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Gaelic Society
Scottish cultural society founded in Sydney in 1875.
Australian-Croatian Association
Community organisations later known as Croatian Association Sydney
Bolot, Aaron
Architect who helped bring modernist design to Sydney.
Brooks, Geraldine
Journalist and author who grew up in Sydney.
Baglin, Douglass
Photographer who documented many of Sydney's heritage buildings.
Beinssen, Irmhild
Activist in Sydney's German community for three decades.
Ashton, Julian
Artist and teacher who trained many Sydney artists.
Watson-Munro, Charles
Professor of Plasma Physics, University of Sydney, 1960-80.
Moore Park
Large area of parklands in inner south-east, also the location of the Sydney Cricket Ground and Sydney Football Stadium, and the former showgrounds, now an entertainment precinct.
Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 31. Conservatorium of Music
Commemorative plaque that was installed on the site of Sydney Conservatorium of Music between 1984 and 1988 as part of the Sydney Green Plaques Bicentennial project.
McKenzie, Cecil Roland
Electrical engineer employed by the Sydney County Council.
A Botany Bay barfly
Saying which refers to early Sydney's drinking habits.
Lockyer, Edmund
Soldier and explorer who became a landowner in Sydney.
Ward, Hugh Joseph
American actor and comedian who settled in Sydney.
Sun Hing Jang
Respected Chinese importer in Sydney's central business district.
Jones, David
Retailer who founded Sydney's first major department store.
Golden Grove ferry
Sydney harbour ferry which entered service in 1986.
Current Affairs Bulletin
Journal published in Sydney between 1942 and 1998.
Wake in Fright
1971 film by Ted Kotchieff, set in Sydney.
Cotton, Leo Arthur
Professor of Geology at the University of Sydney