Australia II (KA 6) is an Australian 12-metre-class America's Cup challenge racing yacht that was launched in 1982[1] and won the 1983 America's Cup for the Royal Perth Yacht Club. Skippered by John Bertrand, she was the first successful Cup challenger, ending a 132-year tenure (with 26 successful defences) by the New York Yacht Club.
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AustraliaII (KA 6) is an Australian 12-metre-class America's Cup challenge racing yacht that was launched in 1982 and won the 1983 America's Cup for the...
II. LemaireSoft's Dakar: operation Menace. September 23, 1940 Ahoy – Mac's Web Log – "Operation Menace." September 23, 24, 25, 1940. HMAS Australia and...
Australia entered World War II on 3 September 1939, following the government's acceptance of the United Kingdom's declaration of war on Nazi Germany. Australia...
with it. Warby and his son Dave then worked on a new boat, Spirit of AustraliaII, powered by a Bristol Siddeley Orpheus jet engine taken from an Italian...
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania...
Spirit of AustraliaII coming out of yellowin Bay, accelerating on to the kilo course with a run of 265mph, mixed weather... | By Spirit of Australia 2 - The...
Australian Survivor: Champions vs. Contenders 2 is the sixth season of Australian Survivor and the fourth season to air on Network Ten. It was hosted...
Sport is an important part of Australia that dates back to the early colonial period. Australian rules football, rugby league, rugby union, association...
War) II ANZAC Corps, Australia and New Zealand II Corps (Australia) II Canadian Corps Second Artillery Corps, People's Republic of China Finnish II Corps...
in Australia. Because they are not native to Australia and were only introduced by European colonists as pets in the early 1800s, native Australian animals...
United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, and elsewhere. Finances of the British royal family Household of Elizabeth II List of things named...
Chapter II of the Constitution of Australia establishes the executive branch of the Commonwealth of Australia. It provides for the exercise of executive...
1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, on the advice of the Australian Government. Before the establishment of the order, Australian citizens could receive...
The history of Australia is the history of the land and peoples of the continental land mass and offshore territories which now comprise the Commonwealth...
of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) proposed an invasion of mainland Australia. This proposal was opposed by the Imperial Japanese Army and Prime Minister...
between 1884 and 1914; it was formally under Australian military occupation in 1914–1920). Following World War II, the Papua and New Guinea Act 1949 placed...
Socialism in Australia dates back at least as far as the late-19th century. Notions of socialism in Australia have taken many different forms including...
Crocodile Dundee II was also a worldwide hit, but not as big as its predecessor. The film set an opening weekend record in Australia with a gross of A$2...
and RNZAF, with occasional help from the Royal Australian Air Force. [citation needed] During World War II the Dominion of Newfoundland was governed directly...
The Australian Army was the largest service in the Australian military during World War II. Prior to the outbreak of war the Australian Army was split...
occupied islands during World War II: Andaman Islands (India) – March 29, 1942 – September 9, 1945 Christmas Island (Australia) – March 1942 – October 1945...
Over 27,000 Australians were killed and 23,000 wounded in action during World War II. In addition, hundreds more servicemen and women were killed and injured...
kangaroo on a green background, was flown from the yacht AustraliaII. Alan Bond (owner of the AustraliaII yacht) owned the image and licensed it for mass production...