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Volunteer navy unit formed with the construction of 2 torpedo-boats, Acheron and Avernus in 1878 to defend Sydney against the perceived threat of Russian warships off the coast.

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.

Public building on Alfred Street at Circular Quay where shipping was cleared and goods passing through the port of Sydney were taxed and cleared for sale or export. A number of Customs House buildings have stood on the site since since 1845 and it was designed and redesigned…

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

Bishopscourt, which has served as the residence of the Anglican Archbishop of Sydney since 1911, is one of the finest houses in Darling Point, and one of the best Gothic picturesque houses in Australia.

Constructed as accomodation and cable station that connected Sydney with the world, it also served as a women's refuge from 1944 until converted to exhibition space in 1988.

Nineteenth-century Sydney's 'finest private residence' in Macquarie Street. Built by merchant Thomas Burdekin in 1842, its demolition in 1933 was an early catalyst for the heritage movement.

Building housing the New South Wales Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council, built as the northern wing of Sydney Hospital, and much added to over nearly 200 years.

Spectacular festival organised by the Sydney Chinese community as part of the sesquicentenary celebrations to publicise China's plight following the Japanese invasion of Nanking the previous year.

Sheltered bay on Sydney's north shore, named for Archibald Mosman, whaler. Earlier known as Great Sirius Cove after the HMS Sirius that was careened there in 1789.

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…

Russians have a long and complex history in Sydney, with great diversity in ethnicity, religion and history within the community, and enormous influence from developments in politics in the wider world.

Described as 'the most remarkable woman in the Empire', Florence Taylor was one of Sydney's first women architects, a publisher, writer, town planner and socialite.

Commemorative plaque that was installed on the site of Barnett Levey's Theatre Royal between 1984 and 1988 as part of the Sydney Green Plaques Bicentennial project.

When The Wharf opened its doors in January 1985, Vivian Fraser's sensitive renovation, with its respect for the past and embrace of the modern, won universal acclaim. As a venue, The Wharf epitomises the big, bold, adventurous creativity and distinctive Sydney glamour of the…

Journal published in 1838 by Thomas Walker which recorded his journey from Sydney to Port Philip and discussed the state of farming and society at that time.

Central Railway Station, opened in 1906, is Sydney's main rail terminus. Built on the site of the Devonshire Street Cemetery, it replaced a nearby terminus on Devonshire Street.

Area surrounding the Hawkesbury River to Sydney's north and north-west, which was important in early colonial agriculture and the site of the early towns of Richmond and Windsor.

Photographer who established herself as one of the first women studio portrait photographers in 1909. She became well known for her portraits of celebrities, Sydney socialites and artists.

Medical practitioner who was active in the Geographical and Royal Societies and an advocate of technical education in Sydney during the 1870s. He later practised in Western Australia.