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Sydney Flour Mills before 1850
Wheat was a staple European food and the British brought it to Australia in 1788 expecting it be the basis of their diet. Before it could be consumed, however, the grain needed to be ground into flour, so flour milling became an immediate and necessary secondary industry in…
University of Sydney War Memorial Carillon
Musical instrument located in the clock tower of the Main Quadrangle of the University of Sydney. It was dedicated on Anzac Day, 25 April 1928 and commemorates the 197 undergraduates, graduates and staff who died in World War I.
Detail from Meehan's Plan of Sydney showing developments around Sydney Cove 1807
Some of the buildings shown include:
13: James Underwood; 14: Grant to Orphans; 67: Simon Lord; 68 Thomas Randall; 69: Wm Chapman; 70 Thomas Reibie
Sydney Park: kangaroo ground to brickpits
The site now occupied by Sydney Park was a kangaroo ground for the Gadigal and Wangal before being granted to emancipated First Fleet convict Elizabeth Needham in 1796. In the nineteenth century it became a site for brick making and other industries before being converted to…
Darling Harbour - Sydney Yards Goods Line
Railway line specifically for freight built in 1855 between the Sydney yards, near today's Central Station, and Darling Harbour. Extensions to the line followed in the early 20th century. Part of the line was converted into an elevated urban pedestrian walkway and park,…
The myth of Sydney's foundational orgy
Despite many debunkings over the years since it was first concocted in 1963, the myth of Sydney's foundational orgy persists. In fact the arrival of convict women did not create licentious scenes in the colony, and produced many flourishing and devoted families.
The Consulate General of Ireland in Sydney
The Consulate General of Ireland, Sydney, supported a project called Greening the Dictionary, to include material about Sydney's Irish history in the Dictionary of Sydney for St Patrick's Day, 2013.
University of Sydney Darlington Memorial Gates
The Darlington war memorial consists of panels bearing an honour roll of names in gold on the four sandstone gate posts of the Darlington School, now in the grounds of the University of Sydney. The lists contain the name of Captain Alfred Shout who was awarded the Victoria…
Atlas of the Suburbs of Sydney
Published by commercial map makers Higinbotham, Robinson and Harrison in the late nineteenth century, the maps of the Atlas of the Suburbs of Sydney provide a portrait of the city's municipalities during a period of rapid growth and suburbanisation.
TAFE New South Wales Western Sydney Institute
Administrative unit comprising TAFE colleges in western Sydney
TAFE New South Wales Northern Sydney Institute
Administrative unit comprising TAFE colleges in the northern Sydney area.
Gibbs, Shallard & Co Illustrated Guide to Sydney
Guidebook to Sydney and its suburbs and to favourite places of resort in New South Wales.
Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer
Popular Sydney newspaper published from 1845 until 1860, and subsequently as Bell’s Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle until 1870. As well as sporting news, the paper often carried colourful or satirical articles about politics and local events and people, and was…
Celebrating St Patrick's Day in nineteenth-century Sydney
St Patrick's Day has been celebrated in Sydney since the early days of settlement, with observance ranging from horse races and sports, to banquets, boat races and church services. During the 19th century, different groups within Sydney's vibrant Irish community…