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New South Wales Swifts
Netball team representing Sydney in national competition.
Uther, Reuben
Merchand and manufacturer who arrived in Sydney in 1806 and worked for Simeon Lord. Later established a hat factory in Sydney. Granted land near Campbelltown in 1812.
Redfern, William
Naval surgeon who was sent to Sydney as a convict after a mutiny. He continued to practise medicine as well as farming land in Sydney and further inland.
Lao Sport Association (Kila Lao)
Sporting association for the Sydney Lao community.
Berry Square
Shopping and leisure precinct in North Sydney.
Wanda Beach
Beach north of Cronulla in Sydney's south-east.
Pymble Grove Estate
Residential subdivision on Sydney's upper north shore.
Sussex Street Chapel
Chapel built on the corner of Sussex and Liverpool streets by Nathaniel Pidgeon, Sydney's first missionary, who bequeathed it to the Sydney City Mission in 1881.
Outer South Head
Ocean-facing side of Sydney Harbour's southern headland.
Ryde Pumping Station
Water pumping station supplying Sydney's northern suburbs.
Centre of Pymble estate
Early subdivision on Sydney's upper north shore.
Chinese Garden of Friendship
Tranquil Chinese garden that was a gift to Sydney from the city of Guangzhou, the region in southern China where most of Sydney's early Chinese came from.
Butler-Bowden, Caroline
Dr Caroline Butler-Bowdon is Assistant Director, Creative Services for Sydney Living Museums. She is an award-winning author and curator on aspects of Sydney's twentieth century history.
Freyne, Catherine
Catherine Freyne produces social history documentaries at ABC Radio National. In 2009 she was a Dictionary of Sydney writer sponsored by the Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts
Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 73. Site of the First Gaol
Commemorative plaque that was installed on the site of Sydney's first gaol between 1984 and 1988 as part of the Sydney Green Plaques Bicentennial project.
Australian Arts Club
Associated with Sydney art identity Sydney Ure Smith, the Australian Arts Club sought to provide a common meeting ground for artists, for discussion and study.
Prince of Wales Hospital
Large hospital complex in Sydney's eastern suburbs.
St Swithun's Anglican church Pymble
Anglican church on Sydney's upper north shore.