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Building erected in 1892 as part of Sydney Technical College in Mary Ann Street Ultimo. It was intended to be co-educational but it only ever housed Sydney Boys High and operated as a normal high school.

Merchant and landowner in nineteenth-century Sydney. His home Crows Nest had a commanding view across Sydney Harbour. He was the nephew of the early feminist Mary Wollstonecraft and cousin to Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, the author of Frankenstein.

Aged care centre at Crows Nest run by the Sydney City Mission.

Farm established by James Meehan on land grants south west of Sydney.

Plumber and inventor who arrived in Sydney in 1855 with his family.

Mayor of North Sydney 1923-1926 and an alderman from 1907 to 1936.

Landowner who inherited the estate of his brother Alexander at North Sydney.

French emancipist who became a baker, trader and mill owner in early Sydney.

Scottish-born vice chancellor of the University of Sydney from 1928 to 1947.

Ship of 510 tons which bought many emigrants from London to Sydney.

Danish-born scenic artist who painted sets for theatres in Melbourne and Sydney.

Mother of Thomas Stafford Broughton who became an early Mayor of Sydney.

American singer and actor who performed in Sydney in 1959 and 1974.

Convict and bookseller who brought his family to Sydney at government expense.

Free settler who, with her family, followed her convict father to Sydney.

Governess who travelled to Sydney with the Female Middle Class Emigration Society.

Flautist who travelled with his brother to perform in Sydney in 1836.

American comedian whose 1962 shows were considered too risque for conservative Sydney.

Naval lieutenant who accompanied his wife and father-in-law, Governor Bligh to Sydney.