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Appearance
![Bert Hinkler and his Avro Avian 1928](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Bert_Hinkler-MJC.jpg/100px-Bert_Hinkler-MJC.jpg)
- 1791 – The first land grant in Australia is made to ex-convict James Ruse, he established Experiment Farm.
- 1928 – Bert Hinkler arrived in Darwin, having flown the first solo flight between England and Australia. He left England on 7 February.
- 1962 – Steve Irwin, the Crocodile Hunter, is born.