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Sydney

Great Britain · Government / Whig Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1788Date range
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Chronological records

1788

Thomas Townshend Sydney, 1st22 January 1788

Sydney · Government / Whig Party Government

Sydney Cove named in honour of Townshend, the settlement becomes known as Sydney

Names involved

Thomas Townshend Sydney, 1st

Provenance

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