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Gone to Gowings
Advertising slogan of Gowings, one of Sydney's oldest clothing retailers.
Leggo, Charles William
Organ builder who created instruments for a number of Sydney churches.
Haxton, Elaine Alys
Artist, printmaker and designer who worked in Sydney and London.
Sutton, John
Builder and businessman who was Mayor of Sydney in 1866.
Scott, Harriet 1804-1866
Early Sydney resident who grew up in the The Rocks.
Smith, William Saumarez
Anglican Bishop in 1890 and Archbishop of Sydney in 1897.
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.
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.
Holt, Thomas
Businessman and politician who was a large landowner in southern Sydney.
No Name restaurant
Italian restaurant opened in 1959 in Stanley St, East Sydney
Hunters Hill Council
Council governing harbourside municipality in the northern suburbs of Sydney.
Clark, Ralph
Officer of marines and diarist whose intimate writing gives an informal view of early Sydney. The site of his vegetable garden is commemorated in the name of Clark Island in Sydney Harbour.
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.
Coolinroobee
Residence of the Federation style on Sydney's upper north shore.