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No. 1 Mortuary Railway Station, 1865. Funeral Train at station. Digital ID 17420_a014_a014000306
22 Oct 1864 - Rookwood Cemetery Railway line opened
Gaol photo of Eugenia Falleni aged 45. NRS 2496 3-6006 p.499, 1920, State Reformatory for Women, Photo description books
21 Oct 1920 - Eugenia Falleni convicted of murder
Screenshot of Sydney Opera House galleries
20 Oct 1973 - Sydney Opera House officially opened
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19 Oct 1872 - largest gold nugget discovered
Artist's impression of Canberra, 1920. 4-8643 No 11821
18 Oct 1909 - NSW surrendered land for ACT
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
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
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8 Oct 1906 - Free Education for children
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
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
15 Sep 1793 - unsuccessful attempt to cross Blue Mtns
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14 Sep 1801 - John Macarthur arrested after a duel

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