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Forest Lodge
The inner-west suburb of Forest Lodge was named after a Regency villa built there in 1836, and has seen many changes since its days as an arcadian retreat. The strong working class culture that shaped Forest Lodge for most of the 19th and 20th centuries has given way as new …
Martin Place
A pedestrian street created in stages from the 1980s to the 1970s, Martin Place has been called the heart of the city.
The Bridge Street Affray
On 2 February 1894 three men attempted to rob the offices of the Union Steamship Company on Bridge Street in the city. Several police constables were brutally attacked and injured when they confronted the thieves. Officers of the New South Wales Police have carried firearms…
Josephson, Joshua Frey
Son of a German-born convict, JF Josephson became a successful musician, lawyer, investor, and patron of the arts, as well as a municipal and colonial politician.
Max Solling on Wentworth Park Racecourse 2009
Historian Max Solling describes the rise and fall of greyhound racing, 'sport of the masses', at Wentworth Park racecourse.