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The Oustanding City Sydney

Alexis Blacket
September 16, 2014
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The Oustanding City Sydney

So you think you know everything about Sydney?

Alexis Blacket

September 16, 2014
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  1. Sydney The state capital of New South Wales and the

    most populous city in Australia. Located in the south- east coast of Tasman Sea, the area has population of 4,76 people. Little known fact is, Sydney citizens are called Sydneysiders.
  2. History • According to researches, the Sydney region was inhabited

    by indigenous Australians for at least 30,000 years. British settlers came in 1788 and called the indigenous people “Eora”. • The British Government gave Arthur Phillip the task to found a convict settlement in the area. • There was even an official proclamation on the founding. The original name of the city was Albion, but Phillip decided to name it after the British Home Secretary, Thomas Townsend, Lord Sydney.
  3. The Aboriginals • Unfortunately, an awful epidemic killed thousands of

    the local Eora people. By the early 1800s, only 500 to 1000 Aboriginal people were left between Broken Bay and Botany Bay. • Of course, conflicts between the British people and Aboriginal community occurred occasionally especially in the area of Hawkesbury River. By 1820, only a few hundred Aborigines survived. • Governor Lachlan Macquire made serious efforts to civilise, Christianise and educate the the Aborigines by placing their children into British households.
  4. 1830s and 1840s A period of major urban development. The

    town grew quickly because of the arrival of British and Irish immigrants. In 1842, the not so small town was considered as a city, and John Hosking was elected as the first mayor. By the early 20th century, the population of Sydney was approximately a million. In comparison to other cities, The Great Depression hit Sydney pretty hard. However, the citizens of Sydney managed to complete the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Sydney Glove in 1830
  5. Sydney vs Melbourne A rivalry between the two most famous

    Australian cities has always existed, but the gold rushes in Victoria gave Melbourne an advantage, although Sydney is more populous than Melbourne and is the largest city in Australia even nowadays.
  6. Parks! The Chinese Garden of Friendship Close to Chinatown, the

    garden is modelled in the style of the Ming Dynasty. Little known fact is that it is designed by Sydney's sister city, Guangzhou in China. It has a Dragon Wall symbolizing the close friendship between the two cities.
  7. Hyde Park Located in the central business district of Sydney,

    Hyde Park is the oldest parkland in Australia. It contains approximately 480 trees, well-kept gardens and palms.
  8. Royal Botanic Gardens The most central of the three botanic

    public gardens in Sydney. They are open every day of the year and have no visit taxes.
  9. Australian Museum It has collections of vertebrate and invertebrate zoology,

    mineralogy, palaeontology and anthropology. Located in the College street, it is the oldest museum in Australia.