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Sydney city overview
Sydney is a city in Australia shaped by its region, population, local economy, landmarks, climate and civic history. This overview summarizes the city itself: where it sits, what defines it, which places anchor its identity and why it matters within the wider country.
City facts
Airport baseSydney Kingsford Smith (SYD)
Known forSydney, Key city in Australia, Sydney planning base 3, Sydney planning base 4
Population~5.5Mcity context
RegionAustraliaAustralia
Time zoneAustralia/Sydneylocal time
Founded1788historical origin
City history
The fleet soon moved to the more suitable Port Jackson where a settlement was established at Sydney Cove on 26 January 1788.
In November 1790 Bennelong led a group of survivors of the Sydney clans into the settlement, establishing a continuous presence of Aboriginal Australians in settled Sydney.
After Phillip's departure in December 1792, the colony's military officers began acquiring land and importing consumer goods from visiting ships.
A military garrison was established on the Hawkesbury in 1795.
Parramatta Road, linking Sydney and Parramatta, was opened in 1811, and a road across the Blue Mountains was completed in 1815, opening the way for large-scale farming and grazing west of the Great Dividing.
Transportation to New South Wales ceased in 1840. Conflict on the Cumberland Plain In 1804, Irish convicts led around 300 rebels in the Castle Hill Rebellion, an attempt to march on Sydney, commandeer a.
The New South Wales Legislative Council became a semi-elected body in 1842.
Sydney was declared a city the same year, and a governing council established, elected on a restrictive property franchise.The discovery of gold in New South Wales and Victoria in 1851 initially caused economic disruption.
New public buildings of sandstone abounded, including at the University of Sydney (1854–61), the Australian Museum (1858–66), the Town Hall (1868–88), and the General Post Office (1866–92).
Meanwhile, the Sydney-based premier of New South Wales, George Reid, became a key figure in the process of federation. State capital (1901–present) When the six colonies federated on 1 January 1901, Sydney became the.
The outbreak of the First World War in 1914 saw more Sydney males volunteer for the armed forces than the Commonwealth authorities could process, and helped reduce unemployment.
However, soon after it opened in 1973 it became a major tourist attraction and symbol of the city.
The New South Wales government also stimulated growth by investing heavily in railways, trams, roads, ports, telegraph, schools and urban services.
Military establishments in response to World War II in Australia included the Garden Island Tunnel System, the only tunnel warfare complex in Sydney, and the heritage-listed military fortification systems Bradleys Head Fortification Complex and.
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Sydney
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Key city in Australia
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Sydney planning base 3
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Sydney planning base 4
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Sydney planning base 5
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Stay overview
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Hotels & areas
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Sydney Kingsford Smith (SYD) arrival plan
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Rental cars
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Best time to visit
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Transport notes
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Crowds
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