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• 1787 – Charter of Justice signed providing the authority for the establishment of the first New South Wales Courts of Criminal and Civil Jurisdiction.
• 1844 – The first permanent synagogue in Australia opens in Sydney.
• 1845 – Ludwig Leichhardt discovers and names the Burdekin River.
• 1856 – South Australia introduces the secret ballot.
• 1905 – The Tasmanian General Post Office opens in Hobart, Tasmania.
• 1930 – Isaac Isaacs appointed as the third Chief Justice of Australia.
• 2005 – A Royal Australian Navy Westland Sea King helicopter crashes on the Indonesian island of Nias while providing humanitarian support.