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Nowra
Originally inhabited by the Dharawal Aboriginal people, Nowra would derive its name from the Aboriginal ... continue
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Developing a currency for ...
Early currency in New South Wales was somewhat troubled and unstable, with its beginnings in ... continue
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Jack Donohue
Born in Scotland in the early 1800s, Jack Donohue was sentenced to transportation to Australia ... continue
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Vaucluse
Located on the inner east coast of Sydney, the suburb of Vaucluse was originally inhabited ... continue
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Minto
The south western Sydney suburb of Minto was an early area subdivided into land grants ... continue
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Govenor Macquarie
Lachlan Macquarie was appointed governor in 1809 to replace the disgraced Governor Bligh following the ... continue
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Glen Innes
The town of Glen Innes in the New England tablelands of northern New South Wales ... continue
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Hornsby
Unlike many of the suburbs in the Hornsby shire which derive their names from the ... continue
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Jerry's Plains
Jerry's Plains in the Hunter Valley was discovered by explorer John Howe in 1819 ... continue
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Gladesville
Located on the Parramatta River just west of Sydney, Gladesville was originally known as Doodys ... continue
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Windsor
Windsor is one of the oldest towns in Australia with a colonial heritage which dates ... continue
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William Cordeaux
CORDEAUX, WILLIAM (1792-1839), land commissioner, was born on 9 October 1792 at Crambe, Yorkshire, the ... continue
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Andrew Bent
BENT, ANDREW (1790-1851), printer, publisher and newspaper proprietor, was born in London and early apprenticed ... continue
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Stephen Joseph Sykes
Stephen Joseph Sykes (1920 - 1957), by unknown photographer, 1944, courtesy of Australian War Memorial. UK1566 ... continue
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Samuel Terry
TERRY, SAMUEL (1776?-1838), merchant landowner and 'The Botany Bay Rothschild', was a labourer at ... continue
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William Cox
William Cox (1764 - 1837), by Charles Rodius, courtesy of State Library of New South Wales ... continue
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Ann Howe
HOWE, ANN (c.1802-1842), newspaper proprietor, was born in Sydney, daughter of Sarah Bird, a ... continue
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George Crossley
CROSSLEY, GEORGE (1749-1823), attorney and convict, was born in London, where he was articled and ... continue
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Bathurst District Hospital
An important late 19th century public building well maintained and retaining original function. Embodies the ... continue
Source: NSW Heritage Branch
