first fleet

North Sydney

The land across the water from Sydney's Harbour that would become North Sydney was ... continue

Haymarket

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

Botany Bay

Located on the eastern coast of Sydney, Botany Bay was originally the land of the ... continue

Aboriginal settlement

Indigenous Australians have a history that spans 40 000 to 50 000 years, making the ... continue

Bungaree

Often referred to as the 'King of Aborigines', Bungaree was one of the defining Aboriginal ... continue

Annandale

The land that would become the inner city suburb of Annandale was originally part of ... continue

Bankstown

Traditionally the land of the Eora Aboriginal people, Bankstown was first surveyed for a town ... continue

Glebe

Tucked in around the corner from the harbourside suburb of Pyrmont, Glebe was originally the ... continue

Rose Bay

Located in Sydney’s eastern suburbs, Rose Bay was named by Governor Arthur Phillip after ... continue

Croydon

Located west of Sydney City, Croydon was part of the land set aside to be ... continue

First Fleet

In May of 1787, eleven ships set out from England's Portsmouth Harbour bound for ... continue

Windsor

Windsor is one of the oldest towns in Australia with a colonial heritage which dates ... continue

Henry Kable

KABLE, HENRY (1763-1846), businessman, was convicted of burglary at Thetford, Norfolk, England, on 1 February ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Matthew James Everingham

EVERINGHAM, MATTHEW JAMES (1769-1817), settler, was convicted in London on 7 July 1784 and sentenced ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Thomas Arndell

ARNDELL, THOMAS (1753-1821), surgeon, magistrate and landholder, was one of seven assistant surgeons who formed ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Sir John Jamison

JAMISON, Sir JOHN (1776-1844), physician, landowner and constitutional reformer, was born at Carrickfergus, Antrim, Ireland ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

James Ruse

RUSE, JAMES (1760-1837), pioneer and smallholder, was born at Launceston, Cornwall, England. At the Cornwall ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Tank Stream

The Tank Stream is significant because it was the reason the First Fleet settlement was ... continue

Source: NSW Heritage Branch

Customs House (former)

The Sydney Customs House occupies a unique symbolic and physical position on the site of ... continue

Source: NSW Heritage Branch

2003/40/1 Convict love token, ...

Convict Love tokens such as this one by H. Heald for 'Mary' have been described ... continue

Source: Powerhouse Museum