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Commemorative plaque that was installed outside St James railway station between 1984 and 1988 as part of the Sydney Green Plaques Bicentennial project.

Bay on the Parramatta River 8 kilometres west of Sydney, surrounded by the suburbs of Abbotsford, Drummoyne, Wareemba, Five Dock, Canada Bay, Concord and Cabarita.

Aged care facility run by the Catholic religious order which was established in Sydney in 1886. The property at Randwick was acquired in 1887.

Since the 1950s, the Aisling Society has fostered cultural relations between Australia and Ireland, and helped Sydney's Irish Australians hold onto their cultural heritage.

Londoner who migrated to Sydney in the late-1850s, who purchased large parcels of land for subdivision and became known as the 'father of Rozelle.'

Sculptor in wood, often in Art Nouveau style, who trained in England and became a teacher at East Sydney Technical College after a long career in industry.

Clergyman and academic who was a founding principal and professor of classics at the University of Sydney, and influential in the establishment of secular higher education.

Artist's model, printmaker and author who modelled for many of Australia's foremost artists including Sydney Long, Harold Cazneaux, Julian Ashton and her husband Norman Lindsay.

Scottish engineer who migrated with his family to Hobart in 1832 and then to Sydney in 1838 where he established a family business with his sons.

Wife of Hannibal Macarthur who became a society figure in early Sydney before the financial collapse of her husband's businesses necessitated a move to Ipswich in Queensland.

Renowned scholar who became Professor of Classics and was to influence the role of public examinations and the growth of a free public library in Sydney.

Solicitor and politician who became an ardent supporter of a unified Greater Sydney, and Federation, whilst continuing the family tradition as benefactor of the Catholic church.

Official journal of the Australian Worker's Union. The Sydney and Brisbane papers were merged in 1974 and it is now is published in a magazine format.

Military wife who travelled with her husband in the First Fleet, giving birth to a daughter at Rio de Janeiro and a son in Sydney in 1790.

Topographical draughtsman attached to the 48th Regiment who created a series of watercolours on paper which, when joined together, formed a panorama of Sydney in 1820.

Sydney defence lawyer operating during the time of the razor gangs. His clients included key underworld figures including Tilly Devine, Kate Leigh and Iris Webber.

Professor of drama and theatre director who greatly influenced Australian Theatre after World War II and the direction taken by subsidised theatre, especially in Sydney.

Residential and business directory for the city and suburbs of Sydney published annually 1858 to 1933 except for the years 1872 1874 1878 and 1881.

Sailor who survived the wreck of the Edward Lombe in Sydney Harbour in 1834. He was described in newspaper reports of the disaster as a boy.

Australian instrumental surf rock band that was formed in Sydney's southern suburbs in 1961. Their single Bombora, released in July 1963, was an international success.