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22 Feb 1792 - first land grant recorded (James Ruse)
21 Feb 1929 - Martin Place cenotaph unveiled
21 Feb 1818 - vaccinations for children
20 Feb 1794 - first land grant to a woman
19 Feb 1942 - Darwin was attacked
18 Feb 1793 - first school in Colony opened
17 Feb 1948 - Dr Grace Boelke died
15 Feb 1876 - current state flag was adopted
15 Feb 1930 - 'George Peat' ferry launch
14 Feb 1916 - Liverpool Riot
14 Feb 1788 - Norfolk Island settlement to be established
13 Feb 1844 - murderer John Knatchbull hanged
12 Feb 1793 - John Macarthur granted land at Parramatta
11 Feb 1788 - first sitting of the Criminal Court
11 Feb 1932 - SHB lighting switched on
10 Feb 1879 - Ned Kelly bank raid at Jerilderie
10 Feb 1886 - A gift for Lady Carrington (Illuminated Albums)
9 Feb 1875 - Third time lucky for John Robertson
7 Feb 1788 - Colony of NSW formally proclaimed
6 Feb 1794 - John Hunter appointed Governor
5 Feb 1803 - explorer George Bass last seen
4 Feb 1814 - Second Charter of Justice
3 Feb 1954 - Queen Elizabeth II visit
2 Feb 1803 - Surveyor Gen. Grimes sailed up the Yarra
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![Soldiers drilling at Liverpool Camp, 21 November 1915. From NRS 4474 [1/194] D4480, image 11](https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/styles/gallery/public/Collection/Photos/Soldiers%20drilling%20at%20Liverpool%20Camp%2C%2021%20November%201915%20NRS44741-194D4480_011.jpg?itok=umZ09NCk "Soldiers drilling at Liverpool Camp, 21 November 1915. From NRS 4474 [1/194] D4480, image 11")
