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Sydney’s First Zoo
Taronga Zoo is Sydney’s iconic Zoo that we all know and love - but it wasn’t Sydney’s first. Where were the animals before? More on...

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Sep 17, 2024


True Crime 2041: Samuel & Esther Bradley
Neighbourhood Media investigates the murder of Samuel and Esther Bradley in Birchgrove (1822).
Elliot Lindsay
Aug 21, 2024


History of the Balmain Tigers
Cheer, cheer the black & gold! We look back on the glory days of the once great, Balmain tigers. More on Balmain Balmain’s city views and harbour-front terrain are a far cry from the savannas of South East Asia, and yet the tiger has become synonymous with the area for many Australians. After the emergence of England’s Northern Rugby Football League in 1895 and with the spread of the game to Australia, a group of players and supporters - disillusioned with the NSW Rugby Unio

neighbourhoodmedia
Aug 21, 2024


The Surry Hills Stocking Strangler
In the shadowy streets of 1930s Surry Hills, a chilling murder mystery unfolded that would captivate Sydney's attention.
Elliot Lindsay
Jul 31, 2024


A Brief History of Sydney's Central Station
Sydney’s Central Station is the busiest in NSW, with more than 250,000 passengers passing through its turnstiles daily.

neighbourhoodmedia
Jul 31, 2024


70 years of Brigidine College St Ives
On February 9, 1954, Brigidine College St Ives opened its doors to nine students.

neighbourhoodmedia
Jun 24, 2024


Exploring the Como Heritage Trail
The Como Heritage and Environment Trail is a four-kilometre circuit walk around Como

Alec Smart
Jun 12, 2024


Eccleston Du Faur
Eccleston Du Faur is credited as founder of Ku-Ring-Gai Chase National Park in 1894.

Alec Smart
Jun 10, 2024


Cronulla True Crime: The Wanda Beach Murders Mystery
The Wanda Beach Murders remain one of Australia's most haunting and unsolved cases.
Elliot Lindsay
Jun 6, 2024


History: the Establishment of Como
Como rapidly grew from a farming settlement to a village when the Illawarra Railway came through in the mid 1880s.

Alec Smart
May 28, 2024


Thomas Holt and The Warren
By Matt Murphy Read more on Marrickville Thomas Holt was born in England in 1811 and entered his family’s wool merchant business upon...

neighbourhoodmedia
Apr 22, 2024


Ghost in Camperdown Cemetery
If you’re looking for things that go bump in the night, you’re barking up the wrong tree. We’re talking about Bathsheba Ghost, Matron of...

neighbourhoodmedia
Apr 4, 2024


Maritime Tragedy, The Dunbar Disaster
The memorial to the Dunbar tragedy in Camperdown Cemetery, Newtown, honours the victims of one of Australia's worst maritime disaster.

Alec Smart
Apr 4, 2024


Balls Head and the bays beside
More on Crows Nest BY ALEC SMART Balls Head, the peninsula between Berrys Bay, to the east, and Balls Head Bay, to the west (opposite...

Alec Smart
Mar 6, 2024


Freda Du Faur – Cloud Piercer
Emmeline ‘Freda’ Du Faur was a pioneering mountain climber and avid bushwalker, who spent the last years of her life in Dee Why and Collaroy

Alec Smart
Jan 25, 2024


St Ives Showground, a Military Training Camp in WWII
A history of how the St Ives Showground was used in Word War II.

Alec Smart
Jan 4, 2024


A Nightmare on Nickson Street
The massacre of the Woolloomooloo Rose in Surry Hills, Sydney.

neighbourhoodmedia
Dec 15, 2023


Hope and Glory - The Hopetoun Hotel
The Hopetoun Hotel in Surry Hills has a storied history.

Alec Smart
Dec 11, 2023


Balmain History & How It Almost Became ‘Gilchrist’
The history of Balmain, Sydney, including why it was almost named Gilchrist.

Alec Smart
Nov 23, 2023


Murder in Hyde Park: Who Killed Vera Sterling?
More on Sydney CBD The events leading to Vera Sterling's murder remain a mystery to this day. Men in grey suits and felt hats -...

neighbourhoodmedia
Nov 6, 2023
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