It was on this date in 1852, that the University of Sydney was inaugurated in Australia.  It was initially only open to boys, but girls were allowed as early as the 1880’s.  This was Australia’s first liberal arts university. For more info: http://famousdaily.com/history/university-of-sydney-australia-inaugurated.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Sydney

Today’s feature was also news to me.  In Australia, the Paddington tram depot in Brisbane, Australia was destroyed by fire on this date in 1962.  This date is remembered as the beginning of the end of tram service in Brisbane, Australia.  It was constructed in 1915, and this fire destroyed 65 trams.  Although the cause of the fire has never […]