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International festival of contemporary art held every two years at various locations around the city. It is the third longest running biennale in the world.

Guided missile frigate built in the United States of America and commissioned in 1983 which has been deployed in the Middle East, Timor and the Solomon Islands.

First full-time radio station in Australia, established as 2SB, broadcasting from the Smith's Weekly building in Phillip Street, and later incorporated into the ABC as 2BL.

State government authority responsible for marine safety, regulation of commercial and recreational boating and oversight of port operations and heritage. Known until 1995 as the Maritime Services Board.

Purpose built museum designed to conserve the archaeology of the site of the First Government House which includes exposed drains and artefacts found during the excavations.

Desalination plant opened in 2010 which uses reverse osmosis filtration membranes to remove salt from seawater and is powered using 100 percent renewable energy from a wind farm at Bungendore.

Established in 1962 by the University, it became an imprint of Oxford University Press from 1987 until the mid 1990's. It was restarted in 2003 as a digital and print "on demand" publisher.

The first aircraft carrier of the Royal Australian Navy commissioned in England in 1948 which saw action as a troop transport in the Korean and Vietnam conflicts. It was sold for scrap in 1975.

Fish market comprising port facilities, auction room, wholesale and retail markets, and cooking school. It offers the most efficient means of trading fish as well as a tourist mecca and dining venue.

Homeopathic hospital founded in Redfern in 1902 before moving to Glebe in 1915, where it also operated as the local cottage hospital. It closed in 1989 and a Homeopathy Clinic was transferred to Balmain Hospital.

Australia's largest tram museum which has been operating since 1950. Volunteer run, it is based in Loftus and operates over 3km of track including the old Royal National Park line.

Light cruiser commissioned in England in 1935 which saw service in the Mediterranean and as convoy escort off the Australian coast before being sunk by the German cruiser Kormoran in 1941 with the loss of all crew.

Publisher and artist who sought to incorporate quality art and design with technically advanced printing in the advertising agency he founded in 1906 with Harry Julius. He also established the publishing company Art in Australia Ltd in 1920.

Private philanthropic schools established in the inner city to provide moral care and education to destitute children and their parents. Social reformism gave way to evangelism before the depression years forced a return to the social concerns of earlier years.

The Historical Atlas of Sydney contains digital versions of maps and associated documents from the collections of the City of Sydney's Archives.

Sydney branch of the Workers' Educational Association (WEA Sydney), a not-for-profit adult education organisation originally founded in England in 1903 to provide ongoing education for working people. It began in Sydney in 1913 as a joint undertaking by the trade union…

One of two volunteer corps of 50 men formed in 1800 to assist British troops and reformed in 1803 as a part time militia, taking part in suppressing the Irish convict rebellion in 1804 before being disbanded in 1810 by Governor Macquarie. The other corps was the Parramatta …

Ferry company formed by the merger of existing ferry services including Balmain New Ferry Service and North Shore Steam Ferry Company. It was taken over by the New South Wales Government in 1951.
The fleet provides over 16 million passenger journeys in a year on seven…

Originally 14 sandstone outcrops in the harbour. Five former islands, Garden, Bennelong, Darling, Glebe and Berry Islands, have been joined to the mainland. Two more were joined to form Spectacle Island in the 1860s. The other remaining islands are Shark, Clark, Fort Denison…