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

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…

Association formed to preserve the history of Sydney's classic open skiffs and race 18 foot and 10 foot replicas.

Road bridge crossing the Cooks River. It carries the General Holmes Drive, linking Sydney Airport at Mascot to Kyeemagh.

Song composed by Nathan Isaac, with lyrics by WA Duncan, to celebrate the inaugural Sydney City Council in 1842.

Major Sydney hospital in Camperdown that has trained doctors and nurses and treated Sydneysiders since it opened in 1882.

The first nautical training school, on a ship moored in Sydney Harbour, which aimed to rehabilitate and train juvenile offenders.

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.

Well known baker who operated from 109 George Street, Sydney during the mid-1800s. He came to Sydney as an assisted immigrant and helped many other Irish migrant families settle in the colony. His sons became solicitors and established one of the largest law firms in…

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,…

Sydney's main gaol from its opening in 1841, later used as an internment camp, technical college and art school.

Hotel that existed opposite the lumber yard on the north corner of George and Bridge streets Sydney from 1830.

One of the oldest surviving houses in Sydney, built for the government coxswain and his family to live in.

Peninsula in Sydney Harbour between Garden Island and Bennelong Point, named for Elizabeth Macquarie who enjoyed the panoramic views.

Brig of 351 tons chartered to bring Scottish immigrants to Sydney in 1831, carrying the founders of the Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts. Its destruction on the north eastern coast of Australia in 1836 was later to become infamous when the survivors were saved by local…

In operation from 1917 to 1984, the White Bay Power Station helped to power Sydney for most of the twentieth century. The site is now the last remaining example of a coal-dependent, harbourside, industrial complex, once common in Sydney.

Māori chief of the Te Hikutu clan, who visited Sydney in 1814 and London in 1818, to establish trade contracts.

Buddhist monk from Malaysia who moved to Sydney in 1986 to lead the Hock Cheng See Buddhist Vihara at Ambarvale.

From a modest cottage on Sydney Cove to an elaborate sandstone structure in Gothic Revival style, Government House, now in The Domain, has served as both home and host to official life in Sydney.

Gardens in the northern part of Hyde Park to commemorate the sister city relationship between Sydney and Nagoya, Japan.