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Advertising agency established by Frank Goldberg in New Zealand before relocating to Sydney in 1927.

Large teaching hospital on Sydney's north side, which grew from a cottage hospital established in 1887.

Local government body covering McMahons Point and parts of North Sydney that was formed in 1871 after seceding from the Borough of St Leonards. Merged with neighbouting councils of St Leonards and East St Leonards boroughs in 1890 to form North Sydney Coucnil.

Suburb on the north shore of Sydney, occupying the area south of the Spit Bridge.

Cove on the north shore of Sydney Harbour adjacent to Kurraba point and Cremorne Point.

War memorial in Martin Place that has become the focus for Sydney's Anzac Day commemoration.

Sydney's main wholesale food market, relocated from its original city site at Haymarket in 1968.

Veterinary surgeon who established a practice in New Zealand before migrating with his family to Sydney.

Native edible plant, commonly known as sea parsley or sea celery, found along Sydney's coastlines.

Small bay on the north shore of Sydney Harbour between Balls Head and Blues Point.

Watercourse about 7km long in Sydney's north which flows into the Lane Cove River.

Creek that originally drained the Woolloomooloo valley, ending in mangroves and mudflats in Sydney Harbour.

Long thin island in the Hawkesbury River, north of Sydney, between Brooklyn and Dangar Island.

As a harbour and river-based city, Sydney has relied on ferries from the earliest days of the colony's history. In the twentieth century, faster road transport reduced the usage of ferries, but they remain a feature of Sydney life.

Now one of Sydney's favourite public occasions, New Year's Eve was hardly celebrated before the late nineteenth century, when reliable lighting made outdoor night time revelry safer and more inviting. Sydney's celebrations have moved about the city and taken different forms…

Sandstone medical school at University of Sydney which has been in continuous use since 1889.

Large railway station which was originally a terminus on the Illawarra railway line in Sydney's south.

DIY rainbow is a protest movement that emerged in Sydney in 2013. The campaign involves members of the community creating rainbow pedestrian crossings in chalk to protest the removal of a temporary rainbow crossing from Oxford Street in Sydney, New South Wales. The temporary…

Buddhist temple at Leumeah founded by Sydney's Thai community, which also has a strong Lao constituency.

Water filtration plant completed in 1996 which provides drinking water to 85% of Sydney's population.