area City of Sydney Infobox Australian place type city name Sydney state nsw image Sydney skyline at dusk Dec 2008.jpg imagesize 300 caption The Sydney Opera House and Sydney central business district Sydney CBD at dusk from Jeffrey Street , Kirribilli coordinates Coord 33 51 35.9 S 151 12 40 E type ... Darwin, Northern Territory Darwin lga Sydney Government various 38 county Cumberland County, New South Wales Cumberland stategov Electoral districts of New South Wales various 49 fedgov File Sydney divisions overview 2010.png various 24 maxtemp 21.7 mintemp 13.8 rainfall 1212.8 Sydney IPAc en icon ... Wales . Sydney is located on Australia s south east coast of the Tasman Sea . Inhabitants of Sydney ..., Sydney title Designing for Diversity the Multicultural City publisher Australian Government Department of Immigration and Citizenship ref The site of the first British colony in Australia, Sydney was established ... Phillip to Botany Bay author Arthur Phillip ref in 1788 at Sydney Cove by Arthur Phillip , commodore ... is commonly known as Sydney Harbour, where the iconic Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge ... by national parks , and the coastal regions feature many bays, rivers, inlets and Beaches in Sydney ..., Sydney Hyde Park and the Royal Botanical Gardens, Sydney Royal Botanical Gardens . In 2010, Sydney ... date 1 September 2010 accessdate 22 December 2010 ref Sydney also ranks among the top 10 World ... , www.economist.com. Retrieved 2 March 2009. ref Sydney has a reputation as an international centre for commerce , Culture of Sydney arts , fashion , Culture of Sydney culture , entertainment , music ... city GaWC studies Alpha world cities . Sydney has hosted major international sporting events ... Rugby World Cup . The main airport serving Sydney is Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport . ref cite web ... Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport work Geographical Names Register GNR of NSW publisher Geographical Names Board of New South Wales accessdate 28 September 2010 ref History Main History of Sydney File ... more details
North Sydney may refer to North Sydney Council , a Local government area in Sydney North Sydney, New South Wales , a suburb of Sydney, Australia Division of North Sydney , an electoral division serving the suburb North Sydney Bears , professional rugby league football club of North Sydney North Sydney, Nova Scotia , a community in Canada geodis Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages de North Sydney id North Sydney disambiguasi pl North Sydney pt North Sydney ... more details
South Sydney may refer to City of South Sydney , a former local government area in Sydney, Australia. South Sydney Rabbitohs , a National Rugby League team. Regions of Sydney Southern Sydney Southern Sydney , the southern suburbs of Sydney. Disambig ... more details
distinguish Sidney Sydney was originally an alternate spelling of the surname Sidney name origin . It is a contraction of French Saint Denis. Sydney has been regularly used as a given name since the 19th century, and is a fast growing given name for female infants in the United States. Sydney may refer to TOCright Places Sydney , New South Wales City of Sydney , local government area of New South Wales Electoral district of Sydney , electorate in state parliament of New South Wales Division of Sydney , electorate in federal parliament of Australia Sydney Cove Sydney Heads Sydney Island, Queensland , Australia Sydney Parade Avenue , Ireland Sydney, Nova Scotia , Canada People First name Sydney Allard 1910 1966 , British car company founder Sydney Atkinson 1901 1977 , South African athlete Sydney Barnes 1873 1967 , English cricketer Sydney Brenner born 1927 , South African biologist Sydney Camm , 1893 1966 , English aeronautical engineer Sydney Chaplin 1885 1965 , English actor Sydney Earle Chaplin 1926 2009 , American actor Sydney Dacres 1805 1884 , English admiral Sydney Fremantle 1867 1958 , English admiral Sydney Greenstreet 1879 1954 , English actor Sydney Grundy 1848 1914 , English dramatist Sydney Gun Munro 1916 2007 , Saint Vincent and the Grenadines