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The first Sydney public library began as the Australian Subscription Library, which opened on 1st of December, 1827, in the Sydney Dispensary building. [1] By 1858, there was a "great want" for a free public library in the city [2] and the council had begun to make plans by 1869, [3] though by 1883 no "definite plans" had yet been made, and the council were still deciding on the location for ...
The City of Sydney is the local government area covering the Sydney central business district and surrounding inner city suburbs of the Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Established by Act of Parliament in 1842, the City of Sydney is the oldest, and the oldest-surviving, local government authority in New South Wales, and the second ...
1899 edition of Sands Directory (cover) John Sands (1818-1873) was an engraver, printer and stationer. Born in England he moved to Sydney in 1837. [4] Sands formed several business partnerships, in 1851 with his brother-in-law Thomas Kenny, and in 1860 with Dugald McDougall with the business being known as Sands, Kenny & Co. [4] Directory titles changed as the publisher changed partners, and ...
Using AOL Calendar lets you keep track of your schedule with just a few clicks of a mouse. While accessing your calendar online gives you instant access to appointments and events, sometimes a physical copy of your calendar is needed. To print your calendar, just use the print functionality built into your browser.
This lending branch was handed to the Sydney Municipal Council in 1909 and later became the City of Sydney Library. Another of Walker's initiatives was to establish services across the state, with loans to organisations including the Wollongong School of Arts and the Mechanics' Institute at Plattsburg (modern-day Wallsend ) [ 8 ] and services ...
The Holtermann Collection is the name given to a collection of over 3,500 glass-plate negatives and albumen prints, many of which depict life in New South Wales goldfield towns. [1] It also includes numerous photographs of Australian rural towns and the cities of Sydney and Melbourne taken between 1871 and 1876.
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