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Baha'i House of Worship
Nine-sided Baha'i temple sited high above Sydney's northern beaches.
Madden, Brian
Brian Madden was a Sydney historian. He died in 2015.
Solomon, Jonathan
Jonathan Solomon graduated BA LLB from Macquarie University, Sydney
Stacker, Lorraine
Lorraine Stacker is Information Librarian at Penrith Library, Sydney
East St Leonards Council
The first administrative body in North Sydney, providing local utilities and services from 1869 for the Borough of East St Leonards until it was amalgamated into North Sydney Council in 1890.
Tempe House
Home built on the bank of Cooks River by Alexander Spark which became a social mecca for Sydney's merchants and bankers. It is a rare remaining example of Neo-Classical Georgian architecture in Sydney.
Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 62. Simeon Lord's House
Commemorative plaque that was installed between 1984 and 1988 on the site of colonial merchant Simeon Lord's house at Sydney Cove, as part of the Sydney Green Plaques Bicentennial project.
Laidley, James
Deputy commissary general in Sydney for ten years from 1825.
Hayes, Chow
Criminal and gunman who was notorious in mid-twentieth century Sydney.
Hill, Rosamond
Social reformer and writer who visited Sydney in the 1870s.
Hill, Florence
Social reformer and writer who visited Sydney in the 1870s.
Armstrong, Marion
Schoolteacher who came to Sydney with her husband in 1840.
Rignold, William
English musician and actor who performed in Sydney in 1890.
Neill, Norm
Author who wrote a history of Sydney Technical College in 1991.
O'Shea, Tessie
Welsh entertainer and actress who appeared in Sydney in 1948.
Cape, Jane
Early woman member of the Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts.