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Church in central Sydney opened in 1935, site of the first televised church service in 1956.

A professional historian and awarding-winning author, Dr Lisa Murray is the Historian of the City of Sydney.

Architect, academic and soldier who served as a Lieutenant-Colonel in India and Burma before coming to Sydney to fill the role of University of Sydney's Chair of Architectural Design and History, later becoming dean of the faculty. He was a strong advocate for Jorn Utzon…

One who owns a country property, often for tax loss purposes, but who lives and works in Sydney.

Journalist who, with John Fairfax, became co-owner of the Sydney Herald before turning to politics and business.

Manufacturing jeweller who migrated to Sydney and established a very successful business before branching in to real estate.

Rail network which allowed freight trains to move throughout metropolitan Sydney independent of the passenger train network. 

A publican who played an active role in civic affairs including serving as Mayor of Sydney in 1879.

Medical doctor who was one of the first two women medical graduates of the University of Sydney. 

Director-General PMG Department 1922-39 who introduced the world's most extensive mechanised mail handling at Sydney GPO 1930.

Co-educational residential college within the University of Sydney. It is the oldest Catholic university college in Australia.

Council governing the second most populous local government area in New South Wales, located in southern Sydney.

Malaysian based property development company which shaped much of Sydney's business district in the 1980s and 1990s.

Writer and poet who became identified with bush life, despite living most of his life in Sydney.

Cartoonist, painter and bohemian who also wrote successful novels and became one of Sydney's best known artists.

One of Sydney's most sensational crimes, the Shark Arm murder was never solved.

The last surviving Victorian shopping arcade in Sydney. Three storeys high with glass roof, cantilevered galleries, cast iron balustrades, and timber framed shopfronts, it has been restored after several fires and still retains the small elite boutiques that defined the…

Designed by American form Kohn Pederson Fox, Chifley Tower is one of Sydney's tallest buildings.

One of the first world-famous musicians to perform in Sydney, Anna Bishop had scandalised London by leaving her husband. Her lover Bochsa died suddenly in Sydney in early 1856, after their first concert, and Bishop left soon afterwards.

Suburb located 14 kilometres from Sydney, between the suburbs of Lindfield and Gordon in Ku-ring-gai Council area.