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Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 22. Marble Bar
Commemorative plaque that was installed on the site of the Marble Bar as part of the Sydney Green Plaques Bicentennial project between 1984 and 1988.
Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 87. State Theatre
Commemorative plaque that was installed on the site of the State Theatre between 1984 and 1988 as part of the Sydney Green Plaques Bicentennial project.
Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 63. Glover Cottages
Commemorative plaque that was installed on the site of the Glover Cottages between 1984 and 1988 as part of the Sydney Green Plaques Bicentennial project.
Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 26. Hydraulic Pumphouse
Commemorative plaque that was installed on the site of the hydraulic pumphouse between 1984 and 1988 as part of the Sydney Green Plaques Bicentennial project.
Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 32. Judge's House
Commemorative plaque that was installed on the site of the Judge's House between 1984 and 1988 as part of the Sydney Green Plaques Bicentennial project.
Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 39. Australia Hotel
Commemorative plaque that was installed on the site of the Australia Hotel between 1984 and 1988 as part of the Sydney Green Plaques Bicentennial project.
Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 40. Tramway Depot
Commemorative plaque that was installed on the site of the Tramway Depot between 1984 and 1988 as part of the Sydney Green Plaques Bicentennial project.
Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 47. AWA Building
Commemorative plaque that was installed on the site of the AWA building between 1984 and 1988 as part of the Sydney Green Plaques Bicentennial project.
Act to incorporate and otherwise promote the objects of the Society for the Relief of Destitute Children 1857
Legislation that established the Society for the Relief of Destitute Children as the official body in charge of orphaned and neglected children in Sydney.
Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 95. The Tivoli Theatre
Commemorative plaque that was installed on the site of the Tivoli Theatre between 1984 and 1988 as part of the Sydney Green Plaques Bicentennial project. The text on the plaque read 'Opened as The Adelphi in 1911 and later known as the Grand Opera House, a theatre, renamed…
Yurulbin (Long Nose Point)
Peninsula at Birchgrove. An imaginary line from this to Manns Point at Greenwich marks the transition of the waterway from Sydney Harbour to the Parramatta river.
Greek Orthodox Community of New South Wales
Greek community organisation founded to build a church in the late nineteenth century, and subsequently developing welfare and education functions. It is Sydney's oldest Greek community organisation.
Australasian League for the Abolition of Transportation
Body established to oppose penal settlement to Australia. Although transportation had ceased to Sydney in 1840, fears it would be reinstated meant lobbying continued until 1852.
Montefiore, Dora
Suffrage and women's rights advocate in Sydney and later in England, who became an outspoken socialist, and represented the Communist Party of Australia in Moscow in 1924.
Hudson Bros
Engineering company that grew from small beginnings in Redfern to employing more than 1000 men in works around Sydney, before succumbing to the depression of the 1890s.
Darvall, Frederick
Public servant who was one of the city commissioners after the sacking of the City of Sydney council in 1854. He was later Auditor-General of Queensland 1867-77.
Johnson, Jack
Boxer who became the first African American world heavyweight boxing champion, winning the title from Canadian Tommy Burns on Boxing Day 1908 at a fight at Sydney Stadium.
Irving, Clark
Merchant, politician and pastoralist with extensive land holdings in northern New South Wales though well known in Sydney through his involvement in businesses which promoted the region.
Tillers, Imants
Visual artist, curator and writer who has represented Australia at important international exhibitions since 1975. He also created two key sculptures for Sydney Olympic Park in 2002.
Pearce, Vera
Actress who began performing in pantomimes at five and sprang to musical-comedy fame in Sydney 1911. She was a star of Harry Rickards's Tivoli circuit for seven years.