Portal:New South Wales/Did you know/2


 * ...that the 1999 Sydney hailstorm (hailstones pictured) is the costliest natural disaster in Australian history, causing over A$1.7 billion in insured damages?
 * ...that Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Charles Bickerton Blackburn served as board member of the University of Sydney for 22 years?
 * ...that a report by the Judicial Commission of New South Wales almost led to a New South Wales judge being removed from office because of the time delays in giving decisions?
 * ...that Charles Menzies established Newcastle, New South Wales as a settlement, when he was only 21 years of age?