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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
Timeline of Sydney. Early history; Sydney during the 18th and the 19th century. The crew of HMS Endeavour under the command of James Cook sights the east coast of Australia (1770) The British colony of New South Wales is subsequently established with the arrival of the First Fleet under the command of Captain Arthur Phillip (1788)
The town of Sydney was declared a city in 1842, and a local government was established. In 1901, the Australian colonies federated to become the Commonwealth of Australia, and Sydney became the capital of the state of New South Wales. Sydney today is Australia's largest city and a major international centre of culture and finance.
Pages in category "History of Sydney" The following 101 pages are in this category, out of 101 total. ... Timeline of Sydney Harbour ferries; Tom Uglys Bridge;
Photography in Australia started in the 1840s. The first photograph taken in Australia, a daguerreotype of Bridge Street, Sydney, was taken in 1841. In the early 20th century, Australian photography was heavily influenced by the Pictorialist approach. In the mid-20th century, the photographic scene in Australia was shaped by modernist ...
Sydney is the capital city of the state of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia and Oceania.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 the Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park and the Hawkesbury River in the north and ...
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In Australian Garden History 1(3) Oct/Nov. Alan Correy in R. Aitken and M Looker (2002). Berzins Ilmar in 'The Oxford Companion to Australian Gardens'. Bligh, Beatrice (1980). Cherish the Earth: The story of Gardening in Australia. Clifford, Lisa; Webb, Mandy (1997). Walking Sydney: A guide to Sydney's 25 Best Walks. Clouston Associates (2006).