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4 unusual facts about Darlinghurst


Chris Wootton

Christopher James Wootton (born 11 December 1988 in Darlinghurst, New South Wales) is an Australian racing driver.

Darlinghurst, New South Wales

The independent Clover Moore took the Lord Mayoral position, having campaigned against the Government's dismissal of the Council.

Max Falstein

On 13 March 1937 he married nurse Ila Brenda Greig at Darlinghurst, and was thus estranged from his Jewish mother.

Phil O'Neill

O'Neill was born in Darlinghurst to Sidney Lessor O'Neill and Isabel Emily Cassel.


Ben Buckler Gun Battery

The gun barrel weighed 22 tons and it took a total of thirty six horses to transport the barrel from Victoria Barracks in Darlinghurst to the battery in North Bondi; the transit took over three weeks.

Cecil Healy

Cecil Patrick Healy (28 November 1881 in Darlinghurst, New South Wales – 29 August 1918 in Somme, France) was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1900s and 1910s, who won silver in the 100m freestyle at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm.

Charles Mein

Mein was born at Maitland, New South Wales, and attended William Timothy Cape's school, at Darlinghurst until 1857, when he attended the newly opened Sydney Grammar School.

Henry Musgrove

Henry "Harry" Alfred Musgrove (27 November 1858 in Surbiton, Surrey – 2 November 1931 in Darlinghurst, New South Wales) was an Australian cricketer who played in one Test in 1885.

Liverpool Street, Sydney

It terminates in the west at Darling Harbour; in the east it joins a major intersection, Whitlam Square before continuing as a minor suburban street through East Sydney and Darlinghurst before terminating at Boundary Street.

Nick Vine Hall

Nick Vine Hall was born in Darlinghurst, Sydney, and educated at Sydney Grammar School, before working for CSR Limited in sales and marketing for 16 years, where he became the CSR Limited Australia Sugar Sales Manager in 1972.

Victoria Street, East Sydney

Situated at the intersection of Victoria Street and Darlinghurst Road, this station was designed by the Government Architect, Walter Liberty Vernon, in the Federation Free Style, utilising a familiar combination of brick and sandstone.


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