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6 unusual facts about City of Sydney


Allan Mulder

Born in Sydney, he was a systems operator with Sydney City Council before his election to Canterbury Municipal Council, of which he was Mayor in 1967.

DIY rainbow crossing

The temporary crossing was created by the City of Sydney as part of the 35th anniversary celebration of the Sydney Mardi Gras.

Jacob Nagle

Here, on 26 January 1788, Phillip officially founded the Colony of New South Wales, on the site of the future City of Sydney.

Leslie McMahon

He was elected to Sydney City Council in 1967, Leichhardt City Council in 1968, and Sydney City Council again in 1971.

Meredith Burgmann

In the September 2008 New South Wales Council elections, she ran for the positions of Lord Mayor and councillor in the City of Sydney Council.

Sydney City

City of Sydney, the municipal council responsible for central Sydney, Australia


Bellevue, Glebe

In 2003 Bellevue came under the jurisdiction of the City of Sydney Council because the suburb of Glebe had been transferred to their control.

It is owned by the City of Sydney Council and listed by the Heritage Council of New South Wales as a property of historical significance.

Division of Dobell

Its most prominent members have been Michael Lee, a former minister in the Keating government and later Councillor for the City of Sydney, who held the seat for Labor between 1984 and 2001; and Craig Thomson.

Green Square, New South Wales

In June 2012 another international design competition was launched for a $25 million library and the redesign of the approved $15 million plaza by the council.


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Australian cricket team in England and the United States in 1878

The team sailed from Sydney on 29 March 1878 in the SS City of Sydney, reaching San Francisco on 27 April, having called at Auckland and Honolulu en route.

Balls Head Reserve

The reserve is now maintained by North Sydney Council and contains a well preserved natural bushland area, one of the closest to the city of Sydney.

City of Sydney Relationships Declaration

In July 2004, the City of Sydney Council, led by Lord Mayor Clover Moore, introduced a re-working of the former South Sydney Council's Partnership Registration scheme, renaming it the City of Sydney Relationship Declaration Program.

Diploglottis australis

The Native Tamarind is grown as a decorative tree in various parts of urban Australia, including behind the Mitchell Library in the city of Sydney.

Keith Virtue

They were in Avro 618 Tens, the City of Sydney and City of Brisbane, with Charles Kingsford Smith in the Southern Cross.

LGBT history in Australia

In 2005, the city of Sydney, in New South Wales, created a Relationship Declaration Program offering limited legal recognition for same-sex couples.

Phibs

He also has been commissioned to decorate a number of buildings across Sydney such as Max Brenner chocolates in Paddington, the Glow Cafe in Newtown and a number of alley ways throughout the city of Sydney.

Women and government in Australia

Significantly in 2010-2011 (till the March 2011 state election) the city of Sydney was operating totally under female governance: from Lord Mayor (also State Member of Parliament for Sydney) Clover Moore, State Premier Kristina Keneally, State Governor Marie Bashir, Sydney Federal Member of Parliament Tanya Plibersek, Prime Minister of Australia Julia Gillard and Governor-General of Australia Quentin Bryce.

XL Capris

Their first single was a punk version of Tommy Leonetti's "My City of Sydney" (1979), arranged by Gooding.