politician Sydney J. Harris 1917 1986 , American journalist Sydney Horler 1888 1954 , British novelist Sydney Jacobson, Baron Jacobson Sydney Jacobson 1908 1988 , British journalist Sydney Kentridge born 1922 , South African lawyer and judge Sydney Lamb born 1929 , American linguist Sydney Laurence 1865 1940 , American painter Sydney Mufamadi born 1959 , South African politician Sydney Newman 1917 1997 , Canadian film and television producer Sydney Parkinson 1745 1771 , Scottish illustrator Sydney Penny born 1971 , American actress Sydney Poitier born 1973 , American actress Sydney Pollack 1934 2008 , American film actor Sydney Possuelo born 1940 , Brazilian explorer and ethnographer Sydney Ringer 1836 1910 , British ... more details
Sydney riots may refer to numerous events. Sydney Riot of 1879 a riot a cricket match between the English and New South Wales sides. 2004 Redfern riots a riot in an inner Sydney suburb. 2005 Macquarie Fields riots a riot in southwestern Sydney. 2005 Cronulla riots a riot in Sydney s southern suburbs. disambig ... more details
Sydney eScholarship is an innovative set of services provided by the University of Sydney Library to the University of Sydney http www.usyd.edu.au that integrates the management and curation of digital content with new forms of access and scholarly publication. Sydney eScholarship comprises the Sydney digital library Sydney Digital Library and Sydney University Publishing, and includes Sydney University Press , re established as an innovative digital print publisher. Scholarly electronic text and image service SETIS , the Sydney Electronic Text and Image Service, a digital library platform which features the leading Citation needed date October 2009 digital collection of Australian studies texts Sydney eScholarship repository http ses.library.usyd.edu.au , a DSpace institutional repository service. Digital project analyst http escholarship.usyd.edu.au dpa services to support the development of sustainable digital projects at the University of Sydney External links http escholarship.usyd.edu.au Sydney escholarship Category University of Sydney Category Digital libraries Category Scholarship archives ... more details
Sydney Chapman may refer to Sir Sydney Chapman economist , 1871&ndash 1951 , British economist and civil servant Sydney Chapman mathematician FRS 1888&ndash 1970 , British mathematician Sir Sydney Chapman politician born 1935 , former British Conservative MP hndis name Chapman, Sydney fr Sydney Chapman sv Sydney Chapman ... more details
Sydney Packet may refer to Sydney Packet London Sydney Packet London , a ship owned by Alexander Birnie & Co. of London, involved in trading with New South Wales Sydney Packet 1826 1837 Sydney Packet 1826 1837 , a two masted schooner of 84 tons, built in Sydney, Australia, in 1826 and captained by James Bruce later purchased by John Jones 1809 1869 , and outfitted as a bay whaler wrecked at Moeraki, Otago, 17 July 1837. shipindex et Sydney Packet ... more details
Sydney College can refer to more than one establishment Sydney College, Bath , a former prominent independent boys school in Somerset , England , now housing the Holburne Museum of Art Sydney Grammar School , a grammar school in Sydney , New South Wales Sydney College of the Arts Sydney College of Divinity Sydney College of Advanced Education disambig ... more details
Transport in Sydney may refer to Public transport in Sydney , public transport in Sydney and its surrounds Transport in New South Wales , all modes of transport in the state of New South Wales, Australia disambig ... more details
Sydney Showground could refer to Sydney Showground Moore Park the old Showground at Moore Park, New South Wales Sydney Showground Homebush Bay the new Showground at Homebush Bay, New South Wales disambig ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Viscount Sydney is a title that has been created twice. The first creation came in 1689 when Henry Sydney was made Viscount Sydney , of Sheppey, in the Peerage of England . In 1694 he was created Earl of Romney . For more information on this creation, see this title. The second creation came in 1789 when Thomas Townshend was made Viscount Sydney , of St Leonards, in the Peerage of Great Britain . His grandson was created Earl Sydney in 1874. For more information on this creation, see this title. Viscount Sydney, First creation 1689 see the Earl of Romney Viscount Sydney, Second creation 1789 see the Earl Sydney See also Baron Sydney Category Viscountcies Sydney de Viscount Sydney ... more details
