Portal:Australia/Anniversaries/October/October 2
Appearance
![Gladesville Bridge: The span of the bridge is 300 m (1,000 ft) and at its highest point gives a clearance of 60 m (200 ft)](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/GladesvilleBridge.jpg/120px-GladesvilleBridge.jpg)
- 1935 – John Curtin replaces James Scullin as leader of the Australian Labor Party.
- 1964 – Gladesville Bridge (pictured) opened—the world's longest concrete arch at the time.
- 1981 – Luke Wilkshire, Australian football (soccer) player, was born in Wollongong.
- 1990 – Opera singer Dame Joan Sutherland announces her retirement.