Old Sydney Burial Ground

From the City of Sydney website…
  
Archaeological Works Underway
Recent archaeological investigations associated with the Sydney Town Hall upgrade have uncovered evidence of the Old Sydney Burial Ground that was formerly on the site. The cemetery was in use from 1792 to 1820, but was exhumed in 1869 to make way for the Sydney Town Hall.
A Public Open [...]

Sydney – history of street names

  
A Guide to Sydney City Street Names
The history of street names in the old city core of Sydney is fantastically complicated. While careful mid-nineteenth century plans of Melbourne and Adelaide resulted in a reasonably stable street layout and street naming, Sydney’s streets have been the subject of ongoing modifications, alterations and confusions. Many streets have [...]

Sydney history – The Month of February

1824
11 February
St James’ Church, Sydney, designed by Francis Greenway, is consecrated by the Rev. Samuel Marsden.

St James Church, 1969 (City of Sydney Archives, CRS 871/55)
1854
25 February
T. S. Mort begins building a dry dock (Mort’s Dock) at Balmain, Sydney. Mort’s Dock is completed in 1855.
1875
9 February
John Robertson replaces Henry Parkes as Premier of NSW.
1892
10 – 12 [...]

Sydney’s Aboriginal Heritage

 
Sydney’s Aboriginal Heritage
http://www.aboriginalheritage.org/index.php

The history of the Sydney Harbour Bridge

When the Sydney Harbour Bridge was opened by the Premier of New South Wales, Mr Jack Lang on the 19th March 1932, the Harbour Bridge was one of the greatest engineering masterpieces of its time. Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour) had an impressive and instantly famous landmark made in a style that reflects the end of [...]