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Sydney Harbour from Milsons Point by Tom Roberts, 1897. Artists' camps flourished around Sydney Harbour in the 1880s and 1890s. Sydney's first newspaper was the Sydney Gazette established, edited and distributed by George Howe. It appeared irregularly between 1803 and 1842, but nonetheless provides a valuable source on the early development of ...
Sydney is the capital city of the state of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia.Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about 80 km (50 mi) from the Pacific Ocean in the east to the Blue Mountains in the west, and about 80 km (50 mi) from Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park and the Hawkesbury River in the north and north-west, to ...
Sydney Tower Buffet, a contemporary self-select restaurant, is on the tower's second level. [17] Studio, located on level three can cater for cocktail functions for 200 people and 156 sit-down guests. [18] The observation deck, currently called the Sydney Tower Eye, is located on level four of Sydney Tower.
Sydney as viewed from Tasman Sea, overlooking the sandstone cliffs in Vaucluse Satellite photo of the Sydney area. The geography of Sydney is characterised by its coastal location on a basin bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the east, the Blue Mountains to the west, the Hawkesbury River to the north and the Woronora Plateau to the south.
Sydney's history begins in prehistoric times with the occupation of the district by Australian Aboriginals, whose ancestors came to Sydney in the Upper Paleolithic period. [11] Radiocarbon dating suggests that they lived in and around Sydney for at least 30,000 years. [12] Sydney Cove from Port Jackson to Petersham was inhabited by the Cadigal ...
Sydney Cove is a focal point for community celebrations, due to its central Sydney location between the Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Sydney Cove was the site of the First Fleet's landing on 26 January 1788 and the subsequent raising of the Union Jack, a seminal date in Australian history now marked as Australia Day.
Sydney was the host of the 1938 British Empire Games and 2000 Summer Olympics. The Stadium Australia hosts major events including the NRL Grand Final, State of Origin, rugby union and soccer internationals. The annual Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race begins in Sydney Harbour on Boxing Day.
Sydney has been a hub of a number of migrant communities, such as the Lebanese, Fijian, Korean and Nepalese. [16] Well over half of Australia's 25,000-strong Nepalese community, [17] for example, is concentrated in Sydney. [18] Seven out of every ten Lebanese migrants in Australia live in Sydney. [16]