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Sydney Town Hall, 1870s continue

The area on the far north coast of New South Wales was first inhabited by ... continue

The coastal town of Gerringong on the state's south coast is part of the ... continue

Called Bullanaming by the Cadigal Aboriginal people before white settlement, Marrickville would get its name ... continue

Following the first payable gold discovery at Ophir by Edward Hammond Hargraves in 1852, the ... continue

Located in the states mid west, Gulgong started as a gold rush town following the ... continue

Traditionally land occupied by the Wangal Aboriginal people, now known as Ashfield, was one of ... continue

Although squatters are thought to have passed through the Captains Flat area in the 1830s ... continue

Located in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Mittagong was a town established alongside ... continue

Part of an area traditionally inhabited by the Wonaruah Aboriginal People, the land that would ... continue

Originally inhabited by the Minjungbal Aboriginal people, Fingal Head is located on the state's ... continue

The land alongside the Hunter River that would become Singleton was originally the heart of ... continue

KOPSEN, WILLIAM (1847-1930), manufacturer and ship-chandler, was born on 29 December 1847 and baptized Gustaf ... continue

BOYCE FAMILY: CHARLES (1835-1917) and THOMAS BURNHAM (1844-1909), newspaper proprietors, were born in London, sons ... continue

CURTIS, GEORGE SILAS (1845-1922), auctioneer and politician, was born on 19 July 1845 at Tamworth ... continue

HILL, JAMES RICHARD (1836-1898), banker and financier, was born on 22 February 1836 in Sydney ... continue

BARTON, RUSSELL (1830-1916), pastoralist, mine-owner and politician, was born at Penge, near London, the eldest ... continue

HURLEY, JOHN (1796-1882), innkeeper, pastoralist and politician, was born in Limerick, Ireland, son of John ... continue

CURLEY, JAMES (1846-1913), coal-miner and trade union official, was born in Durham, England, son of ... continue

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