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Council formed in 1871 that governs the Leichhardt area in Sydney's inner west. It was merged with Ashfield and Marrickville to form Inner West Council in 2016.

Merchant and sealer who used his farming properties on the Hawkesbury to finance his merchant business in Sydney. His wife Mary expanded the businesses after his death.

Architect and Deputy Mayor of Sydney who designed the Chinese Garden of Friendship at Darling Harbour and contributed to the redesign of Dixon Street as a pedestrian area.

Lawyer who came to Sydney after legal success in the West Indies and was appointed first solicitor-general of New South Wales. He was made a judge in 1826.

Commemorative plaque that was installed on the site of F Kanematsu's Japanese warehouse between 1984 and 1988 as part of the Sydney Green Plaques Bicentennial project.

Commemorative plaque that was installed on the site of Henry Parkes' shop between 1984 and 1988 as part of the Sydney Green Plaques Bicentennial project.

Commemorative plaque that was installed on the site of the Military Barracks between 1984 and 1988 as part of the Sydney Green Plaques Bicentennial project.

Commemorative plaque that was installed in 1985 on the Palace gates to the Royal Botanic Garden as part of the Sydney Green Plaques Bicentennial project.

Commemorative plaque that was installed on the site of the Carters' Barracks between 1984 and 1988 as part of the Sydney Green Plaques Bicentennial project.

Commemorative plaque that was installed on the site of Jack Lang's birthplace between 1984 and 1988 as part of the Sydney Green Plaques Bicentennial project.

Commemorative plaque that was installed on the site of Francis Greenway's house between 1984 and 1988 as part of the Sydney Green Plaques Bicentennial project.

Commemorative plaque that was installed on the site of the Lumber Yard between 1984 and 1988 as part of the Sydney Green Plaques Bicentennial project.

Commemorative plaque that was installed on the site of the Lawsons' house between 1984 and 1988 as part of the Sydney Green Plaques Bicentennial project.

Theatre owner and entrepreneur noted for bringing melodrama and pantomime to Sydney audiences. He came to Australia as a boy, reportedly walking the streets of Melbourne as an unemployed young man in the early 1900s, 'wondering where the money for his next meal was to come…

Naval officer, surveyor and pastoralist who worked on his own surveying possibilities for the proposed railway line put forward by the Sydney Tramroad and Railway Company, later Sydney Railway Company. Despite his efforts, he was refused payment for his work and was widely…

Car dealers that first operated as a coaching company and had a dealership first at 176 Clarence Street, Sydney and eventually in Zetland. In January 1905, the Sydney Morning Herald announced 'Mr Hoskins has decided to dispense with the Horses and go in for motoring'. Larke,…

Slow growing plant known commonly as 'grass tree' that is native to the Sydney area and the central coastal area of New South Wales. In the Sydney language it is called 'gulgadya' or 'gadi', and the word Gadigal, meaning 'people of the grass tree', is derived from it. Part of…

Engineer, naval architect, inventor, urban visionary and advocate of technical education, Norman Selfe was one of Sydney's most energetic and civic-minded citizens. His vision for Sydney included a harbour crossing decades before the Harbour Bridge was built, and an…

Established as a joint enterprise by the Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts, the Trades and Labour Council and the Engineering Association, and run by the School of Arts, Sydney's first technical college opened its doors in 1878. Its immediate success with students,…

Art college that grew out of the drawing and art classes of the Technical and Working Men's College and has nurtured some of Sydney's most famous artists.