The Age KERR SACKS WHITLAM
15/12/1975 Liberal Party wins elections Sydney Morning Herald 53 MAJORITY FOR FRASER
19/01/1977 Granville train disaster Sydney Morning Herald BATTLE TO FREE BODIES
10/12/1980 Death John Lennon The Herald (Vic) Lennon 'Stalked 3 Days'
10/12/1980 Death John Lennon The Age FIVE SHOTS KILL BEATLE JOHN LENNON
10/12/1980 Death John Lennon The Sun (Vic) JOHN LENNON SHOT DEAD
11/12/1980 Death John Lennon The Herald (Vic) Lennon signs his death warrant
14/04/1981 Sydney Morning Herald 150th Anniversary Sydney Morning Herald Sydney Morning Herald 150th Anniversary
26/07/1981 Prince Charles & Lady Diana - Royal wedding souvenir edition Sun-Herald (NSW) ROYAL WEDDING SOUVENIR
28/07/1981 Prince Charles & Lady Diana's wedding Sydney Morning Herald ROYAL WEDDING SOUVENIR
28/07/1981 Prince Charles & Lady Diana's wedding The Sun (Vic) "Wedding Special"
29/07/1981 Prince Charles & Lady Diana's wedding The Herald (Vic) THEIR DAY
30/07/1981 Prince Charles & Lady Diana's Wedding Sydney Morning Herald Now…Princess of Wales
30/07/1981 Prince Charles & Lady Diana's wedding The Sun (Vic) MY PRINCESS DI…
30/07/1981 Prince Charles & Lady Diana's wedding The Herald (Vic) Now, just the two of us…
31/07/1981 Prince Charles & Lady Diana's wedding The Herald (Vic) PRINCESS CHARMING
22/06/1982 Prince William born The Herald (Vic) OH BOY! Mother and son-and Dad- are just fine
23/06/1982 Prince William born The Sun (Vic) DI'S PRINCE
23/06/1982 Prince William born The Herald (Vic) And here he is…
17/02/1983 Ash Wednesday The Sun (Vic) Ash Wednesday
27/09/1983 Australia wins the America's cup The Sun (NSW) It's our Cup!
28/09/1983 Australia wins the America's cup The Sun (Vic) AUSSIES RULE
28/09/1983 Australia wins the America's cup Sydney Morning Herald The Cup comes Down Under
29/09/1983 Australia wins the America's cup The Sun (Vic) Your cup souvenier
7/03/1983 Labor Party wins elections Sydney Morning Herald Now for the Hawke era
27/09/1983 Australia II wins the America's Cup The Sun (Vic) It's Ours
27/09/1983 Australia II wins the America's Cup Daily Mirror It's Ours
27/09/1983 Australia II wins the America's Cup The Herald (Vic) AUSTRALIA'S DAY
28/09/1983 Australia Americas Cup Win The Australian Yes We Can Do Anything If We Try
28/09/1983 Australia wins America's Cup The Age Newport goes mad for Bond
28/09/1983 Australia II wins the America's Cup The Herald (Vic) Ours! A cup full of smiles
25/09/1993 Sydney wins 2000 Olympics Sydney Morning Herald Sydney Celebrates
25/09/1993 Sydney wins 2000 Olympics The Australian WE WON!
29/04/1996 Port Aurthur Massacre The Mercury 33 Dead
29/04/1996 Port Arthur massacre The Herald-Sun 33 DEAD
1/09/1997 Death of Princess Diana The Herald-Sun Death of a Princess
1/09/1997 Death of Princess Diana The Australian People's Princess Dead at 36
2/10/2000 Sydney Olympics The Australian Simply the best
16/09/2000 Sydney Olympics Sydney Morning Herald Olympics - Historic Edition
16/09/2000 Sydney Olympics Weekend Australian Opening Ceremony Souvenier - Night of our Lives
30/10/2000 Sydney Olympics Daily Telegraph (Syd) Grand Finale Closing Ceremony Picture Special
12/09/2001 September 11 2001 Daily Telegraph (Syd) ACT OF WAR
12/09/2001 September 11 2001 The Herald-Sun America Attacked
12/09/2001 September 11 2001 Daily Telegraph (Syd) WORLD TERROR
12/09/2001 September 11 2001 The Age War on America
13/09/2001 September 11 2001 The Herald-Sun Pure Evil
14/10/2002 Bali Bombing Daily Telegraph (Syd) VICTIMS OF WAR
14/10/2002 Bali Bombing Sydney Morning Herald TERRORISM STRIKES HOME
14/10/2002 Bali Bombing The Age MASSACRE IN BALI
14/10/2002 Bali Bombing The Herald-Sun EVIL: 187 DIE IN BALI BOMBING
23/11/2003 Rugby World Cup Sunday Telegraph Jonny ruins our dream