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  • Sydney Vista - A comprehensive look at the suburbs of Sydney's metropolitan area uncovering interesting facts and history
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  • Harbour City : Sydney is Australia's oldest and largest City
    sydney.html
  • Old Coat Hanger : Sydney Harbour Bridge is the worlds largest steel arch bridge, but not the longest !
    sydney-harbour-bridge.html
  • Sydney Opera House - Australia's Greatest Icon : Sydney Opera House was nineteen years in the making and cost the tax payers millions.
    sydney-opera-house.html
  • Great Balls of Fire : The Garden Palace was the grandest building in Australia until it went up in smoke three years after being completed
    garden-palace.html
  • More Than Meets The Eyes : Sydney General Post Office is steeped in controversy
    sydney-general-post-office.html
  • Designed by an Ex- Convict : Church of St James is Sydney's oldest surviving church building
    church-of-st-james.html
  • Wrong Channel : Captain Collet Barker climbed a large sand dune, took some bearings, waved to his party and dissappeared forever
    captain-collet-barker.html
  • This Little Piggy : Il Porcellino is a copy of Pietro Tacca's Wild Boar statue
    il-porcellino.html
  • The World Is Watching: The 24 faces of the GPO can be found on either side of Queen Victoria and represent Continents, Countries and State's of the British Empire.
    faces-of-the-gpo.html
  • Macquarie Street Sydney : Centre of ceremony, society and culture.
    macquarie-street-sydney.html
  • King Street Sydney
    King_Street_Sydney.html
  • Explorer , Mapmaker, Spy ? : Matthew Flinders was the first person to circumnavigate the Australian Continent (New Holland) in the ship 'Investigator', in 1802.
    matthew-flinders.html
  • The Rocks - Notorious for Gangs, Thugs and the Bubonic Plague
    the-rocks.html
  • Old Boat House : Cadman's Cottage is Sydney's oldest surviving house
    cadmans-cottage.html
  • The Garrison Church : The Garrison Church was the first official military church where the Red Coats were regular participants of morning prayers
    Garrison_Church.html
  • Secrets and Lies : Hero of Waterloo pub in The Rocks, Sydney, was rumored to have doubled as a rum smuggling business during the mid 1800's.
    hero-of-waterloo.html
  • Full Strength : Fortune of War Hotel claims to hold the longest continuous liquor licence in Sydney
    fortune-of-war-hotel.html
  • Paying Their Dues : The Argyle Stores located at The Rocks in Sydney, housed merchandise for the Colony.
    argyle-stores.html
  • Blast It !: The Argyle Cut was just another horror job for the convicts in Sydney's The Rock district
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  • In Sickness And In Health : Nurse's Walk was named in honour of the nurses that worked the hard shifts at the colony's first makeshift hospital.
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  • Bond Stores - Importers having to pay their dues at the hub of Sydney's commerce and international shipping district
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  • House of Many Colours : Lilyvale was also known as Cumberland Hotel, Clare Tavern and Athol Blair.
    lilyvale.html
  • George Street North Police Station - The George Street police station was designed by colonial architect James Barnet and operated from 1882 to 1974.
    george-street-north-police-station.html
  • George Street The Rocks : Cool Kitsch district full of warehouses, Colonial buildings and tearooms
    george-street-the-rocks.html
  • Metcalfe Bond Stores - The Metcalfe Bond Stores became part of The Rocks landscape transforming from orchard to quarry to warehouses.
    metcalfe-bond-stores.html
  • A Touch of Dutch : The ASN Building in Sydney's The Rocks was designed by William Wilkinson Wardell in Pre-Federation Anglo Dutch Style.
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  • What no shopping !: The suburb of North Sydney is the second largest concentration of office buildings in New South Wales
    suburb-of-north-sydney.html
  • A Miracle Away From Sainthood: Mary MacKillop is Australia's first and only Saint.
    mary-mackillop.html
  • Convicts Behaving Badly: The first Europeans in Australia used the island, Fort Denison, as a place of punishment for convicts. The Martello Tower was one of the last to be built in the world.
    fort-denison.html
  • Martello Tower : Featuring wooden nails, the Martello Tower became popular after British military were impressed with the defense design capabilities they witnessed off the island of Corsica in 1794.
    martello-tower.html
  • French Twist : La Perouse was named in honour of French Navigator Jean- Francois de Galaup de La Perouse
    la-perouse.html
  • La Perouse Memorial : The La Perouse Memorial was erected in honour of missing naval officer and explorer:
    la-perouse-memorial.html
  • Duty Free : The Barrack Tower is the oldest Customs House in Australia.
    barrack-tower.html
  • Mission Impossible : Originally the fort on Bare Island was only accessible via a flying fox.
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  • Ferry Tale : Milsons Point was originally run by harbour waterman, Billy Blue from 1817-1834
    milsons-point.html
  • Luna Park Sydney : The entrance to Luna Park has become one of Sydney's most recognised icons , featuring a giant face of the moon
    Luna_Park_Sydney.html
  • "State-of-the-Art": Harbour water was originally pumped into the North Sydney Olympic Pool .
    north-sydney-olympic-pool.html
  • Sydney References and Resources : List of books, articles and photographs used in the research for Sydney Vista.
    Sydney_References_and_Resources.html
  • Contact Us
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    About_GlobeVista.html
  • You Can't Touch That : Disclaimer/Copyright - You Must Contact GlobeVista Before Using Any Content on Sydney Vista.
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