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Henry, Lucien
French artist who arrived in Sydney in 1879 after leaving New Caledonia, where he had been exiled as a Communard. He was instrumental in developing the use of Australian native flora and fauna in the decorative and visual arts.
King Street Courts
Originally designed as school buildings, then adapted for the Supreme Court and added to over nearly two centuries, King Street Courts are the heart of Sydney's legal precinct.
Witton, Vanessa
International Eucharistic Congress 1928
A huge celebration of international Catholicism, the International Eucharistic Congress was held in Sydney in 1928, coinciding with the consecration of the newly finished St Mary's Cathedral. Despite Protestant disquiet and fears of sectarian conflict, the Congress was a…
Morell, Gustavus Alphonse
Prominent architect and civil engineer in Sydney, Morell established a business with John Edward Kemp and designed many buildings incuding The Swifts mansion in Darling Point and Her Majesty's Theatre on Pitt Street which was closed and demolished in 1933.
Kelly, Emily Caroline (Carrie)
Theatre producer and anthropologist who founded the first Sydney company devoted to Australian plays - the Community Playhouse - using the stage name Carrie Tennant (her mother's maiden name). Disheartened by the company's subsequent failure, Kelly abandoned theatre to study…
Trood, Abel Salter
English migrant who, with his wife, opened day and boarding schools in Sydney for boys and for girls. The first school was in Pitt Street, the second, Bellevue Hall School, was on Kent Street from 1834 until July 1838.
Nicolle, Eugene Dominique
Refrigeration engineer who patented and developed his own ice making machine in Sydney in partnership with others. He was a pioneer in domestic devices, refrigerated railway vans and cold stores but unable to translate that to machinery suited to ships.
Jack, Sybil
Professor Sybil Jack is an economic historian who spent over 40 years teaching and researching at the University of Sydney on a wide range of topics including agriculture, forestry and industry, town and country life in Europe and Australasia
Rousel Studios
Signwriting and other graphic design business established by Henry Rousel in 1890. From 1912 to 1974 the business was located at 38 Oxford Street, East Sydney. It also traded as Henry Rousel, Rousel Signs and Rousel Screen Printing.
Lawson, Valerie
Valerie Lawson is an author and journalist. She was the foundation editor of Good Weekend and the arts editor for The Sydney Morning Herald. Valerie writes program articles for many dance companies and launched her website in 2011
Archibald fountain
The result of a bequest in the will of JF Archibald, the Archibald fountain took 13 years to organise and complete. Its French sculptor, François-Léon Sicard, never visited the site, which has become one of Sydney's enduring landmarks.
St Canice's Catholic church Elizabeth Bay
Named by Irish-born Cardinal Patrick Moran, St Canice's maintained its Irish identity well into the twentieth century, and still serves the community of Sydney's Kings Cross.
Rose Hill Packet
Built in 1789 and quickly known as 'The Lump', the Rose Hill Packet was the first ship built in Sydney Cove, and transported convicts, passengers and freight along the Parramatta River to Rose Hill.
18-footers
The image of an 18-footer in a north-east sea breeze has become synonymous with Sydney Harbour. The first 18-footers had developed from open boats that competed in matches from the early nineteenth century. Today, they are a high performance international class that has been…
Erskine Park
Western residential suburb south of Mt Druitt, bounded to the east by Ropes Creek and to the south by the Sydney Water Supply Pipeline. It was named in 1981 after the property granted to lieutenant-governor James Erskine in 1818.