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Group of boys feeding calves at Scheyville Training Farm, c.1926. Digital ID 5529_a003_a003000025r
21 Apr 1911 - migrant boys arrive at Scheyville Training Farm
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17 Apr 1816 - Massacre at Appin
Alma Public School - opening of new playground for infants department, Nov 1927. Digital ID 15051_a047_000142
16 Apr 1880 - school made compulsory
14 Apr 1870 - gold discovered in Gulgong
Tilly Devine, 1925. NRS 2496 [3/6007] photo 659
12 Apr 1917 - Tilly Twiss married James Devine
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10 Apr 1811 - first toll bars Sydney to Parramatta
The Grand Parade at the Royal Easter Show, nd. Digital ID 12932-a012-a012X2442000025
8 Apr 1882 - Ag Society's first show at Moore Park
8 Apr 1817 - Bank of NSW established
Macquarie Place in front of Lands Department Building c.1900. ID 4481_a026_0003544481_a026_000354
8 Apr 1826 - first Sydney street lamp lit
Mugshot of George Dean from the Darlinghurst Gaol Photo 25 March 1895. Digital ID 2138_a006_a00603_6058000072r
6 Apr 1895 - verdict passed in Lemon Syrup Case
5 Apr 1891 - census took place
Trams operating on George Street, Sydney - showing the Queen Victoria Building on 22 January 1920 at 5.15pm. Digital ID 17420_a014_a0140001152
4 Apr 1820 - QVB foundation stone laid
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3 Apr 1881 - census took place
Front cover of the Matrons Diary from the Fitzjames. Digital ID 5239_a022_a022000001r
1 Apr 1857 - Fitzjames arrived (read the diary)
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28 Feb 1790 - first absolute pardon granted
Colonial pardon for James Freeman. Judge Advocate: Pardons, 1788-1803. NRS 5601 5-1151 p.1, Reel 772
29 Feb 1788 - first pardon granted (at a cost)
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27 Feb 1788 - first execution in NSW
25 Feb 1840 - French convicts arrived per Buffalo
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22 Feb 1792 - first land grant recorded
21 Feb 1818 - vaccinations for children
Martin Place, Sydney 21 February 1919. Unveiling the bronze figures on the Cenotaph - The Last Post. Digital ID 12685_a007_a00704_8735000004r
21 Feb 1929 - Martin Place cenotaph unveiled
20 Feb 1794 - first land grant to a woman
War and Australia - Protecting NSW WWII
19 Feb 1942 - Darwin was attacked
Lance Playground - Sydney Harbour Trust kindergarten in High Street, Millers Point, 1923. Digital ID 9856_2017_2017000270
18 Feb 1793 - first school in Colony opened

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