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2014 Lindt Cafe Siege	Crime
1890s strikes	Industrial dispute
1994 Eastern seaboard bushfires	FireDisaster
Aboriginal cricket tour 1868	Sporting event
AIDS	Epidemic
An Exhibition of Pictures of Old Sydney	Exhibition
Anniversary Day Regatta	Sporting event
Annual Pere Receveur Commemoration Mass	Ceremony
Anzac Day	Anniversary
Appin massacre	Massacre
Archibald Prize	Prize or award
Arrival of Ross and Keith Smith at Mascot 14 February 1920	Tour
Artists' Balls	Cultural
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting 2007	Conference or meeting
Asiatic flu pandemic 1890-91	Epidemic
Assassination attempt on Prince Alfred 1868	Crime
August Moon festival	Festival
Australasian Scout Jamboree 1938-39	Festival
Australia Day	Anniversary
Australian Grand Prix	Sporting event
Australian Touring Car Championship	Sporting event
Bank of Australia Lottery	Lottery
Bank of Australia robbery 1828	Crime
Battle of The Rocks	Campaign
Berala train accident 1952	Transport disaster
Biennale of Sydney	Festival
Big Day Out	Show
Bigge Commission of Inquiry into the State of the Colony of New South Wales	Inquiry
Black and White Ball	Cultural
Black Moratorium	Protest
Black Sunday surf rescue 1938	Disaster
Blessing of the Fleet	Ceremony
Boer War	War or military engagement
Bohemians in the Bush	Exhibition
Botany Bay Gift	Sporting event
Bridge Street Affray	Crime
Brookvale processione	Ceremony
Bubonic plague epidemic 1900	Epidemic
Burdekin House Exhibition	Exhibition
Camden Show	Show
Carnivale	Festival
Carols by Candlelight	Performance
Castle Hill convict rebellion 1804	Rebellion
Chalk Urban Art Festival	Festival
Chinese Festival 1938	Festival
Chinese New Year	Festival
Clarke Medal	Prize or award
Conscription referendum 1916	Referendum
Conscription referendum 1917	Referendum
Convention of Australasian Advertising Men 1920	Conference or meeting