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William Roberts, an original Anzac, and his family evicted from their Redfern home during the Depression 28 September 1934

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Lethington Maitland
From the collections of the
State Library of New South Wales
[hood_00870 / Home and Away 870]
(Mitchell Library)

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Maitland, Lethington

State Library of New South Wales

Sydney

Founded by Europeans as a social experiment, Sydney's beginnings brought death and dispossession to the original inhabitants of the place, as well as surprising freedom and prosperity to many of the convicts. Over its history, the city's growth has been shaped by factors that are common to many cities, but also by unique forces. In the twenty-first century, for the first time, the idea of sustainable progress is itself in doubt.

Depressions

Families

Residential building

World War I

1930s Depression

Redfern

Inner-city suburb located immediately south of the central business district whose sandhills were first settled by Chinese market gardeners and later by Aboriginal people who migrated to work in the local factories. Today it is a rich blend of public housing, renovated terraces, light industry and arts precincts.

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