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Memorial bust of Robert Wardell (based on his d...

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Memorial bust of Robert Wardell (based on his death mask) in St James Church c2000

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Edwards, John

John Edwards is a Sydney-based historian and poet who has published books about Henry Louis Bertrand, Edward Baker Boulton and the Ryrie family.

Marrickville

Once the site of a vast swampland, Marrickville became a significant industrial area in the nineteenth century. Today, the industry has largely gone but its multicultural legacy still flourishes in this inner west suburb.

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St James Anglican church Queens Square

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Early Anglican church which was Australia's tallest structure from 1822 to 1853 The copper steeple is 52 metres high and was part of the modification to the original plans which were for a courthouse on the site.

Wardell, Robert

Barrister and newspaper publisher who was notorious for litigation and duelling, and was murdered by escaped convicts on his Petersham estate in 1834.

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