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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
12 Apr 1917 - Tilly Twiss married James Devine
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
8 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
27 Mar 1874 - Communist exiles arrived in Newcastle
24 Mar 1827 - work began on "Busby's Bore"
20 Mar 2006 - convict records inscribed into AMW
19 Mar 1932 - Sydney Harbour Bridge opened
16 Mar 1932 - Children's Day on SHB
16 Mar 1826 - Australian Subscription Library founded
14 Mar 1863 - Goulburn proclaimed a City
12 March 1868 - first assassination attempt in Australia
11 Mar 1932 - first electric train on SHB
10 Mar 1794 - Rev. Samuel Marsden arrived
9 Mar 1870 - Granny Smith died
5 Mar 1868 Lucy Osburn (nurse) arrived
4 Mar 1804 - Castle Hill convict rebellion
3 Mar 1818 - Throsby set off for Jervis Bay
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