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Kerr, Joan
Academic in fine arts and architectural heritage. Born Sydney 1938, died Sydney 2004.
Bankstown Square
One of Sydney's first major shopping malls, located in Bankstown in Sydney's south-west.
Shark Island
Island in Sydney Harbour opposite Rose Bay, part of Sydney Harbour National Park.
Clark Island
Island in Sydney Harbour off Darling Point, part of the Sydney Harbor National Park
Dunn, Mark
Mark Dunn is a professional historian working in Sydney. From 2010 to mid-2012 he was Dictionary of Sydney writer-in-residence sponsored by the Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts
Mann, Richard
Sydney architect.
Daily Mirror
Sydney newspaper.
Point Seymour
Headland on Sydney Harbour in Sydney's eastern suburbs on the western side of Parsley Bay.
St Leonards Park
One of North Sydney's largest parks beside North Sydney oval with a distinctive Victorian landscape style.
Johnson, Carole
African-American dancer who stayed in Sydney after a tour and became a founder of Sydney's Aboriginal dance culture.
Homeless Persons' Information Centre
Information and referral agency operated by the Sydney City Council to assist homeless people in Sydney
North Shore railway line
Sydney's first purely suburban railway line that runs from the city to Hornsby in Sydney's north.
Albert Ground
Major cricket ground in Sydney until establishment of Sydney Cricket Ground. Now occupied by public housing.
Bradleys Head
Headland on the north shore of Sydney Harbour, now part of the Sydney Harbour National Park.
Cordner, William
Organist and singer who greatly influenced church music in Sydney and taught some of Sydney's best musicians.
King, George
Early Sydney resident.
Bostock, Cecil
Prominent Sydney photographer.
Roberts, Oscar Garibaldi
Wealthy Sydney jeweller.