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Publican who managed several hotels in central Sydney late in the nineteenth century.

Wooden ship of 808 tons used for convict transport to Hobart and Sydney.

Group house that became part of lesbian culture in Sydney in the 1970s.

A wealthy property owner, John Harris served as Mayor of Sydney 1881-83 and 1888-89.

A mercer and tailor, John English served as Lord Mayor of Sydney in 1919.

Commercial art gallery and bookshop in Rowe St Sydney founded by Carl Plate.

Founder of Sydney City Mission in 1862, based on the London City Mission.

Professor of German at the University of Sydney, gardener and renowned camellia expert.

British film director who directed two films in Sydney in the late 1960s.

Captain of the French ship L'Oriental which arrived in Sydney in April 1841.

Catholic priest, teacher and writer whose work has recorded Catholic life in Sydney.

French woolbuying family who settled in Sydney in the late 19th century.

Reputedly sketched on a paper napkin, the design for the Sydney Tower, also called Sydney Tower, used new engineering solutions to build the tower and to manage the effect of the wind.

Thirteen-storey office building in Art Deco style, that stands on land purchased with funds bequeathed to the University of Sydney by JH Challis. The original 1907 building was reconstructed in 1936 and remains a major asset of Sydney University.

Salvation Army hall built for the Newtown Corp which had been formed in 1883. It became the Newtown Library branch of the South Sydney Council Library in 1995, and part of the City of Sydney Library in 2004.

Catholic university founded through an Act of the Parliament of Western Australia in December 1989. It now has over 9000 students enrolled on its three campuses in Fremantle, Sydney and Broome. The Sydney campuses were opened in 2006.

Council which provides services, facilities and development to 42 suburbs in western Sydney.

Early radio supply shop established by Violet McKenzie in the Royal Arcade, Sydney.

Conductor and composer eminent in Sydney musical circles until a public scandal in 1956.

Australian singer who made an international career and performed in Sydney in 1951.