Early Photos of Hyde Park, Sydney From the 1900s
Hyde Park, the oldest public parkland in Australia, is a 16.2 hectares (40 acres) park in the central business district of Sydney, New South Wales. Hyde Park is on the eastern side of the Sydney city centre. Hyde Park was…
Smallpox Breaks Out in Sydney, 1789
Smallpox has been one of humanity’s deadliest diseases, though it is now eradicated in the wild. Europeans, including the colonists who arrived in Sydney in 1788, had developed some resistance through earlier exposure to the disease. However the local Aboriginal…
Who Is the “Dancing Man” in Elizabeth Street, Sydney on 15 August 1945?
It’s the image that captures a city’s emotions. The “Dancing Man” is the name given to the man who was filmed dancing on the street in Sydney, Australia, after the end of World War II. On 15 August 1945, a…
October 20, 1973: The Sydney Opera House Was Officially Opened by Queen Elizabeth II
Australian culture reached a remarkable milestone on October 20, 1973: the completion of one of the greatest buildings of the 20th century, the birth of an icon, and the beginning of an incredible performance history at Sydney’s new Opera House….
37 Amazing Vintage Photographs That Show Street Scenes of Sydney, Australia in the Late 19th Century
Sydney was founded in 1788 when the first fleet arrived in Australia from England. The city grew at a phenomenal rate through the 19th century even though transportation to New South Wales ended in 1840. By 1861 the population of…
Sydney in the Early 1980s Through Fascinating Photos
Sydney is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia’s east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about 70 km (43.5 mi) towards…
Rachel Reeves’ mask disintegrates as she shows exactly where she wants UK to be _ Hieuuk
Budget 2024: Reeves announces Capital Gains tax rise That wonderful “Old Darling”, Lord (Norman) Lamont, who had hitherto held the dubious accolade of the Chancellor who had hiked taxes to the highest ever level, has issued a scathing rebuke of Rachel…
Angela Rayner freebie bombshell as she receives £3,550 in clothes from Lord Alli _ Hieuuk
The Deputy Prime Minister declared £3,550 worth of clothing from Lord Waheed Alli in the latest register of interests. Angela Rayner has declared she received clothes from a Labour donor (Image: Wiktor Szymanowicz/Future Publis) Angela Rayner has admitted she received clothes from…
Chaos in Edinburgh as police attacked with fireworks and bricks in scenes of horror.l
Urgent road closures had to be made as mobs let off fireworks, aiming them at buses and police – with calls for the sale of projectiles to be banned. Police line up against a mob of youths in Edinburgh last…
Rachel Reeves’ mask disintegrates as she shows exactly where she wants UK to be.l
Rachel Reeves has shown us where she wants the UK to be (Image: PA) That wonderful “Old Darling”, Lord (Norman) Lamont, who had hitherto held the dubious accolade of the Chancellor who had hiked taxes to the highest ever level, has…