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• 1813 - Gregory Blaxland, William Lawson, and William Wentworth arrive at Mount Blaxland and having successfully crossed the Blue Mountains for the first time head back to Sydney.
• 1886 - The SS Ly-Ee-Moon sinks off Green Cape, New South Wales, with the loss of 71 persons.
• 1942 - During the Attack on Sydney Harbour, a Japanese midget submarine sinks the converted Sydney ferry, HMAS Kuttabul, killing 21.