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The Dictionary of Sydney
Ringer, Ron

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

Ringer, Ron

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Ron Ringer is a writer and social and economic historian

Bricks as Author

From Sheas Creek to Alexandra Canal as Author

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Bricks

Sydney is unusual in the extent to which the urban landscape has been profoundly influenced by the basic, yet ancient, building material of bricks. Bricks made by the first convict brickmaker were used in the public buildings of the new colony, and the presence of brickyards influenced a succession of localities, from the inner city to the outer suburbs.

From Sheas Creek to Alexandra Canal

Once a stream draining much of southern Sydney, the conversion of the Sheas Creek to an industrial canal resulted in a polluted and ugly corridor that has defied attempts at remediation