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20 May 1867 - Vernon nautical school admissions
18 May 1887 - convict Margaret Greenwood died
17 May 1893 - Archduke Franz Ferdinand visited Australia
15 May 1888 - Publication of The Dawn
13 May 1932 - Premier Jack Lang dismissed
11 May 1813 - Blue Mountains Expedition
6 May 1873 - state funeral for Wm Wentworth
4 May 1842 - Moreton Bay declared a free settlement
1 May 1889 - Hawkesbury River Bridge opened
1 May 1815 - Opening of the Supreme Court
1 May 1893 - Milsons Point Station opened
26 Apr 1800 - Wm Balmain received land grant
25 Apr 1929 - first Anzac Day in Martin Place
24 Apr 1803 - mission to est. penal colony at Port Phillip
21 Apr 1911 - migrant boys arrive at Scheyville Training Farm
17 Apr 1816 - Massacre at Appin
16 Apr 1880 - school made compulsory
14 Apr 1870 - gold discovered in Gulgong
13 Apr 1962 - standard gauge Sydney-Melbourne
10 Apr 1811 - first toll bars Sydney to Parramatta
8 Apr 1882 - Ag Society's first show at Moore Park
8 Apr 1817 - Bank of NSW established
7 Apr 1826 - first Sydney street lamp lit
6 Apr 1895 - verdict passed in Lemon Syrup Case
5 Apr 1891 - census took place
4 Apr 1820 - QVB foundation stone laid
3 Apr 1881 - census took place
1 Apr 1857 - Fitzjames arrived (read the diary)
30 Mar 1816 - Greenway appointed Civil Architect
29 Mar 1885 - NSW contingent arr. Sudan
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