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Commemorative plaque that was installed in 1985 on the Supreme Court building as part of the Sydney Green Plaques Bicentennial.

Largely residential southern suburb, close to Sydney Airport and bordering Wolli Creek. It was named after a village in North Yorkshire, England.

Northern beaches residential suburb, bisected by Sydney Road. It is named after the house of 'father of Manly' Henry Gilbert Smith.

Surgeon who became the first Flying Doctor in 1928. He served for one year before returning to his practice in Sydney.

Community group which successfully protested against Sydney City Council's decision in the late 1990s to demolish the Andrew (Boy) Charlton Pool.

Chinese immigrant who made his fortune on the Victorian goldfields and settled in Sydney, where he became a well-known and respected businessman.

The Transport Heritage Grants Program is a NSW Government funded program, administered by the Royal Australian Historical Society (RAHS), with the support of Transport Heritage NSW (THNSW). In 2015 the Australian Railway Historical Society NSW division and the Dictionary of…

Nicole Cama is a content strategist, historian, writer and curator with a passion for storytelling across multiple platforms. After completing an Honours degree at the University of Sydney, she delved into the world of cultural collections at Sydney University Museums and the…

Built as a commercial building in the 1920s, Lincoln House has had a second life as the headquarters of the Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts.

Suburb built on former industrial land near Homebush Bay, where the Athletes' Village for the Sydney Olympics was built in 2000.

Western industrial suburb at junction of M4 and M7 Motorways. It is home to Sydney Motorsport Park (formerly Eastern Creek Raceway).

Headland on the northern shore of Sydney Harbour, named for boatman Billy Blue who was granted 80 acres there in 1817.

Headland, part of Sydney Harbour National Park, which has examples of Aboriginal habitation, native coastal heath and pockets of subtropical rainforest.

Mary Reibey was a formidable colonial entrepreneur. Arriving in Sydney as a convict in 1792, she became a leading businesswoman, philanthropist and matriarch.

English portrait and miniature artist who arrived in Sydney in November 1832 from Madras for the benefit of his health. His sister, Mrs Learmonth, also lived in Sydney. He left Sydney to return to Madras In March 1837, and died at the age of 44 in the English General Hospital…

An integral part of Sydney's nineteenth-century architectural heritage, stained glass was a medium where artists displayed their visions of the colony's future.

Quarry in Fairlight on the south side of Sydney Road in the vicinity of Woods Parade, Hilltop Crescent and Bellevue Street.

Christmas pantomime based on a classic folk tale performed at the Lyceum Theatre, Sydney, from 22 December 1894 to 25 January 1895.

The first volume of verse published in Australia, written by Barron Field and printed by George Howe in Sydney in 1819.

The first German Evangelical Lutheran church built in Sydney, it was estimated to cost 2000 pounds and could accommodate 220 people.