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Smith, William Saumarez
Anglican Bishop in 1890 and Archbishop of Sydney in 1897.
Scott, Harriet 1804-1866
Early Sydney resident who grew up in the The Rocks.
Davies, Glenn Naunton
Anglican bishop who was elected Archbishop of Sydney in 2013.
Bray, James Samuel
Amateur naturalist, author and erratic entrepreneur in late colonial Sydney.
Pitt and Morrow
Architectural practice operating in Sydney in the 1920s and 1930s.
Hunters Hill Council
Council governing harbourside municipality in the northern suburbs of Sydney.
The Australian Ladies
Sixteen piano solos named for leading ladies of colonial Sydney.
Share the Spirit
Promotional video supporting Sydney's bid for the 2000 Olympic Games.
Fox, Julia Carlile
Julia Carlile Thomas was one of Sydney's early women doctors.
Coghlan, Dorcas Christina
Sculptor who trained at Sydney Technical College in the 1890s.
Mostyn, John Harold
John Mostyn served as Lord Mayor of Sydney in 1927.
No Name restaurant
Italian restaurant opened in 1959 in Stanley St, East Sydney
Holt, Thomas
Businessman and politician who was a large landowner in southern Sydney.
Willson, John Henry
Architect and designer who worked in Tasmania first and then Sydney. He became known for designing the facade and vestibule of the Sydney Town Hall as well as the Woolloomooloo Fish Markets.
Glaciarium
Ice rink run by the nearby Sydney Cold Stores which attracted skaters from all over Sydney until the run-down facility was closed in the 1950s. The site had previously been the Cyclorama.
Auburn local government area
Area in Sydney's west, part of the traditional lands of the Wangal and Wategoro peoples, formerly governed by Auburn City Council until being merged with parts of Holroyd and Parramatta to form Cumberland local government area in 2016. Site of Sydney Olympic Park, and with a…
Coolinroobee
Residence of the Federation style on Sydney's upper north shore.
Queen of the Seas
Ship of 1353 tons which sailed between Boston and Sydney.
Lynch, Joseph Patrick Stanislaus
Stonemason, architect and sculptor who followed his sons to Sydney.
Riley Street National School
One of three National schools established in Sydney in 1849