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Lyric writer who took a great interest in the welfare and folklore of Aborigines near her home at Wollombi in the Hunter Valley north of Sydney. Some of her lyrics were set to music by Isaac Nathan.

Engineer and ironmaster who established a foundry near Sydney Cove in 1833 and spent four decades improving process and product despite financial problems. His innovations and transfer of technologies made him an industrial leader of the time.

Film about a white lawyer in Sydney whose work leads him to realise that he has a mystical connection to his Aboriginal clients, and that only he is aware of the coming disaster that will destroy the city.

Russian admiral and explorer who was the commander of the ship Vostok that arrived in Sydney in 1820 as part of a Russian expedition through the Pacific and the Antarctic. Also known as Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen.

Resident of Parramatta Lunatic Asylum in 1861 who identified as male. Probably Irish, from Limerick, on arrival in Sydney they were still wearing 'woman's wearables'. The Asylum staff did not force Hurly to dress as a woman.

Missionary and Congregational minister who established a mission for Aboriginal people at Lake Macquarie where he wrote several well regarded studies of Aboriginal language. Living in Sydney later in life, he continued to champion victims of discrimination.

As Martens did not arrive in Sydney until 1835, this may actually be a depiction of the shipwrecked Dunbar in 1857, when large portions of the wreckage were carried into Middle Harbour.

A centre for Sydney's Russians since its foundation in 1924, the Russian Club has had several locations and buildings.

Darlinghurst Courthouse was an early purpose-built courthouse that inspired courthouse design throughout the colony for the rest of the nineteenth century. The building redefined the streetscape of Darlinghurst Hill, and played a large part in Sydney's legal history.

Industrial and medium density residential suburb 5 kilometres south of Sydney, officially named in 1977 after British prime minister Benjamin Disraeli, later Lord Beaconsfield. It is part of the Green Square district which is currently undergoing gentrification.

Suburb built on Dharug land north-west of central Sydney which was first used by Europeans for timber-getting, and later for farms and orchards. The suburb grew steadily after the arrival of the railway line in 1887.

Small inner-west suburb named after the district in London. Becoming an industrial and residential suburb after the railway came through in 1884, it was partially depopulated by the aircraft noise of Sydney Airport during the 1990s.

Orphanage established specifically for catholic children operating from a variety of sites in Sydney Town and at Parramatta. Opening with 13 children at Bellevue Hill there were over 113 residents by the time it moved to Parramatta.

Flour mill built on the Woronora River which avoided the duty paid by all Sydney based mills. Using the undershot principle the river water hit the wheel the wheel at it's base causing it to spin.

Swamps and ponds south-east of Sydney town which became the city's water supply from 1830, via Busby's Bore. In 1888 the land became part of Centennial Park and the swamps were incorporated into the park design.

Arriving in Sydney in 1833, after leaving Mauritius under a cloud, William Castell was a man with many names, female companions and stories.

Commemorative plaque that was installed between 1984 and 1988 as part of the Sydney Green Plaques Bicentennial project at the site of the reading of the Riot Act during the Maritime Strikes of 1890. 

Vase made Sevres Imperial Manufactory in 1869 which was one of a pair sent by France to be exhibited in the 1879 Sydney International Exhibition with many other decorative items to demonstrate France's rich cultural heritage. It was presented afterward by the Commissary-…

The youngest convict transported aboard Lady Juliana, the 11-year-old was convicted of assaulting and stealing from an eight-year-old girl. After she was tried at the Old Bailey, her death sentence was commuted to transportation. After arriving in Sydney, she was sent to…

Convict who was tried at the Old Bailey, London on 2 April 1788 for stealing two pounds of tea, seven loaves of refined sugar, 20 pounds of moist sugar and three pounds of rice valued at two pounds and eight shillings. After arriving in Sydney, he married Mary (or Elizabeth)…