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Bondi-Waverley School of Arts
Local School of Arts which operated for more than a century in Sydney's eastern suburbs.
Archimedes and the Seagle
Novel set in Sydney where the protagonist, Archimedes, is a dog with a fascination for seagulls.
Australian Malaysian Singaporean Association
Social and networking group founded in 1970 for Malaysian and Singaporean residents in Sydney.
Bankstown local government area
Area in Sydney's south-west, part of the traditional lands of the Gweagal and Bidjigal peoples, formerly governed by Bankstown City Council until being merged with Canterbury in 2016. It had a long industrial heritage and was a centre of Sydney's Lebanese community.
Kirkpatrick, John
Architect who worked for a time with Edmund Blacket before he established his own practice in 1880. He designed many well known buildings of Sydney and surrounds including the Carrington Hotel in Katoomba and the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York building in Martin…
Acer Arena
Indoor arena at Sydney Olympic Park, which is a venue for basketball, netball and concerts.
Hacking River
River in Sydney's south that flows through the Royal National Park to Port Hacking.
Independent Theatre
Tram shed, boxing venue, cinema and now theatre at 269 Miller St, North Sydney.
Garibaldi Hotel
Hotel in Hunters Hill that became a meeting place for Italians in nineteenth century Sydney.
Wigram House
Exclusive gentlemen's club in central Sydney which was converted to office use in 1917.
Robertsons Point
Tip of the headland between Shell Cove and Mosman Bay on Sydney's north shore.
Kurraba Point
Headland on the north side of Sydney Harbour between Shell Cove and Neutral Bay.
Broughton, Thomas Stafford
A tailor by trade, Thomas Broughton became rich and successful and was an early Mayor of Sydney.
Shane's Park estate
Property on South Creek in western Sydney which gave its name to the suburb.
Wright's glue works
Factory using animal by-products from the Sydney Meat Preserving Works at Lidcombe from 1890.
Dalrymple Hay Reserve
Reserve containing one of the last stands of blue gum high forest in Sydney.
Dangar Island
Island in the Hawkesbury River north of Sydney. It was first subdivided in 1921.
Enfield Marshalling Yards
Marshalling yards for Sydney's rail freight network constructed on the site of a former brickworks.