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Ruth Balint is a lecturer in the School of History and Philosophy at the University of New South Wales

Northern residential suburb in the Hornsby local government area, which developed on part of the former Field of Mars common. It grew from the 1880s with the building of the railway line from Strathfield to Hornsby.

South-western residential, light industrial and commercial suburb subdivided and sold as home sites after the First World War, some for war service homes. Three streets in the area are named after troop ships of the period.

Small far north-western rural village. Its railway station is the highest on the New South Wales TrainLink network.

North-western residential suburb, with a ribbon of light industrial, commercial and retail development in the Norwest Business Park along the Old Windsor Road. It is named after the homestead and farm of the Pearce family.

Affluent suburb overlooking the harbour five kilometres east of central Sydney. In the nineteenth century it was home to villas built by the colony's emerging plutocracy. Mass suburban development was helped by the extension of the tram line to Bondi Beach in 1914.

South-western suburb containing a mixture of residential, commercial and industrial developments. After the First World War, many returned servicemen settled there.

North-eastern residential suburb. Its name is derived from two flowers, the Christmas Bell and the native rose.

A locality within the Camden local government area.

Boot factory operating near Sydney Meat Preserving Works in Lidcombe in 1890.

Closely settled suburb in Auburn local government area on what was once swampy land with abundant birdlife - the name is Aboriginal for 'duck'. Residential settlement grew with the opening of a new rail line in 1924.

Richard Strauss is a historian

Rural locality on Bells Line of Road.

North-western semi-rural locality, named after a grant made to Richard Rouse in 1838. It contains a correctional facility, a nature reserve, a waste management centre and a racehorse education centre.

Far northern suburb, much of which forms the Berowra Valley Regional Park. It grew quickly after the first major subdivisions of land in the 1950s.

Far northern residential suburb, separated from Berowra in 1973.

Local shopping centre in Berowra.

Bushland park in northern Sydney absorbed by Berowra Valley Regional Park in 1997.

Bushland park covering almost 40,000 hectares.

Far northern locality on the shores of Berowra Creek. With its restaurants, marina, car ferry, scenic walks and salt water pool, it is a popular tourist destination.