Portal:Australia/Anniversaries/August/August 23

• 1895 – Bushranger James Alpin McPherson, known as The Wild Scotchman, dies aged 53.
• 1966 – Led by spokesman Vincent Lingiari, the Gurindji workers and families walked off Wave Hill and began their seven-year strike.
• 1989 – Australia's 1,645 domestic airline pilots resign over an airline's move to sack and sue them over a dispute.
• 2003 – Jack Dyer, Australian footballer, dies aged 89.