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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 .
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.
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)
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 ...
The ancestors of Aboriginal Australians began arriving from south-east Asia 50,000 to 65,000 years ago, during the last glacial period. [1] [2] Arriving by sea, they settled the continent and had formed approximately 250 distinct language groups by the time of European settlement, maintaining some of the longest known continuing artistic and religious traditions in the world.
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).
The museum and the site it is located on is managed by Museums of History NSW. [1] The museum building on the site was designed by Denton Corker Marshall architects. [4] [1] The Museum of Sydney explores colonial and contemporary Sydney through objects, pictures, and new digital media techniques. Panoramic views of Sydney— from 1788 until ...