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Sydney is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of over 4,200,000 people, and 151,920 within the city centre. Sydney is the state capital of New South Wales, and is the site of the first European colony in Australia, established in 1788 at Sydney Cove by Arthur Phillip, leader of the First Fleet from Britain. A resident of the city is referred to as a Sydneysider. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast. The city is built around Port Jackson, which includes Sydney Harbour, leading to the city's nickname, "the Harbour City". It is Australia's largest financial centre and the economic capital, home to many national headquarters of corporations, including the Australian Stock Exchange. Sydney's leading economic sectors include property and business services, retail, manufacturing, tourism and health and community services. Sydney is also a major international tourist destination, often referred to as the international gateway of Austr More »
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Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of over 4,200,000 people, and 151,920 within the city centre. Sydney is the state capital of New South Wales, and is the site of the first European colony in Australia, established in 1788 at Sydney Cove by Arthur Phillip, leader of the First Fleet from Britain. A resident of the city is referred to as a Sydneysider. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast. More »
Sydney Roosters
The Sydney Roosters are a professional rugby league club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, Australia. They play in the National Rugby League and are one of the most successful clubs in Australian rugby league, having won twelve New South Wales Rugby League and National Rugby League titles. The side holds the longest winning streak and the second largest margin of victory in league history. The club was founded in 1908 in Paddington, Sydney, under the name "Eastern Suburbs"; in 1994,... More »
South Sydney Rabbitohs
The South Sydney Rabbitohs, also known as Souths, SSFC or The Rabbits, are an Australian professional rugby league team based in Sydney, New South Wales. They participate in the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership and are one of the nine existing teams from Sydney. The club was founded in 1908 and was one of the foundation members in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership, the predecessor of the current NRL competition. They are one of only two foundation clubs still present in the... More »
Sydney Harbour Bridge
The Sydney Harbour Bridge is the main crossing of Sydney Harbour carrying rail, vehicular, and pedestrian traffic between the Sydney central business district and the North Shore. The dramatic water vista of the bridge together with the nearby Sydney Opera House is an iconic image of both Sydney and Australia. The bridge is colloquially referred to as ''the Coathanger'' because of its arch-based design, although this usage is less prevalent than it once was. More »
City of Sydney
:''This article is about the local government area. For the wider metropolitan area, see Sydney.'' The City of Sydney comprises the Sydney central business district and the surrounding inner west and inner city suburbs of the greater metropolitan area of Sydney, Australia. It is a Local Government Area , and on 6 February 2004, the former LGA of the City of South Sydney was formally merged into the City of Sydney. Suburbs within the boundaries of the City of Sydney before the merger include... More »
Western railway line, Sydney
The Western Line is part of the metropolitan rail network in Sydney known as CityRail. Western Line trains usually are fed by the North Shore Line. It connects the Sydney to the far western suburb of Emu Plains. The Western Line continues to the Blue Mountains , and beyond to western New South Wales and interstate to Adelaide, South Australia and Perth, Western Australia . More »
Parramatta, New South Wales
Parramatta is a suburb in the City of Parramatta in western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is 25 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, approximately at the geographical centre of the Sydney urban area. On the banks of Parramatta River, it is a major government and commercial centre, sometimes called Sydney's "second central business district". It is home to Westfield Parramatta, which is now the eighth largest shopping centre in Australia. More »
Inner West (Sydney)
The Inner West is a general term which is used to describe the metropolitan area directly to the west of the Sydney central business district in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The suburbs of the inner west are predominantly located along the southern shore of Port Jackson , stretching south to the shores of the Cooks River. Parramatta Road runs through the middle of this area. More »
Trams in Sydney
:''This is a historical article about the now closed tramways of Sydney. For the current light rail line, see Metro Light Rail.'' Sydney, the largest city in Australia, once had the largest tram system in Australia, the second largest in the Commonwealth , and one of the largest in the world. It was also extremely intensively worked, with about 1,600 cars in service at any one time at its peak during the 1930s . Throughout the first half of the twentieth century, there was an average of more... More »
Airport and East Hills railway line, Sydney
The Airport & East Hills Railway Line, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, connects the Sydney Central Business District with Glenfield and then Campbelltown via Kingsford Smith International Airport and East Hills. Part of Sydney's CityRail network, the line is made up of two separate lines, the East Hills Line, originally constructed in 1931, and the Airport Line , as well as a portion of the Main South Line between Glenfield and Campbelltown; although since the opening of the Airport... More »
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