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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 ...
SydneyCity Library Broken Hill City Library. The public libraries in New South Wales are operated by local councils, in some cases cooperatively as "regional libraries". [9] ...
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 ...
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The Women's Library has been built on the efforts of volunteers and the donations of thousands of women since its establishment. It continues to be fully managed and staffed by volunteers and the collection of donated books and periodicals numbers approximately 20,000 items. [1] It is an example of an urban commons. [2] [3]
The list below is of works whose purpose is at least partly artistic and located in the New South Wales local government area of the City of Sydney.Outside the scope of this list are objects and installations that are: located in the suburbs of Greater Sydney; primarily water features, such as the fountains in Martin Place and in the forecourt of the Sydney Opera House; purely memorial objects ...
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 .