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January 26, 2021 â 12.10am
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Credit:Sydney Morning Herald
When I was a kid, it was standard fare on January 26 for a boatload of men in old-fashioned military uniforms to row a boat ashore at Farm Cove. Theyâd disembark and chase a bunch of Indigenous natives carrying spears. They were all actors re-enacting the landing of the first Europeans. It is my understanding that the last time that this occurred was January 26, 1988. I reckon that if you canât celebrate the events for which the day is named, then itâs time to change the date. -