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Sculptor and artist, and Lecturer at Sydney Teachers College,  who won the Wynne Prize for landscape painting in 1915.

Merchant who was Sydney's first elected Mayor (1842-43), before the 1840s depression and financial troubles ended his public career.

Prominent barrister, judge and politician who also oversaw a period of significant change as chancellor of the University of Sydney.

Brewer who fulfilled his civic responsibilities at both local and state levels. He served as Mayor of Sydney 1896-97.

US-born architect and landscape architect best known for his role in designing Canberra and the Sydney suburb of Castlecrag.

Architect who designed hundreds of houses, apartment blocks and commercial buildings in Sydney from the 1890s to the 1940s.

Magistrate and coroner. Hawkins was was appointed to the position of acting Sydney City Coroner in Sydney before being officially appointed to the position in March 1911. He was appointed to the position of Special Magistrate of the Children’s Court in 1919, sharing his…

Set up as part of Sydney Technical College, the Tanning School aimed to raise the skill level of leatherworkers, so that the local industry could compete with higher quality imported goods. In the end the school outlived Sydney's leather industry, and closed in 1999.

Far northern semi-rural suburb five kilometres west of Berowra. In 2002 its public school was the smallest in Sydney.

Far south-western suburb, 55 kilometres from central Sydney. It is named after the property of former convict Samuel Larken.

Street at the western edge of Sydney's central business district which gives its name to the locality around it.

Western Sydney group which aims to assist in reuniting families and educating the community about Aboriginal heritage and culture.

An annual ethnic folk festival first held in Sydney in 1973 and involving performers from several dozen ethnic groups.

Cultural and social organisation that helped Aboriginal people who had moved to Sydney to find jobs, housing and a community.

Umbrella organisation for the Young Men's Societies of various Sydney Catholic parishes which organised lectures, debates and social events

Novel that chronicles the Parker family over the decades during which their farm becomes part of Sydney's suburban expansion.

Manufacturer of writing and drawing instruments which began in Germany in 1835. It was established in Sydney in 1931.

Unitarian minister transported to New South Wales for sedition who became a pioneer in trade, manufacture and shipbuilding in Sydney.

Anglican bishop and school teacher and principal, he was elected Archbishop of Sydney in 1982 and served until 1993.

Horse-drawn buses were Sydney's most extensive transport system from the 1860s until the 1890s, when electric trams became more popular. Motor buses expanded their networks between the wars, and electric trolley buses ran on some routes. In the 1950s, trams were phased out,…