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Sydney Airport
1804
– In the
Australian frontier wars
,
Aborigines
attack the newly-established settlement at
Risdon Cove
, in what is now
Tasmania
.
1820
–
John Joseph Therry
and Philip Conolly, the first appointed
Roman Catholic priests in Australia
, arrive in
Sydney
,
New South Wales
.
1840
–
New Zealand
is officially proclaimed a separate colony from
New South Wales
.
1970
–
Queen Elizabeth II
opens a new international passenger terminal at
Sydney Airport
(pictured)
, in
Mascot
,
New South Wales
.
2010
–
Merv McIntosh
, a three-time winner of the
Sandover Medal
as the best player in the
West Australian Football League
(WAFL), dies in
Perth
,
Western Australia
, at the age of 87.