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Heritage Act 1977 Legislation
Hermes Magazine or periodical
Hero Ship
Hillsborough Ship
Historical Atlas of Sydney Website
HMAS Adelaide Ship
HMAS Albatross Ship
HMAS Australia II Ship
HMAS Biloela Ship
HMAS Kuttabul FerryShip
HMAS Melbourne Ship
HMAS Stalwart II Ship
HMAS Success Ship
HMAS Supply Ship
HMAS Sydney I Ship
HMAS Sydney II Ship
HMAS Sydney III Ship
HMAS Sydney IV Ship
HMAS Torrens Ship
HMAS Voyager II Ship
HMAS Warrego Ship
HMAT Supply Ship
HMS Beagle Ship
HMS Buffalo Ship
HMS Challenger Ship
HMS Dauntless Ship
HMS Discovery Ship
HMS Dromedary Ship
HMS Endeavour Ship
HMS Glatton Ship
HMS Gorgon Ship
HMS Guardian Ship
HMS Herald Ship
HMS Hindostan Ship
HMS Investigator Ship
HMS Lark Ship
HMS Penguin Ship
HMS Rainbow Ship
HMS Reliance Ship
HMS Sirius Ship
HMS Success Ship
HMS Supply Ship
House and Garden Magazine or periodical
Housing Act 1912 Legislation
Hrvat Newspaper
I Dips Me Lid to the Sydney Harbour Bridge Poem
Idiot Box Film
Il Risveglio Newspaper
Illustrated Sydney News Newspaper
Immigration Restriction Act 1901 Legislation

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Heritage Act 1977

Legislation to conserve the environmental heritage of the State.

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Legislation

Hermes

Undergraduate students' literary magazine at the University of Sydney, published since 1886.

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Magazine or periodical

Hero

Tugboat which was a regular sight on the harbour for almost fifty years until sunk by a freighter off Blues Point. It was salvaged and returned to service between 1943 and 1963.

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Ship

Hillsborough

Convict transport on which 95 convicts died en route to Sydney in 1799.

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Historical Atlas of Sydney

The Historical Atlas of Sydney contains digital versions of maps and associated documents from the collections of the City of Sydney's Archives.

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Website

HMAS Adelaide

Cruiser of 5500 tons commissioned at Cockatoo Island in 1922 and decommissioned in 1946.

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HMAS Albatross

Carrier commissioned at Cockatoo Island in 1929. After being decommissioned in 1933 the ship became a repair vessel for the Royal Navy, playing a vital role in the Allied invasion of Normandy. By 1948 it had been converted to a passenger vessel and in 1949 reached Sydney with 1000 displaced persons. It was finally scrapped in Hong Kong in 1954.

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HMAS Australia II

Cruiser of 10,000 tons constructed in Scotland which saw service in European and Pacific waters during World War II and was eventually sold for scrap and broken up in England in 1956.

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HMAS Biloela

Fleet collier constructed at Cockatoo Island, the first ship built entirely of Australian materials to an Australian design. After being decommissioned in 1927 the ship was sold and eventually sunk by submarine off Scotland in 1940.

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HMAS Kuttabul

Ferry which had been requisitioned by the navy and was sunk at Garden Island by a torpedo fired from a Japanese midget submarine on 1 June, 1942.

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Ferry

HMAS Melbourne

Majestic class aircraft carrier involved in a collision with HMAS Voyager II in 1964.

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HMAS Stalwart II

Destroyer tender of 15,500 tons used as a maintenance ship, training vessel and as a support vessel after Cyclone Tracy in Darwin in 1975. It was decommissioned and sold in 1990.

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HMAS Success

Replenishment ship launched in 1984, it is the largest ship built for the Royal Australian navy and the largest ever built at Cockatoo Island.

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HMAS Supply

Tide-class replenishment oiler to the Royal Australian Navy.

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HMAS Sydney I

Warship commissioned in Scotland in 1913 which saw action in Australian waters, the Pacific and the Atlantic before being decommissioned in 1928 and broken up at Cockatoo Island.

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HMAS Sydney II

Light cruiser commissioned in England in 1935 which saw service in the Mediterranean and as convoy escort off the Australian coast before being sunk by the German cruiser Kormoran in 1941 with the loss of all crew.

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HMAS Sydney III

The first aircraft carrier of the Royal Australian Navy commissioned in England in 1948 which saw action as a troop transport in the Korean and Vietnam conflicts. It was sold for scrap in 1975.

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HMAS Sydney IV

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Guided missile frigate built in the United States of America and commissioned in 1983 which has been deployed in the Middle East, Timor and the Solomon Islands.

HMAS Torrens

Destroyer escort launched at Cockatoo Island in 1968.

