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Dictionary of Sydney

The Dictionary of Sydney
Tranter, Robin

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

Tranter, Robin

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Robin Tranter is a writer and researcher

Archibald fountain as Author

Artists' camps as Author

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Archibald fountain

The result of a bequest in the will of JF Archibald, the Archibald fountain took 13 years to organise and complete. Its French sculptor, François-Léon Sicard, never visited the site, which has become one of Sydney's enduring landmarks.

Artists' camps

Sydney's artists' camps flourished around the harbour from the 1880s until the 1910s, allowing young artists to live cheaply together and paint their surroundings in the open air.