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50th Anniversary Gallery
1 Jun 1961 - Archives Authority established
Plan of Sydney Harbour protection net shows arrangement of dolphins (piles) along with opening and navigation signals. The net was not complete when the Japanese midget submarine from I-27 was caught up in it on 31 May 1942.2. NRS 20011 18-1716.2
31 May 1942 - Sydney under attack
Get Up Stand Up - an anti-smoking film from 1981
31 May is World No Tobacco Day
On This Day
30 May 1898 - steamer SS Ly-ee-Moon ran aground
29 May 1898 - foundation stones laid for first Greek Orthodox Church
On This Day
27 May 1828 - Thomas Livingstone Mitchell became the Surveyor-General
26 May 1853 - last convicts arrive in VDL
On This Day
25 May 1870 - Bushranger Cptn Thunderbolt shot dead
25 May 1812 – Macquarie ended divide in VDL
Public Schools Display at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Empire Day, 24 May, 1909. NRS 15051
24 May - Empire Day / Commonwealth Day
Trams operating at the intersection of Barrack George Streets, Sydney showing the David Jones store, 1950. Digital ID 17420_a014_a0140001151
24 May 1838 - David Jones opened in Sydney
22 May 1851 - gold discovery announced
Naval cadets on the NSS Sobraon, 11 August 1893. Digital ID 4481_a026_000978
20 May 1867 - Vernon nautical school admissions
An air-conditioned express hauled by a streamlined C.38 class locomotive, 1955. Digital ID 16410_a111_6_000233
19 May 1948 - Australian rail gauge standardised
Darlinghurst Gaol, 1875 Photo of Margaret Greenwood (formerly an imperial convict) 1 of 2. Digital ID 2138_a006_a00603_604000061ar
18 May 1887 - convict Margaret Greenwood died
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17 May 1893 - Archduke Franz Ferdinand visited Australia
Memo from Louisa Lawson to the Lands Department is on the letterhead paper of 'The Dawn' newspaper. The memo is in Louisa's handwriting and includes her signature.From NRS 8103 10-19082 letter 02-14322
15 May 1888 - Publication of The Dawn
NRS 880 [9/6975] Exhibit 8
14 May 1920 - Annie Turnbull Trial
Sydney Harbour Bridge Opening - Sir Philip Game and Mr.J.T. Lang, 19 Mar 1932. ID 12685_a007_a00704_8734000193
13 May 1932 - Premier Jack Lang dismissed
Nurse in the interior of Coast Hospital horsedrawn ambulance, n.d. Digital ID 4481_a026_000262
May 12 - International Nurses day
11 May 1813 - Blue Mountains Expedition
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6 May 1873 - state funeral for Wm Wentworth
4 May 1842 - Moreton Bay declared a free settlement
Closeup of logo in the New Zealand Insurance Co Advertisement. NRS16407-1-1-13-p137
3 May 1841 - New Zealand separated from NSW

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