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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.

24 December

1822 - Reverend Archibald Macarthur, the first Presbyterian minister in Australia, arrives in Hobart.

1972 - The official highest maximum temperature in Queensland, of 49.5°C (121.1°F), is recorded at Birdsville.

1974 - Cyclone Tracy devastates Darwin, Australia.

Australian slang

right, that'd be accepting bad news as inevitable
in a huff hostile
U-ee usually an illegal U-turn
reffo political refugee
knock back refuse
sook soft, inoffensive person
youse you
Pom Englishman
plate, bring a bring a plate of food to a party

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