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Queen's Wharf Circular Quay
Wharf built between 1797 and 1802 near the current MCA site. It provided a landing place for the original Sydney Hospital and later the Commissariat Stores.
Statue of Queen Victoria, Druitt Street
Statue constructed and installed in Dublin, Ireland for 40 years before the changing political landscape saw her relocated to Sydney after many years in decay.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Primary School
One of Sydney's oldest Catholic school which now caters for a school population which is 60% Indigenous and with another 30% coming from other cultural backgrounds.
Bohemians in the Bush
Exhibition at the Art Gallery of New South Wales in 1991 celebrating the artists' camps that flourished around Sydney Harbour in the 1880s and 1890s.
Art Gallery of New South Wales
Sydney's public art gallery and collection which includes European, Asian and Australian art including a specific gallery, Yiribana, for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander collection.
Williams, John
Solicitor, public servant and local politician who was Crown Solicitor of New South Wales for over 30 years. He served as Mayor of Sydney in 1858.
Mayoh, Arthur
British engineer who worked on Sydney's underground railway and in partnership with his brother Joseph and Sidney Kidman at the Kidman and Mayoh shipyard at Putney.
Mayoh, Joseph
British engineer who worked on Sydney's underground railway and in partnership with his brother Arthur and Sidney Kidman at the Kidman and Mayoh shipyard at Putney.
Fleischmann, Arthur
Sculptor who briefly enlivened Sydney's artistic scene but achieved his greatest recognition in Europe. In 1941 he completed The Explorer bronze doors at the State Library.
Utzon, Jørn
Danish architect whose years in Sydney were marred by political conflict and cost overruns though he lived to see the Opera House design win international acclaim.
HMS Penguin
Osprey class sloop built for the Royal Navy which operated as a survey vessel between 1890 and 1908 before coming a depot and training ship in Sydney Harbour.
Butcher, Elizabeth
Arts administrator whose financial management and political sense made a substantial impact on Sydney theatre including the redevelopment of wharves 4 and 5 at Walsh Bay as a theatre venue.
Emmett, Peter
Curator who oversaw the early development of the Museum of Sydney and has continued in shaping our view of colonial history at the Historic Houses trust.
Reynolds, Margaret
Irish daughter of William Reynolds who migrated to Sydney after he received his ticket of leave and was to inherit his property portfolio on his death.
Artists' Balls
Fancy dress balls were a regular highlight for Sydney's artists and bohemians from the 1880s though the alcoholic excesses and boisterous behaviour often lead to police intervention.
Butler, James
City of Sydney alderman for Fitzroy Ward from 1 December 1863 to 30 November 1869. He was instrumental in having the steps 'Butler Stairs' in Woolloomooloo erected.
Finding Nemo
Animated film, largely set in Sydney Harbour, that was an international success, depicting the journey home and adventures of a young clown fish separated from his parent.
The Nocturnes
Popular instrumental rock band that formed in Sydney in 1962. In 1964 singer Ray Brown joined the band and they became Ray Brown and the Whispers.
Fiaschi, Piero
Medical practitioner and army medical officer who with his father Thomas, is commemorated by a life-sized bronze replica of the famous Florentine Porcellino monument outside Sydney Hospital.
Hook, Charles
Junior partner in Robert Campbell's Sydney business who supported Governor Bligh as an opponent of the trading cabal of military officers who were their trading competition.