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Dobell Memorial sculpture by Bert Flügelmann Martin Place 1984

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City of Sydney Archives

The City of Sydney Archives holds items from as early as 1842 when the Municipal Council of Sydney was established, and manage, preserve and provide access to more than 1 million items, including documents, photographs, maps, plans and data. The collection consists of City of Sydney corporate archives, items collected from the community relating to the City of Sydney local area and published reference material. Use the links to go directly to the City of Sydney's website.

Germans

German migration has played a part in every decade of Sydney's growth and contributed widely to the rural, industrial and cultural development of the city.

Martin Place

A pedestrian street created in stages from the 1980s to the 1970s, Martin Place has been called the heart of the city.

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Martin Place

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Wide street running through Sydney's centre, from the General Post Office at the George Street end, and completed when Sydney City Council resumed property to extend the street all the way to Macquarie Street in the 1930s. Lined with elegant buildings of grand design and lavish materials it has been entirely pedestrian since 1979.