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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.

23 November

1880 - Redmond Barry, the judge who sentenced Ned Kelly to be hanged, died just twelve days after Kelly was hanged.

1955 - The Cocos Islands are transferred from the control of the United Kingdom to Australia.

Australian slang

fridge refrigerator
bush telegraph by word-of-mouth
muster round up farm animals
fossick search
cane toad a person from QLD
it's gone walkabout it's lost
ratbag rascal, mild insult
drongo a dope, stupid person
doodle penis

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