Sydney Island may refer to Manra Island , one of the Phoenix Islands, Kiribati Sydney Island Queensland , one of the Wellesley Islands in Australia geodis ... more details
Expand French date December 2008 Infobox French commune name Poilcourt Sydney region Champagne Ardenne department Ardennes arrondissement Rethel canton Asfeld INSEE 08340 postal code 08190 mayor Emanuel Van Sante term 2008&ndash 2014 intercommunality Asfeld longitude 4.1025 latitude 49.4233333333 elevation m 63 elevation min m elevation max m area km2 7.88 population 165 population date 2007 Poilcourt Sydney is a Communes of France commune in the Ardennes department Ardennes Departments of France department in northern France . Population D mographie 1962 170 1968 174 1975 165 1982 155 1990 150 1999 150 2007 165 See also Communes of the Ardennes department References http www.insee.fr en home home page.asp INSEE reflist Ardennes communes DEFAULTSORT Poilcourtsydney Category Communes of Ardennes Ardennes geo stub ceb Poilcourt Sydney es Poilcourt Sydney fr Poilcourt Sydney it Poilcourt Sydney lb Poilcourt Sydney ms Poilcourt Sydney nl Poilcourt Sydney pl Poilcourt Sydney pt Poilcourt Sydney bug Poilcourt Sydney uk vi Poilcourt Sydney vo Poilcourt Sydney war Poilcourt Sydney ... more details
Image 1stViscountSydney.jpg thumb 200px Thomas Townshend, br 1st Viscount Sydney. Earl Sydney , of Scadbury in the County of Kent, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom . It was created in 1874 for the Liberal Party UK Liberal politician John Townshend, 1st Earl Sydney John Townshend, 3rd Viscount Sydney . He notably served as Lord Chamberlain of the Household and as Lord Steward of the Household . On his death in 1890 all his titles became extinct. The titles of Baron Sydney , of Chiselhurst in the County of Kent, and Viscount Sydney were created in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1783 and 1789, respectively, for the politician Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney Thomas Townshend . He served as Home Secretary and Leader of the House of Lords . Townshend was the son of the Hon. Thomas Townshend, second son of Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend , whose eldest son Charles ... . Townshend was also a female line great great grandson of Lady Lucy Sydney, daughter of Robert Sydney, 2nd Earl of Leicester , hence his choice of title. Lord Sydney was succeeded by his son, the second ... the titles passed to his son, the aforementioned third Viscount, who was created Earl Sydney in 1874. The Australian city of Sydney is named after the first Viscount Sydney. Viscounts Sydney 1789 Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney 1733 1800 John Townshend, 2nd Viscount Sydney John Thomas Townshend, 2nd Viscount Sydney 1764 1831 John Townshend, 1st Earl Sydney John Robert Townshend, 3rd Viscount Sydney 1805 1890 created Earl Sydney in 1874 Earls Sydney 1874 John Townshend, 1st Earl Sydney John Robert Townshend, 1st Earl Sydney 1805 1890 See also Marquess Townshend Baron Bayning Earl of Leicester Earl of Leicester 1618 creation References lundy rayment DEFAULTSORT Sydney, Earl Category Earldoms Category Extinct earldoms Category Townshend family English aristocracy Earl Sydney pl Hrabia Sydney ... more details
