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Magazine: On This Day

Map of the Nineteen Counties. Australian Encyclopaedia Volume 6, page 344 - Sydney, Angus and Robertson, 1958)

14 Oct 1829 - Nineteen Counties proclaimed

Ssection of pipeline between Warragamba Weir and Prospect Reservoir. Digital ID 12932-a012-a012X2447000

14 Oct 1960 - Warragamba Dam opened

Trove - SMH (part) article re first traffic lights 14 Oct 1933

13 Oct 1933 - Australia's first traffic lights

NSW Coat of Arms - Warrant granting Armorial Ensigns from College of Arms London, William G Hunt cropped

11 Oct 1906 - NSW Coat of Arms

9 Oct 1829 - emancipists eligible for jury service

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8 Oct 1906 - Free Education for children

Hasting's River - from New England to Fort Macquarie, 1858. Surveyor's Sketch book 8 folio 26

8 Oct 1818 - John Oxley reached NSW coast

Visitors at the entrance gates, Taronga Zoological Park, dated October 1916. The Zoo officially opened on 7 October 1916. Digital ID NRS4481_ST5936P

7 Oct 1916 - Taronga Zoo opened

Kieran Memorial Concert invitation, held on board the ‘Nautical School Ship ‘Sobraon’ on 19 Jan 1906. An event to raise money for the Kieran Memorial Fund which was set up to perpetuate the memory of the champion swimmer. NRS 3905, 8-1753.1

6 Oct 1886 - swimmer 'Barney' Kieran born

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5 Oct 1789 - 'Rose Hill Packet' launched

View of Milsons Point and Luna Park. Digital ID12932-a012-a012X2442000053

4 Oct 1935 - Luna Park opened

The (old) Gladesville Bridge opened in 1881. It was replaced by a new arch bridge in 1964. Digital ID 12932-a012-a012X2443000143

2 Oct 1964 - new Gladesville Bridge opened

Sydney University 1880. Digital ID 15344_a044_000027

1 Oct 1850 - Act to endow University of Sydney

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30 Sep 1813 - 'holey dollar' and 'dump' coins

Site plan Sydney Opera House. From the Red Book, 1 Mar 1958. Digital ID

28 Sep 1973 - first performance at new SOH

27 Sep 1851 - last known official duel in NSW

Redfern Railway Station, n.d. Digital ID 17420_a014_a0140001082

26 Sep 1855 - first railway line opened

Watercolour of the wreck of the Dunbar, by S.T. Gill (Ref: Mitchell Library, ZPXA 1983 f.34)Reproduced by permission of the Council of the Library of NSW

24 Sep 1857 - mass funeral for Dunbar victims

24 Sep 1804 – King divides Van Diemen’s Land

The Garden Palace after the fire on 22 September 1882. The building was totally consumed in about 40 minutes. NRS 4481-SH1421

22 Sep 1882 - Garden Palace Fire

Entrance gates to Darlinghurst Gaol, nd. Digital ID 4481_a026_000669

21 Sep 1852 - last public hanging at Darlinghurst Gaol

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18 Sep 1797 - coal found in Newcastle area

The Garden Palace. NRS4481 No 2920 Reel 2718

17 Sep 1879 - Sydney International Exhibition

16 Sep 1804 - Govt began brewing beer