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Locality on the shores of Bantry Bay, an inlet running north from Middle Harbour, which remained largely bushland because of its use as an explosives store during the twentieth century.

Southern suburb of Sydney located on the Woronora River

Southern residential suburb, named after settler Thomas Bardwell whose grant was bounded by Wolli Creek. Building of the East Hills railway line in 1931 opened up the area for home sites.

Southern residential suburb, named after settler Thomas Bardwell. It was formed in 1996 from parts of Arncliffe.

Recreational park containing a tennis club and bowling green in Balgowlah Heights.

Park and sports oval at St Ives.

Isthmus and headland on the northern end of Sydney's northern beaches peninsula, which is the site of the Barrenjoey lighthouse.

Suburb within Bankstown local government area that became known as Bass Hill in October 1924. Prior to this it had been known as Upper Bankstown and before that Irish Town, due to the large number of Irish settlers in the area.

Nine portions of land around Sydney inherited under entail by Katherine Wentworth from her father D'Arcy Wentworth, which became the subject of litigation and an Act of Parliament to remove the legal impediments to their sale.

Chinese political activist and businessman.

Aboriginal elder of the Boorooberongal clan of the Dharug people.

Malayan author of the history of Chinese people in Australia.

Attracted initially by the goldfields, Young was an active community leader who devoted his life to the Presbyterian church and established several Chinese Presbyterian churches.

Scottish born rock musician and songwriter who was a member of pop group The Easybeats.

Canadian sportsman who introduced softball to New South Wales schools.

A leading builder and entrepreneur in Victorian Sydney who was mayor of Sydney and later of Leichhardt and Annandale.

Pop singer songwriter who has also worked on radio and television.

Professional surfer and author of books about surfing and sailboarding.

Owner of the Roycroft bookshop and library in Rowe Street from 1923 to 1933. She had previously run the Book Lovers' Club and Library in Perth from 1902. In Sydney she published a regular column 'Let's Talk About Books' under the name Franziska in The Australian Woman's…