Sydney and areas fronting Sydney Harbour tend to be more affluent The economy of Sydney is notable ... in Australia . Sydney has the largest economy in Australia. Sydney s CBD is the largest in Australia and also has plenty of surrounding commercial areas which are considered part of Sydney. A notable ... Sydney city extends over the harbour bridge, forming North Sydney, New South Wales North Sydney , a continuation of the CBD. North Sydney has a large economy however it tends to have a high vacancy rate. Just a few kilometres north of North Sydney, is Sydney s third largest commercial area Citation ... buildings, with its own recognisable skyline. 20th Century Fox has large Sydney studios. Financial centre Having gained over Melbourne during the late 20th century, Sydney is now established as the corporate ... Pacific . ref Daly, M. T. and Pritchard, B. 2000. Sydney Australia s financial and commercial capital. In J. Connell Ed. . Sydney the emergence of a global city. pp 76 95. Oxford University Press ISBN 0 19 550748 7, pp 167 188 ref Sydney is home to the headquarters of the Australian Stock Exchange and the Reserve Bank of Australia . Sydney also serves as the regional headquarters for numerous ... in Australia, 44 are based in Sydney. This includes nine of the 11 foreign subsidiary banks in Australia and all of the 29 local branches of foreign banks. Major authorised foreign banks in Sydney ... global banks have established highly successful back office operations in Sydney. Of the top 20 global banks, 17 have operations in Sydney, NSW state government July 2006. This translates as every single foreign bank has its headquarters in Sydney, excluding one and almost 50 of all Australian owned banks are headquartered in Sydney. Housing and employment As of September 2003, the unemployment rate in Sydney was 5.3 . ref name 2003sydney Australian Bureau of Statistics. 2005. http www.abs.gov.au Ausstats abs .nsf 0 CDD66A1F353FD6A5CA256E5C00193185?Open Sydney Statistical Division . ref ... more details
Baron Sydney was a title that was created thrice in British history. The first creation came in the Peerage of England in 1603 when Robert Sydney, 1st Earl of Leicester Robert Sydney was made Baron Sydney , of Penshurst. He was later created Earl of Leicester . For more information on this creation, see this title. The second creation came in 1768 when Dudley Cosby, 1st Baron Sydney Dudley Cosby , List of Ambassadors from the United Kingdom to Denmark Minister Plenipotentiary to Denmark between 1763 and 1765, was made Baron Sydney , of Stradbally in the Queen s County, in the Peerage of Ireland . He was the grandson and namesake of Dudley Cosby , who represented the Queen s County Parliament of Ireland constituency Queen s County in the Irish House of Commons , and the great nephew of William Cosby . This creation became extinct on Lord Sydney s death in 1774. The third creation came in 1783 when Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney Thomas Townshend was created Baron Sydney , of Chiselhurst in the County of Kent. He was later created Viscount Sydney and his grandson was made Earl Sydney in 1874. For more information on this creation, see the latter title. Barons Sydney First creation 1603 see the Earl of Leicester Earl of Leicester 1618 creation Barons Sydney Second creation 1768 Dudley Cosby, 1st Baron Sydney Dudley Alexander Sydney Cosby, 1st Baron Sydney c. 1730 1774 Barons Sydney Third creation 1783 see Earl Sydney References rayment lundy DEFAULTSORT Sydney Category Baronies Category Extinct baronies ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Image Wynyard Station entrance1.JPG 250px thumb Wynyard railway station entrance Wynyard is an urban locality around Wynyard railway station, Sydney Wynyard railway station in Sydney , New South Wales , Australia . Wynyard is located in the Sydney central business district and is part of the Local Government Areas in Australia local government area of the City of Sydney . The postcode is 2000. Wynyard Park, Sydney Wynyard Park is a prominent landmark in this area. The ING Building contains the TCN Sydney newsdesk of the Nine Network s Nine News . An ad hoc live audience stands on the street outside the windows every morning for two of the station s breakfast programs, Today Australian TV program Today inc. Weekend Version and Wide World Of Sports . Transport Wynyard railway station, Sydney Wynyard railway station is located underground and is a major CityRail station, serviced by six lines, and all major bus routes in Sydney s Central Business District CBD stop at Wynyard. Sydney geo stub Sydney City of Sydney suburbs coord missing New South Wales Category Sydney localities ... more details
