We like to put up some new suburb and place entries every rebuild, and this one is no exception. Probably our most eagerly awaited locality entry has been Kings Cross. Whether you see the Cross as a romantic literary spot, a sordid red-light district or just the commercial area closest to some of Sydney's wealthiest suburbs, it's always interesting. Mark Dunn has given us an account of the Cross that covers all these bases and more. From the centre to the northern tip -- another place article in this rebuild is a history of Commodore Heights, looking over Pittwater on Sydney's northern edge. Tony Dawson's entry outlines the contested history of this out-of-the-way patch of Sydney, until it was finally incorporated into Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. And finally, a more centrally located public recreation ground, Bradleys Head, on the north shore of  Sydney Harbour. David Carment's concise history of this prominent feature takes us from the Borogegal people of the Eora nation, to the filming of Mission Impossible in 2000.  (NB: a small technical glitch with one of the subheads in this piece will be fixed as soon as possible). If you are particularly interested in the local history included in the Dictionary, choose Browse Places from the front page, and then click to sort by Type. You'll find all the suburb and locality entries, along with a whole lot of other places, grouped for you to look through. The bolded names indicate places with entries, but all of them should have something to offer. Enjoy!

PS: If you are wondering about the apostrophes in Kings Cross and Bradleys Head, wonder no more. A policy that removes apostrophes in place names has been adopted by all Australian  Geographic Names Boards for decades now. The Dictionary follows these official guidelines for existing place names.