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Almost-deserted Sydney beach (except for pretty, dark-haired Joan Francis) was chosen by bodgie David Roper, 17, to air leopard-skin trunks, with tail.

Born in New Zealand and raised in Adelaide, Harold Cazneaux became one of Sydney's pre-eminent photographers, documenting its changing face and different moods.

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.

Tenor who made his first operatic appearance in Sydney in November 1863 and subsequently joined Fred Lyster's opera company. He joined WS Lyster's opera company in 1870.

Dams and canals constructed on the Nepean and Cataract Rivers after a Royal Commission in 1867 sought a solution to Sydney's water shortages. The scheme remains in use today.

Charity established by the Rotary Club of Sydney in response to the growing number of children left with disabilities caused by illnesses such as polio and tuberculosis.

Sequel to Ruth Park's 'The Harp in the South' about the Darcy family growing up in a Sydney slum in the years immediately following the Second World War.

Missionary who worked with Pacific Islanders and Aborigines in Queensland before she was invited to help with Aboriginal children in Sydney, establishing a home for girls at Homebush.

Mariner, merchant and settler who became a successful shipping agent before moving to western Sydney to manage his extensive pastoral portfolio in the Illawarra and Lake George districts.

Anglican bishop who was elected Archbishop of Sydney and also served as Primate of the Church of England in Australia between 1959 and 1966, when he resigned.

Architect and public servant responsible for many public buildings in Melbourne and Sydney, whilst in private practice he designed many Gothic Revival churches including St Mary's Cathedral.

Engineer and surveyor who became engineer of Sydney's water supply in 1877 in addition to his duties across the state in road design, harbours and river navigation.

Dr Jennifer Preston is a registered architect in both New South Wales and Victoria and a member of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects. She has taught in the Architecture Faculty at the University of Technology Sydney, been a guest lecturer in accessible design at…

The life of Miles Franklin is a vital chapter in the story of Australian literature.  While always a girl from the bush, for much of her life she called Sydney home.

Considered one of Sydney's 'lesser theatres', the Royal Standard was a popular venue for vaudeville and melodrama before renovation and reinvention, briefly, as a playhouse.

Architect, historian and author who, after working with the Allied Works Council during World War II, established his own architectural practice and taught at Sydney Technical College.

This engraving, published in the Illustrated Sydney News in 1864, shows a recently demolished cottage in Pitt Street, erroneously titled ''Government House' in the days of Phillip'. This was incorrect, and the building never functioned as Government House.

Kate Leigh, the 'Sly Grog Queen', was a leading figure in Sydney's criminal milieu in the early decades of the twentieth century and a protagonist in the razor gang wars. Famous for her feud with the brothel-keeper Tilly Devine, Leigh was seen by some as the worst woman in…

Scottish sailor whose autobiography published in 1822 recorded his circumnavigation of the globe, involvement in the American War of Independence, his life on a whaling vessel and that on a convict transport. On the voyage aboard Lady Juliana he partnered with Sarah Whitlam…

Older woman who arrived in Sydney as a convict on the Lady Penrhyn with the First Fleet in 1788 after being found of guilty of perjury in 1785. Bowes-Smyth estimated her age at about 82, but it is more likely that she was about 60. She spent seven years in Sydney before…