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Some more Australian History from NSW Archives
17 JunJune 18
On this day in 1829 the new colony of Western Australia was proclaimed. The territory of Swan River was claimed for the British on May 2 1829 when Captain Fremantle raised the Union Jack on South Head. The Colony was proclaimed and Perth was founded two months later. Captain James Stirling was the first Lieutenant Governor. Western Australia did not obtain self-government until 1890.
From the NSW Archives
5 JunJune 5
On this day in 1788 all the cattle from the Government herds that had been brought out with the First Fleet strayed from Sydney. The cattle were eventually found by John Wilson in 1795 at Cowpastures in south west Sydney.
What happened today in Australian history.
26 AprApril 26
On this day in 1800 William Balmain recieved a land grant of 550 acres on the east side of Cockle Bay, an area which was to become the suburbs of Balmain and Rozelle. Balmain was an Assistant Surgeon on the First Fleet and continued working as a surgeon in the Colony until 1802 when he returned to England. He died in the following year.
Today in Aussie History
23 AprOn this day in 1803 the HMS Calcutta and supply ship Ocean left England to establish a new penal colony in Port Phillip. Included in the transport were convicts, free settlers, civil officers and 50 Royal Marines, all led by Colonel David Collins, a former judge advocate in Sydney. They arrived at Port Phillip in October 1803 and settled at Sullivan Bay, near the entrance to the bay. Ongoing problems, including access to water and timber, meant that the site was abandoned in January 1804 in favour of Van Diemen’s Land.
Some Aussie Military History for today 23 April 1918
23 Apr| Eleven volunteers from HMAS Australia took part in a raid that aimed to prevent the Germans using the Belgian ports of Ostend ,Zeebruge as a bases for their submarines. |
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9 AprI will be going to the NSW Archives this Thursday (11 Apr) If you need me to look for anything, please send me your request.
History from State Archives
2 AprOn this day in 1881 the first simultaneous census of Australia and the rest of the British Empire took place. The population of Australia was 2,250,194 with NSW being the second most populous state behind Victoria, with a population of 749,825. Sydney had 224,939 inhabitants.
Unfortunately no census records for 1881 have survived that record individual names. The records were destroyed in the Garden Palace Fire of 1882.
Today in Aussie History
2 AprApril 2
On this day in 1844 the first purpose-built synagogue in Sydney was opened. A number of Jews arrived in the Colony with the First Fleet and then in 1821 the first free Jewish settlers began arriving. Regular services were held in the home of Philip Joseph Cohen before moving to rented premises in George St and Bridge St. The new synagogue was built on York St and was designed by James Hume. The Great Synagogue on Elizabeth St was consecrated in 1878.
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