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21 November

1789 - James Ruse becomes the first convict to receive a land grant.

1936 - Victor Chang is born, Chinese-Australian physician (d. 1986). He performed the first heart transplant in Australia.

Australian slang

lair vulgar young man
cuppa cup of coffee/tea
relo family relative
Kiwi person from New Zealand
dinkie-li sincere
no-hoper somebody who is hopeless
squizz to look, check it out
heave to vomit
Harold (Holt), to do the to bolt

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