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Mayor of North Sydney who became a member New South Wales Legislative Assembly and then Federal politician.

French distance sailor who won many notable races including the Sydney to Hobart race in 1967.

State Labor politician who was previously a councillor on the City of Sydney Council for four years.

Convict and manufacturer of clay pipes, whose Sydney business at Brickfield Hill was established by 1804.

Māori rock and roll band which was formed in Rotorua and relocated to Sydney in 1964.

Russian Orthodox priest who was invited from Queensland to be parish priest to the Sydney community.

Aboriginal rugby league club formed in the 1960s as the Aboriginal community in Sydney expanded rapidly.

Ferry built in Newcastle about 1878 which saw service as a tugboat in Sydney Harbour until 1961.

Schooner of 66 tons which conducted trade between the Torres Straits and Sydney in the 1860s.

Hard rock band which enjoyed local success after relocating from Adelaide to Sydney in the 1970s.

Experimental theatre company in Sydney. Many productions became legendary for their rigorous form and visual impact.

Medical doctor who worked as the City of Sydney council's Health officer between 1859 and 1870.

Probably Sydney's best known ferry serviice, popular with tourists, running between Circular Quay and Manly Cove.

Draper, retailer and racehorse breeder whose shrewdness and flamboyance helped transform his business into a Sydney institution.

Farmer who operated one of the last windmills in Sydney on his property Hope Farm, Waverley.

Retired soldier who arrived in Sydney in January 1840 and became a landowner in the Ryde district.

Writer of novels, stories, film and television, whose detective novels feature Sydney police inspector Scobie Malone.

Tenor who toured Australia and overseas and sang at the opening of the Sydney Opera House.

Early landholder at Balgowlah Heights within what is now Sydney Harbour National Park around Reef Beach.

Geographer who also served as Registrar (1950-1955) and Deputy Principal (1955-1973) of the University of Sydney.