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On This Day

On This Day
9 Jan 1868 - convict transportation to Australia ceased
Darlinghurst Gaol Louisa Collins cropped. Digital ID 2138_a006_a00603_6050000084r
8 Jan 1889 - Louisa Collins last woman hanged in NSW
Manly Wharf under construction, 1940. Digital ID 9856_a017_A017000126
7 Jan 1965 - first hydrofoil ferry in Sydney
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4 Jan 1810 - Macquarie and Rum Rebellion dissent
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3 Jan 1826 - a new Colonial Secretary arrived in Sydney
A digital Indent, accessible from the Early Convict Index
2 Jan 1822 - Macquarie Harbour penal settlement VDL
Lachlan Macquarie, 1822 by Richard Read. Mitchell Library P2-144
1 Jan 1810 - Macquarie became Governor of NSW
Farm workers harvesting at Scheyville training Farm, 1926. Digital ID 5529_a003_a003000029r
31 Dec 1790 - barley was successfully harvested
Henry Parkes NRS-15051-1-26-[1449]
28 Dec 1850 - Henry Parkes est. the Empire newspaper
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26 Dec 1902 - first Australian woman obtained law degree
Cooking classes in public schools were established in 1897. This group shows girls holding basins, pots, spoons and what may be a rolling pin. The teacher is wearing apron and cap. Burwood Public School Cookery Class, 1908. Digital ID 15051_a047_002139
22 Dec 1866 - Public Schools Act of NSW
Conscription vote poster WW1 20 Dec 1917. Vote Yes leaflet. From NRS 12060 9-4762 letter 15-7546 p4
20 Dec 1917 - 2nd Conscription Plebiscite
St James Railway Station decorated for the visit of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip - old St James Rd entrance, 5 Feb 1954. Digital ID 17420_a014_a014000159
20 Dec 1926 - Sydney underground railway opened
Interior Central Railway station concourse, Sydney, 1981. Digital ID 17420_a014_a014001410a
18 Dec 1849 - application to build Sydney Railway Station
Premier Holman (under umbrella) addresses the Waratahs, Macquarie Street, Sydney, 17 December 1915. NRS 4481, MS3658
17 Dec 1915 - 'Waratah' recruitment march
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15 Dec 1810 - Macquarie introduced a building code
Bookbinders at Government Printing Office
14 Dec 1840 - Government Printer appointed
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13 Dec 1870 - pulping of convict records
His Excellency Lord Carrington, Governor of New South Wales, 1888. Digital ID NRS13886-X753_a110_000039
12 Dec 1885 - Lord Carington appointed Governor of NSW
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11 Dec 1792 - Francis Grose became colonial administrator
Drawing of the Transit of Venus, 1874. NRS 22146-5-1
9 Dec 1874 - Transit of Venus observed
Pitt Town 50 acres of land measured for Dr J. Harris, 1829. Digital ID NRS13886-X751-a110-000187
6 Dec 1810 - 'Macquarie Towns' named
Some of our volunteers in the reading room
December 5 - International Volunteers Day
At Kiama blowhole, 9 Apr 1930. Digital ID 549_a029_a029000291
3 Dec 1797 - George Bass south coast exploration
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2 Dec 1816 - Illawarra land grants
Queen Street Campbelltown, n.d. 12932_a012_a012X2441000039
1 Dec 1820 - new settlement at Campbelltown
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30 Nov 1878 - 'Advance Australia Fair' first performed
WSRC Historical Photos - 2015
28 Nov 1975 - the Western Sydney Records Centre opened
Town Hall, George Street Sydney, n.d. Digital ID 12932_a012_a012X2451000062
27 Nov 1889 - Sydney Town Hall officially opened
Gaol Photo of AG Scott aka Captain Moonlight, 26 November 1879. Digital ID 2138_a006_a00603_6043000132r
26 Nov 1879 - mugshot of Captain Moonlight

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