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Musician whose teaching, performance and composition were influential in Sydney for the first half of the twentieth century.

Convict who became a landowner on Sydney's northern beaches and built the first road from Balgowlah to Dee Why.

Architect and surveyor whose designs were built in Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney as well as country centres.

French etcher whose work inspired Lionel Lindsay and others to record Sydney's disappearing streetscapes, particularly in The Rocks.

American showman who opened Australia's first Luna Park in St Kilda, Victoria, and later ran Sydney's Luna Park.

One of the co-founders of the National Black Theatre, a non-Indigenous theatre student at the University of Sydney.

Music teacher, broadcaster and charity worker whose career on radio influenced Sydney's charitable causes for over 25 years.

Many Sydneysiders think that Māori contact with and migration to Sydney is a recent phenomenon, but in fact Māori people have been in Sydney from the earliest days of the colony, and have contributed to the city's growth and diversity and enriched its cultural and economic…

State training camp for NSW Guides, located in a tract of bushland in the northern suburbs of Sydney.

Sydney's Korean community is an aggregate of distinct groups, who have come to Sydney at different times, and for different reasons. While they are predominantly Christian, they assert a strong Korean ethnic and cultural identity, and maintain close ties with their homeland.…

Area in Sydney's west governed by Penrith City Council, part of the traditional lands of the Darug people. Located along the Nepean River at the foot of the Blue Mountains, it covers an area of 405 square kilometres and is one of the fastest growing areas in Sydney.

Colloquial expression to describe being very unwell (or 'crook'). Rookwood, in Sydney's west, was the city's largest cemetery.

Silent film made in Sydney in 1927, telling the story of rival children's gangs and their goat race.

Businessman and politician who operated steam ferries and rail transport leading to the development of Sydney's river suburbs.

Businessman and sportsman who was Mayor of Sydney in 1859 and later a prominent citizen of the Manly district.

Canadian shipowner whose ships traded in Australia. He was the Canadian Commissioner to the Sydney Exhibition of 1879.

Irish Jesuit priest who established a Jesuit presence in Melbourne before moving to Sydney to found St Ignatius College.

Magazine published by Sydney Ure Smith to enable artists to blur the lines between commercial art and art.

Book based on the author's early years growing up in Sydney and her later experiences living in London.

Architectural firm and design company responsible for several significant public buildings in Sydney in the 21st century.