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King, George
Early Sydney resident.
Bostock, Cecil
Prominent Sydney photographer.
Cordner, William
Organist and singer who greatly influenced church music in Sydney and taught some of Sydney's best musicians.
Roberts, Oscar Garibaldi
Wealthy Sydney jeweller.
Myles, Charles Henry
Businessman in Sydney.
Warragamba dam
Sydney's primary water source, located 65km west of Sydney in a narrow gorge on the Warragamba River.
Davidson, William
Organ builder who established a firm in North Sydney and built or renovated many of Sydney's finest church organs.
Young, John
A leading builder and entrepreneur in Victorian Sydney who was mayor of Sydney and later of Leichhardt and Annandale.
Forde, Joseph Michael
Journalist famous for publishing articles about 'Old Sydney' under the pen name 'Old Chum' in Sydney's Truth newspaper.
Chinese New Year
Important Chinese festival, celebrated in Sydney since the mid-nineteenth century, and now a part of Sydney's public cultural calendar.
Georges Head
Headland on the southern side of Middle Head in Sydney harbour, now part of Sydney Harbour National Park.
Surry Hills boundary marker
Boundary marker installed to indicate the eastern limit of Sydney Town. Now installed at the Museum of Sydney.
Robertson & Marks
Architectural firm responsible for many of Sydney's best known early twentieth-century buildings, as well as additions to Sydney's racecourses.
Delaney, Daniel
Early resident of Sydney.
McKuen, Francis
Early resident of Sydney.
Jervis, James
Historian of early Sydney.
Johnston, Julia
Early settler of Sydney.
Clarke, Francis
Architect in colonial Sydney.
Lindsay, Philip
Born in Sydney but brought up in Brisbane, Philip Lindsay returned to Sydney as a teenager and became involved in Sydney's literary subculture.