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HMAS Voyager II

Daring class destroyer which collided with HMAS Melbourne in 1964 during naval exercises off Jervis Bay and sank with the loss of 82 lives.

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HMAS Warrego

River class torpedo boat destroyer of 700 tons built in England then dismantled, shipped and reassembled at Cockatoo Island. It was decommissioned in 1930.

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HMAT Supply

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The oldest and smallest First Fleet ship. Built in 1759 as an armed tender of 175 tons it became the colony's only link with the outside world after the loss of the HMS Sirius in 1790. Often mistakenly referred to as the HMS Supply.

HMS Beagle

Sloop of the Royal Navy converted to a survey barge which took part in three expeditions. The second voyage in 1836 proved to be a ground breaking scientific expedition which lasted five years as it explored South America, New Zealand and parts of coastal Australia.

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HMS Buffalo

A storeship with 12 guns launched in 1797. It had originally been built as a merchant vessel called Fremantle.

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HMS Challenger

Steam assisted corvette which was the flagship of the Royal Navy in Australia between 1867 and 1870.

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HMS Dauntless

Cormorant class sloop which saw service during the Napoleonic War before being refitted for voyages to the East Indies and Pacific.

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HMS Discovery

Collier of 298 tons which was converted for James Cook's third expedition to the Pacific from 1776 to 1780 commanded by Charles Clerke.

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HMS Dromedary

Frigate, naval storeship and later convict transport which brought the 73rd Regiment to New South Wales.

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HMS Endeavour

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Originally a collier, the ship was bought and equipped to accommodate the scientific expedition conducted by Captain James Cook between 1769 and 1771 in the southern hemisphere.

HMS Glatton

Naval ship of 54 guns, converted to convict transport. Previously commanded by Captain William Bligh, it took part in the Battle of Copenhagen in 1801.

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HMS Gorgon

Two deck troopship with 44 guns which operated as storeship, guardship and hospital ship at various times.

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HMS Guardian

Convict ship of 879 tons and 140 ft long which hit an iceberg in December 1789 about 13 days out from the Cape of Good Hope. Some convicts survived and were given pardons on arrival in Sydney.

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HMS Herald

Atholl class 28 gun corvette of the Royal Navy which was converted to a survey ship for work in the Pacific.

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HMS Hindostan

Ship which had previously been part of the East India trade before being commissioned by the Royal Navy in 1806. It was to bring Governor Macquarie to the colony in 1809 to replace Governor Bligh.

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HMS Investigator

22-gun armed ship renamed in 1801 and used as a survey ship. Broken up in 1810.

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HMS Lark

Built as a survey ship for the Royal Navy it surveyed much of the easte coast of Australia, the New Hebrides and New Zealand before being converted to a three masted schoner for passenger and cargo trade.

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HMS Penguin

Osprey class sloop built for the Royal Navy which operated as a survey vessel between 1890 and 1908 before coming a depot and training ship in Sydney Harbour.

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HMS Rainbow

28-gun sailing ship launched in 1823.

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HMS Reliance

Discovery ship of the Royal Navy, famous for its explorations of Australia and other islands of the southern Pacific.

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HMS Sirius

Flagship of the First Fleet, which arrived in Sydney in 1788, and was wrecked off Norfolk Island in 1790.

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HMS Success

HMS Success was a 28 gun wooden sailing ship launched in 1825 which left Sydney to explore the coast of Western Australia.

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HMS Supply

Ship that arrived in Sydney in 1795, replacing HMAT Supply that had left the colony four years earlier. 

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House and Garden

Monthly home decorating magazine.

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Housing Act 1912

Legislation to provide for the purchase of lands and construction and maintenance of buildings and works, by the Housing Board which this Act also established.

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Hrvat

Journal published by the Australian-Croatian Association since the 1950s.

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Newspaper

I Dips Me Lid to the Sydney Harbour Bridge

Poem written by CJ Dennis in 1932 which took the form of a conversation between Arthur Phillip and Dennis's earlier character, the Sentimental Bloke. It was commissioned and published by Berger's Paints to promote the use of 60,000 gallons of Berger's Paints on the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

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Poem

Idiot Box

Film directed and written by David Caesar in 1997.

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Film

Il Risveglio

Italian language newspaper published between 1944 and 1956.

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Illustrated Sydney News

Newspaper published by various publishers between 1853 and 1894. Between 1872 and 1881 it was called the 'The Illustrated Sydney news and New South Wales agriculturist & grazier'.

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Immigration Restriction Act 1901

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Federal legislation which formed the basis of the White Australia policy. It introduced a dictation test which could be given in any language, thereby giving immigration officers wide discretion in preventing entry. The dictation test was abolished in 1958 and the White Australia policy in March 1966 when it was announced that restriction on immigration by non-Europeans would be eased.