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About Sydney

brief history ...

The English captain James Cook discovers the Eastern coast of Australia and the place we call today Sydney in 1770 and claims it for the English Crown.

The First Fleet arrives in Sydney Australia in 1788, under the command of Captain Arthur Phillip, and the colonization of the new continent begins.

Captain Phillip christens Sydney Cove, after Thomas Townshend, Baron Sydney (1733-1800), the English minister responsible for the colony. Later, the name drops 'Cove' and the area becomes known as Sydney.

The Commonwealth of Australia forms in 1901.

Sydney Harbor Bridge opens to traffic in 1932.

Sydney Opera House opens its doors in 1973.

Sydney shines in the international spotlight by hosting the Olympic Games in 2000.

10 September

1919 - Publisher and journalist J. F. Archibald dies.

1996 - Pauline Hanson makes her first speech to the House of Representatives.

Australian slang

ripper great, fantastic
iron underpants control briefs for women
uni university
relo family relative
Kraut German
sparrows fart dawn
zap-off fall asleap, leave in a hurry
Pommy shower using deodorant rather than a shower
pokies gambling slot/poker machines

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