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Little Bridge
House built after the subdivision of the Ultimo estate. Now the site of the Ultimo Community Centre
Australian Washing Association
Commercial laundry company that operated in Ultimo House during the 1850s.
Harris, Mary Ann
Family member of surgeon John Harris and resident at Ultimo House.
Livingstone
Residence of William Henry Harris in Harris St, Ultimo, since demolished.
Harris, George
Relative of Surgeon John Harris who settled in Ultimo in the mid-nineteenth century.
Harris, Margaret
One of the third generation of the Harris family to live in Ultimo.
Harris, William Henry
One of the third generation of the Harris family to ow property in Ultimo.
Harris, Matilda
Resident of Ultimo House who endowed scholarships for law students at the University of Sydney.
UTS Broadway Campus
University campus which occupies a collection of buildings, many repurposed, at the southern end of Ultimo.
Harris, John 1802-1846
The owner of Ultimo Estate, John Harris was the nephew of the surgeon and public servant, John Harris. He arrived in Sydney in 1844, though died two years later and bequeathed a half-acre of his share in the Ultimo Estate to the Church of Scotland in Ultimo. The trustees of…
Dodds Blacket & Aird
Company operating a steam flour mill at Dixon's Swamp near the Ultimo Estate from 1838. Became insolvent in 1841.
Phoenician Club
Maltese social club which operated in the former Broadway Picture Theatre on the corner of Broadway and Mountain Street Ultimo.
Harris, John 1754-1838
Diligent and well respected surgeon and public servant under several governors, he developed extensive landholdings in Ultimo and Parramatta district.
Sydney Technical High School
Academically selective boys' high school which moved from Ultimo to Paddington in 1925 and to its current site at Bexley in 1956.
Australian Mercantile Land & Finance Co woolstore
Woolstore building in Ultimo on the block bounded by Pyrmont, Quarry, Harris and William Henry Streets, that was destroyed by fire on 6 July 1992.