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Conversazione	Exhibition
Coogee Beach surf rescue 1911	Disaster
Cooper Bailey & Co circus tour 1876	Tour
Coral Thomas Fellowship	Prize or award
Cowan Bank rail accident 6 May 1990	Transport disaster
Cronulla riots 2005	Riot
Crown Matrimonial	Performance
Dagmar Berne Prize	Prize or award
Dandenong gale 1876	Storm
Davis Cup 1909	Sporting event
Dawn Service	Ceremony
Day of Mourning 1938	Protest
Derby Day	Sporting event
Dunbar shipwreck 1857	Transport disaster
Edgeworth David Medal	Prize or award
Edward Lombe shipwreck 1834	Transport disaster
Empire Day	Anniversary
Empire Games 1938	Sporting event
Ern Malley Hoax	Cultural
European crossing of the Blue Mountains 1813	Expedition
Eveleigh Railway Workshop robbery	Crime
Excavation of Sheas Creek 1896	Archaeological site
Execution of Thomas Barrett 27 February 1788	Execution
Federation of the Commonwealth of Australia celebrations 1901	Celebration
Festival of Fishers Ghost	Festival
Festival of Sydney	Festival
First public demonstration of wireless
Fisheries Inquiry Commission 1880	Inquiry
Flickerfest	Festival
Freedom Ride	Protest
Garden Palace fire 1882	Fire
Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras	Cultural
Glenfield siege 1968	Crime
Godspell	Performance
Goulburn-to-Sydney Cycling Classic	Sporting event
Graeme Murphy's Tivoli	Performance
Graeme Thorne kidnapping 1960	Crime
Granny Smith Festival	Festival
Granville rail disaster	Transport disaster
Great fire in the city, October 1890	Fire
Great Inflatable Film Festival	Festival
Great Strike 1917	Industrial dispute
Great White Fleet visit 1908	Tour
Green Bans	Campaign
Greenwich Village Games	Sporting event
Greycliffe shipwreck 1927	Transport disaster
Hair	Performance
Hajduk Split football tour 1949	Sporting event
Hands off China campaign 1938	Campaign
Haslams Creek railway accident 1858	Transport disaster