Sydney Tigers can refer to a number of sporting clubs Balmain Tigers , a National Rugby League team known as the Sydney Tigers during the 1995 and 1996 seasons. A.P.I.A. Leichhardt Tigers , an Association football club currently in the New South Wales Premier League known as the Sydney Tigers starting in the 2009 season. disamb ... more details
Sydney Theatre is a theatre in Sydney , New South Wales , Australia . Sydney Theatre seats up to 896 people and is part of the Sydney Theatre Company . The Sydney Theatre is located on on Hickson Road at Dawes Point, New South Wales Dawes Point . It is situated 150 metres west of The Wharf Theatre opposite Pier 6 7 on Walsh Bay. ref http www.sydneytheatre.com.au visit sydneytheatre sydneytheatre ref References reflist Theatres in Sydney coord missing New South Wales Category Theatres in Australia Wharf theat stub Australia struct stub ... more details
The Dictionary of Sydney is an ongoing project to create an electronic resource covering the history of Sydney , Australia , including people who lived in Sydney, places in Sydney and events that happened in Sydney. The project is a partnership between the City of Sydney , the University of Sydney , the State Library of New South Wales , the State Records Authority of New South Wales , and the University of Technology Sydney . Geographically, the Dictionary of Sydney includes the whole Sydney basin and spans the years from the earliest human habitation to the present. The project includes all kinds of history engineering history, social and cultural history, economic history and so on. It also invites historical contributions from disciplines such as archaeology, sociology, literary studies, historical geography and cultural studies. ref Michael Duffy, City s history on speed dial images to give dictionary new meaning , Sydney Morning Herald , 21 March 2008, page 31 http 0 proquest.umi.com.library.sl.nsw.gov.au pqdweb?index 3&did 1448892451&SrchMode 1&sid 1&Fmt 3&VInst PROD&VType PQD&RQT 309&VName PQD&TS 1271389441&clientId 35052 ref The Dictionary contains new historical writing enriched ... objects in Sydney collections. New material will be added regularly, and linked to what ... on every page. Heurist , developed by the University of Sydney is the underlying technology for the project. The website went on line for the first time on 5 November 2009. ref Dictionary of Sydney goes live , University of Sydney E news, 25 February 2010 http www.usyd.edu.au news 84.html?newsstoryid 4527 ref The Dictionary of Sydney won an Energy Australia National Trust Heritage Award for Interpretation ... ref References reflist External links http www.dictionaryofsydney.org Dictionary of Sydney website . DEFAULTSORT Dictionary Of Sydney Category Social history of Australia Category Cultural history Category Sydney culture Category Media in Sydney id Dictionary of Sydney ... more details
File Museum of Sydney 2010.jpg thumb 250px Museum of Sydney from Bridge St The Museum of Sydney is built on the ruins of the house of New South Wales first Governor, Arthur Phillip on the present day corner of Phillip Street, Sydney Phillip and Bridge Street, Sydney . The original house, which was Australia s first Government House, Sydney Government House , was built in 1788 and exposed by archaeologists in 1983. ref http www.hht.net.au museums mos Historic Houses Trust of NSW , retrieved 2009 10 07 ref The building was designed by Denton Corker Marshall architects. ref http www.architecture.com.au awards search?option showaward&entryno 19972013 AIA Architecture award , retrieved 2009 10 07 ref The museum was built as part of the Governor Phillip Tower development and is managed by the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales . The Museum of Sydney explores colonial and contemporary Sydney through objects, pictures and new digital media techniques. Panoramic views of Sydney from 1788 until today stretch across walls and video screens. Sydney s Convictism in Australia convict era is explored in a giant showcase of goods and chattels recovered from more than 25 archaeological digs. Reference Reflist External links http www.hht.net.au museums museum of sydney Museum of Sydney Coord display title 33.863629 151.211362 type landmark region AU Sydney landmarks Category City museums Category Museums in Sydney Category History museums in Australia Australia museum stub fr Mus e de Sydney ko id Museum of Sydney zh ... more details
