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Sydney Players' Club
Theatre company which staged productions mostly in St James Hall.
Sydney Grammar School
Independent boys' school in College Street.
Sydney Sailors' Home
Philanthropic organisation to provide safe affordable lodgings for visiting seamen.
Servicing Sydney's thirst
Increasing population and industry saw the Cooks River transformed from a pristine natural watercourse into a highly modified and polluted river
Sydney Balalaika Orchestra
Orchestra of authentic folk instruments which plays traditional Russian folk music.
Sydney Wildlife World
Tourist showcase for Australia's wildlife at Darling Harbour.
Stanley, George Sydney
Labor politician who stood for Council as an independent in 1950.
Clint, Sydney Raphael
Artist and scene painter who worked in the family business in Camperdown.
Sydney Adventist Hospital
Private hospital operated by the Seventh Day Adventist church at Wahroonga.
Sydney Football Stadium
Sport stadium at Moore Park used for several football codes.
Sydney Whaling Company
Whaling company formed to take advantage of improved economic conditions in the 1870s.
Sydney Art Theatre
A theatre company that presented mostly works of the European canon rarely seen in Australia.
Sydney Film Festival
Annual festival which runs for 12 days in June to showcase international and local productions.
Sydney Driving Park
Popular horseracing and trotting venue at Moore Park in the late nineteenth century.
Sydney Entertainment Centre
Large entertainment venue at Darling Harbour opened in 1983 and demolished in 2016.