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Historic rural village in the Macdonald Valley, north of Wisemans Ferry. Founded on the site of a bullock wharf on the Macdonald River (Gununday), the settlement was officially named after the English city St Albans in 1841. The area has been referred to by locals as the '…

The main war memorial in Sydney and one of the city's finest Art Deco buildings. It embodies the collective grief of the people of NSW at the loss of Australian servicemen and women since World War I. It is associated with the landing of Australian troops at Gallipoli on…

The cascading fountain with bronze animals is an invitation to children to explore, and its dedication “to all the children who have played around the Tank Stream” evokes a sense of this place stretching back into its pre-urban landscape when the Tank Stream carried fresh…

Built on Wallumedegal land, West Ryde was mostly rural estates until the railway arrived, and with it, subdivision and development, in the 1880s. Housing development was fast and varied, with a commercial centre growing near the railway station. West Ryde has also been…

Named for John Thorn, to whom the land was granted as a reward for capturing bushrangers, Thornleigh became an orchard and dairy district, with a quarry that provided rock for the railway line that went through in the 1880s. Citrus fruit and vegetables grown in Thornleigh…

The Mitchell Library was officially opened on 9 March 1910, three years after the death of its acclaimed benefactor, David Scott Mitchell, on 24 July 1907. Approximately 40,000 volumes were given to the new library along with a large collection of manuscript journals, diaries…

Building on the corner of Phillip and Albert streets at Circular Quay comprising two 19th century courthouses and a former police station. Originally built in the 1850s to house the Water Police Court and Water Police Station, the complex has variously been used by several…

Art gallery located inside the War Memorial Arch on the northern side of the Main Quadrangle of the University of Sydney, opposite the Macleay Building on Science Road. It was completed at the end of 1958 and designed by Ingham Ashworth based on aspects of Leslie Wilkinson's…

Soldier who replaced George Barney as Lieutenant-Colonel, commander of the Royal Engineers in 1843. In 1848, Gordon drew up a comprehensive plan for fortifications in Sydney which involved 30 heavy guns located at Inner South Head and Middle Head, nine heavy guns at Sow and…

Convicted of a sensational murder by her own confession in 1865, Ruth Kaye started a new life under a new name in Sydney in 1886, after serving her sentence in England. A well-regarded nurse and institutional matron, she kept her past to herself until extreme old age.

Dressmaker convicted of stealing hempen yarn from a bleaching factory. After arriving in Sydney, she was sent to Parramatta where she and her husband opened a small shop. In 1794, she escaped the colony and worked as a dressmaker in Plymouth, England and bigamously married…

Founded by Kev Carmody and Paul Kelly, Building Bridges has launched the careers of some of Sydney's foremost Aboriginal musicians.

Growing out of the Sydney Technical College, the Erskineville Bootmaking School was a specialised trade training school, where the principles of bootmaking, and the maintenance of the machines used to make them, were taught to apprentices and returned servicemen from both…

A new subdivision created in 1924, Bradfield was home to world Scouts, the Royal Australian Air Force, and thousands of new migrants, and relocated inner-city dwellers, before becoming the site of the CSIRO's National Measurement Lab. Unusually among Sydney suburbs, it was re…

Commemorative plaque that was installed between 1984 and 1988 as part of the Sydney Green Plaques Bicentennial project on St Brigid's Church in Millers Point. The text on the plaque read 'St. Brigid's Church School. This building, originally designed to the specifications of…

Located in the traditional lands of the Garigal people, Barrenjoey was an important gateway to Broken Bay, the Hawkesbury River and Pittwater when most access to Sydney was by ship. The lighthouse remains a reminder of this important role.

Area in Sydney's south on the western shore of Botany Bay, part of the traditional lands of the Cadigal, Gweagal and Bidjigal peoples, formerly governed by Rockdale City Council until being merged with Botany Bay to form Bayside local government area in 2016. It covered an…

Merchant, publican and local politician who established a Farm Servants' Registry for country clients at his import store in Kent Street north. He exported beef to London in the 1840s and in 1842 was a member of the jury in the trial of the Norfolk Island murders. He was…

Sandstone quarries which have enriched the cultural heritage of the city and built many of Sydney's public buildings, scarring the western side Ultimo from the 1850s. Named Heaven, Hell and Purgatory by Scottish workmen, each quarry produced stone with distinctive…

Convict and saddler who was transported to New South Wales aboard the First Fleet ship, Friendship. He was convicted of highway robbery with violence in 1783 and attempted to escape on a ship for America in 1784. He spent two years on a prison hulk before arriving in Sydney.…