Sydney Mudd is the name of Sydney Emanuel Mudd I 1858 1911 , Congressman from Maryland Sydney Emanuel Mudd II 1885 1924 , Congressman from Maryland hndis Mudd, Sydney Short pages monitor This long comment was added to the page to prevent it from being listed on Special Shortpages. It and the accompanying monitoring template were generated via Template Long comment. Please do not remove the monitor template without removing the comment as well. ... more details
This article is about the river. For the community of the same name, see Sydney River, Nova Scotia . The Sydney River is a short river located in Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia Cape Breton County , Nova Scotia , Canada . Sydney River rises in Blacketts Lake and runs convert 7 km mi abbr on to its mouth at South Arm of Sydney Harbour. The river is an estuary for the last convert 4.5 km mi abbr on below the Sydney Steel Corporation Sysco Dam in the community of Sydney River, Nova Scotia Sydney River . The Sydney River valley is glacial with thick deposits, kames, eskers and outwash gravels creating a series of shallow lakes connected by narrow channels. This low valley was a traditional canoe portage used by the Mi kmaq people Mi kmaq for travelling between Sydney Harbour and the East Bay of Bras d Or Lake . ref http museum.gov.ns.ca mnh nature nhns2 500 585.htm Sydney River sub Unit 585b The Natural History of Nova Scotia theme regions ref References reflist coord 46 8 59.9 N 60 11 57 W display title Category Geography of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality Category Rivers of Nova Scotia CapeBretonNS geo stub ... more details
The Sydney Fringe is an alternative arts and culture festival held for the first time in September 2010 in the inner west of Sydney , Australia. The Sydney Fringe festival is an initiative of the Newtown, New South Wales Newtown Entertainment Precinct Association. ref name NEPA http thesydneyfringe.com.au about The Sydney Fringe About Us , Accessed 15 2 10 ref The inaugural festival director is Kris Stewart director Kris Stewart , ref name SMH 2009 12 19 http www.smh.com.au news entertainment arts newtown gets a cuttingedge fringe 2009 12 17 1260639252913.html?page 1 Sydney Morning Herald 19 12 09 Newtown gets a cutting edge fringe , Accessed 15 2 10 ref who was previously the director of the New York Musical Theatre Festival . Previous Sydney Fringe Festivals A Sydney Fringe Festival ran from 1994 to 2002 in Bondi, New South Wales Bondi , founded by producer Megan Donnelly. The Live Bait Festival, a successor to the Sydney Fringe Festival, also operated out of Bondi from 2003 2004 and was co ... arts somethings missing on the edge of the stage 2006 01 24 1138066794633.html Sydney Morning Herald 24 1 06 Something s missing on the edge of the stage , Accessed 15 2 10 ref . Venues The Sydney Fringe ... name SydneyFringeVenues http thesydneyfringe.com.au FAQ The Sydney Fringe FAQs , Accessed 15 2 10 ref . Disciplines The Sydney Fringe festival disciplines include theatre, dance, cabaret, music, visual ... events. Model The Sydney Fringe, taking place in September, is not attached to the Sydney Festival ... on 1 April. ref name TimeOut TSFsubmissions http www.timeoutsydney.com.au theatre sydney fringe .aspx Time Out SydneySydney Fringe calls for submissions , Accessed 16 2 10 ref References Reflist External links http sydfringe.com The Sydney Fringe official site http www.outandabout.net.au 2010 09 sydney fringe festival jodie Jodie hits the Sydney Fringe Festival Out and About Use dmy dates date August 2010 DEFAULTSORT Sydney Fringe Festival Category Arts festivals in Australia ... more details
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