Australia - Sydney
- Manly
- circa 1897
- Maker unknown
Sydney
- The state capital of New South Wales
- The most populous city in Australia and Oceania
- Located on Australia's east coast
- Made up of 658 suburbs, 40 local government areas and 15 contiguous regions
- Residents of the city are known as Sydneysiders
- Estimated metropolitan population was 5,230,330 (2017)
- Indigenous Australians have inhabited the Sydney area for at least 30,000 years
- In 1788, the First Fleet of convicts, led by Arthur Phillip, founded Sydney as a British penal colony, the first European settlement in Australia.
- Phillip named the city Sydney in recognition of Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney.
- A gold rush occurred in the colony in 1851.
- After World War II, it experienced mass migration and became one of the most multicultural cities in the world.
- Frequently ranking in the top ten of lists of the most liveable cities in the world
New South Wales
- A state on the east coast of Australia- New South Wales' state capital is Sydney
- Australia's most populous state
- The Colony of New South Wales was founded as a British penal colony in 1788.
- The original inhabitants of New South Wales were the Aboriginal tribes.
- They arrived in Australia about 40,000 to 60,000 years ago.
- Lieutenant James Cook was the first European to visit New South Wales.
- The estimated population of New South Wales at the end of September 2018 was 8,023,700 people.
Reference: Wikipedia
Image source: Manly, Sydney, circa 1897, Sydney, maker unknown. Te Papa (O.018405)
https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/420778