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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 1826 - Australian Subscription Library founded
16 Mar 1932 - Children's Day on SHB
14 Mar 1863 - Goulburn proclaimed a City
12 March 1868 - first assassination attempt in Australia
11 Mar 1932 - first electric train on SHB
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
2 Mar 1959 - SOH construction began
28 Feb 1900 - Bushmen's Contingent departed
28 Feb 1790 - first absolute pardon granted
27 Feb 1788 - first execution in NSW
25 Feb 1840 - French convicts arrived per Buffalo
22 Feb 1792 - first land grant recorded (James Ruse)
21 Feb 1929 - Martin Place cenotaph unveiled
21 Feb 1818 - vaccinations for children
20 Feb 1794 - first land grant to a woman
19 Feb 1942 - Darwin was attacked
18 Feb 1793 - first school in Colony opened
17 Feb 1948 - Dr Grace Boelke died
15 Feb 1930 - 'George Peat' ferry launch
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