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Haymarket

Located just south of Sydney City on the harbour, settlement in Haymarket would occur with ... continue

Minto

The south western Sydney suburb of Minto was an early area subdivided into land grants ... continue

Govenor Macquarie

  Lachlan Macquarie was appointed governor in 1809 to replace the disgraced Governor Bligh following the ... continue

Pemulwuy

PEMULWUY (c.1750–1802), Aboriginal warrior, was born near what was later named Botany Bay ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Thomas Strettel Clibborn

CLIBBORN, THOMAS STRETTEL (1837-1910), administrator, was born on 4 February 1837 at Moate Castle, County ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

James Kelly

KELLY, JAMES (1791-1859), sealer, pilot and harbourmaster, was born on 24 December 1791 at Parramatta ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Ida Louisa Lee

LEE, IDA LOUISA (1865-1943), historical geographer, was born on 11 February 1865 at Kelso, near ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Nancye Doris Lynton

LYNTON, WILLIAM MAYNE (1885-1965) and NANCYE DORIS (1893-1973), actors, were husband and wife. William was ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Doris Egerton Jones

JONES, DORIS EGERTON (1889-1973), writer, was born on 23 December 1889 at Mitcham, Adelaide, daughter ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

George Suttor

George Suttor (1774 - 1859), by unknown photographer, courtesy of State Library of New South Wales ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Crawford Vaughan

Crawford Vaughan (1874 - 1947), by Lewis-Smith, c1910, courtesy of State Library of South Australia. SLSA ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

William Mayne Lynton

LYNTON, WILLIAM MAYNE (1885-1965) and NANCYE DORIS (1893-1973), actors, were husband and wife. William was ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Early letter cover sheet

This cover sheet of a letter is one of about a dozen in private hands ... continue

Source: Powerhouse Museum

First edition of the ...

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser was Australia's first newspaper. This is ... continue

Source: Powerhouse Museum

Photographs of early ABC ...

These previously unpublished photographs have significance as a visual record of technical production and programming ... continue

Source: Powerhouse Museum

1:100 scale model of ...

In general, the Sydney Observatory complex is of exceptional significance in terms of European culture ... continue

Source: Powerhouse Museum

Governor Lachlan Macquarie's arrival

In 1808, Lieutenant Colonel Johnston and Macarthur overthrew Governor Bligh in the ‘Rum Rebellion ... continue

View of Sydney from ...

John Eyre was born in Coventry, England and transported to Sydney on 14 December 1801 ... continue

Source: Art Gallery of NSW

View of Sydney from ...

John Eyre was born in Coventry, England and transported to Sydney on 14 December 1801 ... continue

Source: Art Gallery of NSW

The variegated lizard of ...

John Lewin arrived in New South Wales in 1800 with an innate curiosity about the ... continue

Source: Art Gallery of NSW