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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.
Garibaldi Hotel
Hotel in Hunters Hill that became a meeting place for Italians in nineteenth century Sydney.
Independent Theatre
Tram shed, boxing venue, cinema and now theatre at 269 Miller St, North Sydney.
Robertsons Point
Tip of the headland between Shell Cove and Mosman Bay on Sydney's north shore.
Wigram House
Exclusive gentlemen's club in central Sydney which was converted to office use in 1917.
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.
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.
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.
Redfern boundary marker
Boundary marker erected on Cleveland Street to show the southern edge of Sydney Town.
Enfield Marshalling Yards
Marshalling yards for Sydney's rail freight network constructed on the site of a former brickworks.
Eastlakes Golf course
Golf course established on part of what was known as the Sydney Water reserve.
Liverpool railway station
Very early station on the Sydney rail network which became a hub for local services.
Paralympic Games 2000
International games for elite athletes with disabilities, held after the Olympic Games in Sydney.