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Linley Point
Northern residential suburb on peninsula overlooking Lane Cove River. It is one of the smallest suburbs in Sydney.
Fitzroy Gardens
Public park constructed when the house Maramanah was sold to the City of Sydney in 1945 and demolished.
Enmore Theatre
Longest running theatre and entertainment venue in Sydney on Enmore Road, Enmore. It has a distinctive Art Deco facade.
Wigram Chambers
Law offices at 167 Phillip Street which were converted into chambers for Sydney University law school about 1913.
Il Porcellino
Sydney's favourite Italian boar, the statue of Il Porcellino is a curious addition to the Macquarie Street landscape.
Arrival of Ross and Keith Smith at Mascot 14 February 1920
Arrival in Sydney of Ross and Keith Smith, who had flown from London to Darwin at the end of 1919 in a Vickers Vimy biplane, the first plane to do so in under 30 days. Due to mechanical difficulties they did not arrive in Sydney until 14 February 1920.
Dead House, Circular Quay
Also known as the North Sydney Morgue, the Dead House at Circular Quay was a morgue and coroner's court on George Street North near Cadman's Cottage and the Waterman's Stairs in the Rocks. The first formalised coroner’s court and morgue in Sydney, it was suggested by Sydney…
Pennant Hills Wharf
Wharf on the Parramatta River at Ermington used in the 1820s to ship timber by water to Sydney.
Graeme Murphy's Tivoli
Coproduction of Sydney Dance Company and the Australian Ballet which was a tribute to the Tivoli vaudeville circuit.
Fairlight shopping centre
Collection of local shops originally developed along the northern side of Sydney Road in the early twentieth century.
Dalley, John
Storekeeper who was transported to Sydney for burglary. He lived in Bathurst and applied for a ticket of leave to marry Catherine Spillane. The couple moved to Sydney and Dalley ran a successful store on George Street. The couple had seven children together, however, four of…
Farrell, George
Shoemaker who was transported for seven years in 1822. Found guilty in 1831 of participating in the 1828 robbery of the Bank of Australia and sentenced to life on Norfolk Island, he returned to Sydney in 1839 and subsequently offended again numerous times in Sydney and…
Camperdown Memorial Rest Park
Large park between Newtown and Camperdown in Sydney's inner west on the site of the former Camperdown Cemetery.
Lynch, Cec
Sydney press photographer who worked for PIX, Woman's Day, The Sun and other publications between the 1940 - 1960s.
Old Woman's Bonnet
Large rock formation with a cave in it on the eastern bank of the Woronora River in southern Sydney.
Donaldson, Robert
Sydney press photographer who worked for Fairfax and News Ltd as well as Consolidated Press on PIX magazine.
Long Bay Correctional Centre
Prison complex of four maximum security and two minimum security institutions that has housed Sydney's criminals since 1909.