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...irst Government House Site New South Wales Australia s First Government House was the earliest major building to be constructed on the Australian mainland Started only months after the 11 ships of the First Fleet sailed through Sydney Heads in early 1788 the First Government House Site sat...
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... The bridge was completed in either late 1824 or early 1825 various dates are given The establishment of Richmond is closely associated with the bridge Within two months of the commencement of work on the bridge the township of Richmond was proclaimed Richmond Bridge allowed heavy traffic to proceed without...
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... the violent frontier conflict that was a feature of early pastoral settlement in central Australia The Lutheran missionaries helped mediate conflict between pastoralists the police and Aboriginal people and spoke out publicly about the violence sparking heated national debate The influence of German pastors...
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... harbours Port Jackson and has been portrayed by artists such as Augustus Earle from as early as 1825 In particular the Manly headland marks the site where ships carrying passengers with infectious diseases were isolated an important means of defence for an island nation North Head was the first site...
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... a significant connection to our Indigenous heritage In the early 19th century European settlers used the Ku ring gai area for timber and boat building They also collected materials f...
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... of the technical revolution of the 1930s Known by locals as the Coathanger the bridge celebrated its 75th birthday in 2007 with its official opening in March 1932 Discussions about building a bridge from the northern to the southern shore of Sydney Harbour had started as early as 1815 It took some time for this...
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... and responsibilities of all Australians Located on Melbourne s Little Bourke Street the former High Court operated as the principal registry of the High Court for nearly half a century from 1928 to 1976 It is also associated with the early operation of the Federal Court system from 1977 to 1999 Federal law was...
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... at Cockatoo Island training delinquent homeless or orphaned boys in seamanship The girls reformatory was relocated to Watsons Bay in 1879 and the industrial school for girls closed in early 1888 Overcrowding elsewhere in the colony forced the return of prisoners to Cockatoo Island in June 1888 Following...
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... season and in early 1967 moved to Wattie Creek where they established the community of Daguragu Striking initially for wages and living conditions equal to their non Indigenous colleagues the struggle of the Gurindji developed into a rejection of their former dependency and inspired development...
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... of operations of this large pastoral property during the 19th and 20th centuries The Estate and associated records paint a vivid picture of life at Woolmers over the years In particular many of the early 19th century convict farm workers at Woolmers can be identified from surviving musters farm diaries...
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