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Public notice: the undermentioned Persons have obtained Certificates, or Tickets of Leave, during the last Week, 28 October 1824

Government Public Notice concerning Elizabeth Davis who absconded from the Female Factory at Parramatta August 1831

Government and General Orders concerning the hour of internment in the new burial ground 14 October 1820

Advertisement for W Blyth, Cook, Pastry Cook and Wholesale & Retail Confectioner 1847

Restrictions on spectators for the first race meet at Hyde Park Racecourse in October 1810

Convict who was tried at London's Old Bailey for forgery in January 1787, a crime he committed after a rejected marriage proposal. He told the court: 'I now feel myself forever cut off from the union of a person that was most dear to me, death to me will be preferable to life'.…

The Hermitage

L'Hermitage was a French restaurant opened by French migrants Henry and Jeanne Renault in the former Paling's building on Ash Street in July 1942. Jeanne worked 'front-of-house' while Henry worked as their chef until he established his wine import business.

The…

Stormwater channel or sewer under construction in Alexandria 3 July 1929

Photo of stormwater channel or sewer under construction in Alexandria. Sheas Creek was engineered to form the drain which connects with Alexandra Canal and Cooks River

Newspaper clipping concerning the marriage of Michael Yarringguy and Robert Narringguy to Betty Fulton and Polly from the Native Institution on 15 March 1821

To be let or sold.... that capital newly-erected stone-built dwelling house and premises, situate the corner of Macquarie Street 7 April 1820

WEA marine biology weekend, Newport 1929

Clark Island

Tiny, yet beautiful, Clark Island became a popular picnic spot in the middle of the nineteenth century.

McMahons Point

Part of Cammeraygal country, the headland later called McMahons Point was granted to William Blue in 1817. It was named for Michael McMahon, a local politician and businessman, who advocated such infrastructure as water supply, ferry services and trams. McMahons Point became…

Headquarters of the Electrical Association for Women at the corner of Clarence and Grosvenor streets 1936

Government and General Orders concerning the closure of the Old Burial Ground and the opening of Devonshire Street Cemetery 22 January 1820

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York Street 1848