[Editor: An article on the celebration in Sydney for the 50th anniversary of the founding of the colony of New South Wales. Published in The Sydney Monitor, 29 January 1838.] The Jubilee The Jubilee was kept on Friday last. The public offices were closed, and business … [Read more...] about The Jubilee [29 January 1838]
Australia Day
The Lansdowne Bridge [21 January 1836]
[Editor: A report on the completion of the Lansdowne Bridge, due to be opened on 26 January 1836, being the 48th anniversary of the founding of the colony of New South Wales. Published in The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser, 21 January 1836.] The Lansdowne … [Read more...] about The Lansdowne Bridge [21 January 1836]
[Anniversary Day 1836] [21 January 1836]
[Editor: An extract from the news section of the The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser of 21 January 1836, suggesting that there should be a public dinner to commemorate, on Tuesday 26 January 1836, the founding of the colony of New South Wales.] [Anniversary Day … [Read more...] about [Anniversary Day 1836] [21 January 1836]
[News items] [10 January 1829]
[Editor: Extracts from the news section of the The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser of 10 January 1829, including news on the coming celebration to commemorate the founding of the colony, two “bushranger” children, and deaths from whooping cough.] [News … [Read more...] about [News items] [10 January 1829]
[Anniversary Day 1826] [2 February 1826]
[Editor: An extract from the news section of The Australian (2 February 1826), mentioning the celebration of the founding of New South Wales.] [Anniversary Day 1826] Upwards of ninety gentlemen dined together last Thursday, that being the anniversary day of the first … [Read more...] about [Anniversary Day 1826] [2 February 1826]
[Anniversary Day 1817] [1 February 1817]
[Editor: An extract from the news section of The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser, regarding a celebratory dinner (on Monday 27 January 1817) to commemorate the founding of the colony of New South Wales.] [Anniversary Day 1817] On Monday the 27th ult. a … [Read more...] about [Anniversary Day 1817] [1 February 1817]