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Coote, Anne

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

Coote, Anne

Author

Anne Coote is adjunct associate lecturer in the School of Humanities, University of New England, New South Wales

Armstrong, John as Author

Celebration of Anniversary Day to 1900 as Author

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Armstrong, John

Teacher, businessman, farmer and diarist, John Armstrong was active in debates and organisations in Sydney's mid-nineteenth century public sphere.

Celebration of Anniversary Day to 1900

Still celebrated as Australia Day, the anniversary of the arrival of the European settlers at Sydney was called Anniversary Day during the nineteenth century. The convict origins of the colony were glossed over and present achievements were emphasised in official functions, but ordinary Sydneysiders marked the holiday with picnics, regattas, sports and fireworks, much as they do today.