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<p>The Murray River near Tocumwal, 1968</p>

Tocumwal

The town of Tocumwal is located on the Murray River on the Victoria border in ... continue

<p>Coogee beach and pier in 1928</p>

Coogee

The coastal area which would become the suburb of Coogee had been used by local ... continue

<p>A worker moves snow during the construction of the Hydro Electric</p>

The Snowy Mountains Scheme, ...

The Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme was devised in 1949 to harness energy created through capturing ... continue

<p>A miner demonstrates the lightness of high-grade shale in Glen Davis, 1942 (ID#012804). </p>

Glen Davis

Part of the traditional land of the Wiradjuri Aboriginal people, the town of Glen Davis ... continue

<p>Cooma in the late afternoon sun</p>

Cooma

This small city situated at the foot of the Snowy Mountains was established in 1849 ... continue

Frenchs Forest

Named after local police constable John French, who was given one of the first land ... continue

Holsworthy

The land along the Georges River just south of Sydney would be among the first ... continue

Ashfield

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

St Leonards

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

<p>A woman carrying a shotgun and a hare in Quakers Hill, 1920s</p>

Quakers Hill

The western Sydney suburb of Quakers Hill was originally part of four major land grants ... continue

Leichhardt

Like many of Sydney's suburbs, the area now known as Leichhardt started its life ... continue

Bexley

This suburb south of Sydney would be named after the English village of Bexley which ... continue

Penrith

Although first sighted by Captain Watkin Tench of the Royal Marines on an expedition to ... continue

Shoal Bay

Located on the mid-north coast of New South Wales, Shoal Bay played an important role ... continue

<p>Cows at sunset in Narromine</p>

Narromine

Located in the heart of New South Wales alongside the Macquarie River, the town of ... continue

Bankstown

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

Chatswood

The land that would become the suburb of Chatswood was occupied by the Cammeraygal Aboriginal ... continue

Glebe

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

<p>Rose Bay tram at the Rose Bay terminus, 1898</p>

Rose Bay

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

<p>Sgt Hajime Toyoshima (left), the first Japanese prisoner of war (POW) and Sgt Leslie J ...

Cowra

Located in Central New South Wales, the land that would become Cowra was originally inhabited ... continue