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Sydney, city, Australia
(Encyclopedia) Sydney, city (2016 pop. 208,374, Greater Sydney 2016 pop. 4,823,991), capital of New South Wales, SE Australia, surrounding Port Jackson inlet on the Pacific Ocean. Sydney is Australia…North Sydney
(Encyclopedia) North Sydney, town (1991 pop. 7,260), NE Cape Breton Island, N.S., Canada, on the north shore of Sydney Harbour. It was the coal-shipping port for the nearby Sydney Mines and a winter…Sydney, University of
(Encyclopedia) Sydney, University of, at Sydney, Australia, founded 1850, as Australia's first university. It began with a small faculty of arts, acquired a new campus in 1855, added faculties of law…Port Jackson
(Encyclopedia) Port Jackson or Sydney Harbour, inlet of the Pacific Ocean, 22 sq mi (57 sq km), 12 mi (19 km) long and 1.5 mi (2.4 km) wide at its mouth, New South Wales, Australia, forming Australia…Sydney, city, Canada
(Encyclopedia) Sydney, city (1991 pop. 26,063), Cape Breton Island, N.S., Canada, on the northeast coast at the head of the South Arm of Sydney Harbour. It is the port and the commercial, trade, and…Sydney Greenstreet
Sydney GreenstreetactorBorn: 12/27/1879Birthplace: Sandwich, Kent, England Tea-planter turned actor, Greenstreet's distinctive presence added weight to Warner Brothers films throughout the '40s.…Sydney Mines
(Encyclopedia) Sydney Mines, town (1991 pop. 7,551), Cape Breton Island, N.S., Canada, on Sydney Harbour. It is a former coal-mining center, coal having been mined in the area from 1784 to 2001.…Biographies: Selected Biographies A to Z: O
Selected Biographies A to Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z More Biographies Don't see the biography you're looking for? Search 30,000+…Parramatta
(Encyclopedia) ParramattaParramattapârˌəmătˈə [key], city (2016 pop. 226,149), New South Wales, SE Australia, a suburb of Sydney, on the Parramatta River. It is the regional center for the western…Dobell, Sydney Thompson
(Encyclopedia) Dobell, Sydney ThompsonDobell, Sydney Thompsondōbĕlˈ [key], 1824–74, English poet. He is best known for the melodramatic, extravagantly emotional poem Balder (1853). In 1855 he…Trending
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