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The heaviest snowfalls in Australia occur in the Australian Alps, in the mountainous country of Australia's southeast.
Cyclones and volcanic eruptions do not occur in Tasmania.
Thylacines are native to Australia, New Guinea, and Tasmania. But its last sighting was in Mambanna, in the northeast of the states.
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Cyclones occur in the summer wet season. This means they tend to occur between November and April, with the greatest probability being between December and February.
No, they are very much alive and doing fairly well. The kangaroos and their relatives occur principally in Australia, including its island state of Tasmania, while tree kangaroos are found in New Guinea.
According to research at the University of New South Wales, based in Sydney, the most common place for tsunamis to occur in Australia is New South Wales. Of the 145 tsunamis experienced along the coastline of the Australian continent in the last 140 years, 57 have been in New South Wales. Tasmania was next with 40 tsunamis, while there were 26 in Queensland and another 23 in Western Australia.
Yes, quite a few. In the 20th C there was a Civil War between 1936 and 1939.
The US Civil War lasted for four years between April 12, 1861 and April 9, 1865.
Droughts can, and do, occur during any time of the year in Australia.
Australia's federation occurred on 1 January 1901. Prior to 1901, Australia was made up of six self-governing colonies; New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Queensland, Western Australia and Tasmania. On 1 January 1901, federation of the colonies was achieved and the Commonwealth of Australia was proclaimed. Australia's first Governor-General, John Hope, made the proclamation at Centennial Park in Sydney. Australia's first Prime Minister was Edmund Barton.
Emus occur in all Australian states except Tasmania. Emus were once found in Tasmania, but European settlement resulted in their extinction there. Two dwarf species of emu inhabited Kangaroo Island (off the South Australian coast) and King Island (in Bass Strait) but they also became extinct.