residential development

<p>View from North Sydney showing the near closure of two spans 1931</p>

North Sydney

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

Mount Druitt

Originally inhabited by the Dharug Aboriginal people, this area in Sydney's west was first ... continue

<p>Building the suspension bridge at Northbridge, 1939</p>

Northbridge

Located on rocky terrain on Sydney's north shore, the isolated area that would become ... continue

<p>A worker fashioning tennis racquets at the Dunlop Factory in Beverly Hills, 1949</p>

Beverly Hills

Situated on the outskirts of Sydney's early settlements, the dense forested land of Beverly ... continue

<p>The Como Hotel, early 1900s</p>

Como

Originally a farming settlement, residential development in the southern Sydney suburb of Como began in ... continue

Voyager Point

Named in honour of the naval officers who lost their lives in the HMAS Voyager ... continue

<p>A Surf Carnival at Rockdale Baths, 1940</p>

Rockdale

Rockdale is located on the land beyond the banks of historic Botany Bay and would ... continue

St Leonards

Originally occupied by the Gorualgal tribe, St Leonards is named after Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount ... continue

<p>State open golf championships at Kensington, 1937</p>

Kensington

Located in the swamplands below Randwick, one of Sydney's most prestigious early suburbs, the ... continue

<p>Railway store at Pennant Hills station, 1908</p>

Pennant Hills

Located in the north-western region of Sydney, Pennant Hills was originally a farming community with ... continue

Meadowbank

This suburb on the banks of the Parramatta River was originally the land of the ... continue

Wollstonecraft

The land across the harbour from Sydney was originally inhabited by the Cammeraygal tribe of ... continue

Beecroft

The area that would become Beecroft was initially the land of the Guringai Aboriginal people ... continue

Blacktown

Originally inhabited by the Dharug Tribe, the area that would become the suburb of Blacktown ... continue

Lakemba

Originally home to the Cadigal clan of the Eora Aboriginal people, the Sydney suburb of ... continue

<p>Cattle drafter in action at Murrurundi Carnival, 1938</p>

Murrurundi

Originally inhabited by the Wanaruah Aboriginal people, Murrurundi in the Upper Hunter region of New ... continue

<p>On the shore at Double Bay in the 1890s</p>

Double Bay

Originally known as Keltie Bay after James Keltie, the master of HMS Sirius, Double Bay ... continue

Shellharbour

Shellharbour received its name through references to the abundance of shells along its coastline. The ... continue

<p>Inside the Royal National Park</p>

Sutherland

Originally the land of the Dharawal Aboriginal people, there is some contention as to how ... continue

Cheltenham

Located in Sydney's upper north shore, Cheltenham was initially the land of the Guringai ... continue

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