Portal:Australia/Anniversaries/July/July 28
Appearance
![Waratah](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Waratah1909.jpg/120px-Waratah1909.jpg)
- 1902 – Indigenous Australian artist Albert Namatjira is born near Alice Springs.
- 1909 – The last sighting of the steamer Waratah sailing from Australia; disappeared off the coast of South Africa with 211 passengers and crew. The most famous ship to go down until the Titanic three years later.
- 1983 – New South Wales premier Neville Wran is exonerated by the Street Royal Commission over claims that he attempted to influence the NSW majestry.