Collection: Reference

The experiences of Sydney's first year through the diaries, letters and ships' logs of the colonists. A monthly account.

A diary of a starving settlement. A day-by-day report on the Sydney settlement from 1789 to 1790

Description of the daily life of Sydney from 1791 to 1792. The town was begining to take shape and widening out to new settlements like Rose Hill (later Parramatta)

On 11 December 1792 Governor Arthur Phillip left the colony. Description of the daily life of Sydney from 1793 to 1795. The town was begining to take shape and widening out to new settlements like Rose Hill (later Parramatta) and the Hawkesbury district

The years under the administration of John Hunter. Description of the daily life of Sydney from 1795 to 1800. Exploration was encouraged and a program of public works was commenced.

Records the contribution engineers have made in the development of Sydney during the past two centuries, covering such subjects as water supply and sewerage, roads and streets, railways, bridges, shipbuilding, harbour works, tramways, and city buildings.

This book coincides with the 80th anniversary of the opening of the bridge, and brings to life those bygone eras in beautiful, clear black and white images that represent a snapshot of the city and its people