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Second city railway terminal
Sydney's second city railway terminal, opened in 1874, was close to Devonshire Street, north of the first terminal. It was known as Redfern due to its proximity to the suburb.
Camden local government area
Area on Sydney's southwest edge, part of the traditional lands of the Gundungurra, Tharawal and Dharug peoples, governed by Camden Council. It is named after John Macarthur's 'Camden Park' farm.
The Flemington to Belmore and Wardell Road to Glebe Island and Darling Harbour Railways Act (No 17) 1910
Act of the New South Wales Parliament passed in August 1910 to build railways lines in Sydney specifically to transport goods and reduce congestion on the existing lines.
Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 44. Australian Gas Light Company
Commemorative plaque that was installed on the site of the first Australian Gas Light Company gasworks between 1984 and 1988 as part of the Sydney Green Plaques Bicentennial project.
Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 52. 'Banjo' Paterson's Office
Commemorative plaque that was installed on the site of The Bulletin magazine and 'Banjo' Paterson's office between 1984 and 1988 as part of the Sydney Green Plaques Bicentennial project.
Nicholas, John Liddiard
Author and traveller who supported and wrote about Samuel Marsden's missionary visit to New Zealand. Although granted land in Sydney, he returned to England and eventually sold his land to Marsden.
Farmers Blaxland Galleries
Commercial gallery which exhibited contemporary Australian art. Originally located on the 8th and 9th floors of Sydney's Farmers George Street Department Store it moved to Pitt Street in 1958.
Barff, Jane Foss
Educationist who was in only the second group of women to be admitted to the University of Sydney in 1884. She tutored women students and promoted the cause of women undergraduates.
Templeton, Janet
Pioneering pastoralist who emigrated as a widow with nine children to establish the wool industry near Goulburn. A major landowner in Victoria, the Riverina and Sydney she retired to Melbourne where she died.
Sutherland, Struan Keith
Medical researcher who was an expert on venomous animals and developed the antivenom for bites from the Sydney funnel-web spider in 1980 while working at the Commonwealth Serum Laboratories in Melbourne.
Spain, Staunton William
Alderman for North Sydney Council, Commander with the Royal Australian Naval Brigade, and marshal, Admiralty jurisdiction, Supreme Court. He died on 8 September 1946 after being hit by a tram in the city.
Bellevue Hill
Standing on Cadigal country, Bellevue Hill became one of Sydney's most exclusive suburbs, with its large lots and scenic views.
Second Fleet commemoration plaque, The Rocks
A small plaque near Cadman's Cottage in The Rocks is the only Sydney memorial to the arrival of the second group of colonists to enter Port Jackson.
Mowll, Howard West Kilvinton
Anglican minister and missionary who travelled the world preaching in Canada, on the Western Front during World War I and in China before being elected Archbishop of Sydney and migrating to Australia.
Monk, Varney
Part of a musical circle in 1930s Sydney that hoped to create an Australian music, Varney Desmond (later Monk) built her work on Australian stories and musical motifs.
Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 79. Former Supreme Court and Registry Office
Commemorative plaque that was installed on the site of the former Supreme Court and Registry Office between 1984 and 1988 as part of the Sydney Green Plaques Bicentennial project.
Packer, Charles
Convict and musician, who came to Sydney after his pardon and became a well known organist, conductor and composer. After a further spell in gaol for bigamy, he resumed his career.