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Sydney
Sydney city (1991 pop. 3,097,956), capital of New South Wales, SE Australia, surrounding Port Jackson inlet on the Pacific Ocean. Sydney is Australia's largest city, chief port, and main cultural and industrial center. The city serves as the center for retail and wholesale trade as well as public a... Read more
Sydney Smith
Sydney Smith 1771-1845, English clergyman, writer, and wit, ordained in the Church of England in 1794. In 1798 he went as a tutor to Edinburgh, where he studied medicine, occasionally preached, and with Jeffrey and others founded (1802) the Edinburgh Review. His brilliant contributions were a str... Read more
Sydney Thompson Dobell
Sydney Thompson Dobell , 1824-74, English poet. He is best known for the melodramatic, extravagantly emotional poem Balder (1853). In 1855 he published jointly with Alexander Smith (1830-67) some sonnets on the Crimean War. ... Read more
Botany Bay
Botany Bay inlet, New South Wales, SE Australia, just S of Sydney. It was visited in 1770 by James Cook, who proclaimed British sovereignty over the east coast of Australia. The site of the landing is marked by a monument on Inscription Point. The bay was named by Cook and Sir Joseph Banks because ... Read more
New Waterford
New Waterford town (1991 pop. 7,695), on NE Cape Breton Island, N.S., Canada, NE of Sydney. A former coal-mining center in a region that saw the last mine close in 2001, New Waterford experienced steady outmigration in the late 20th cent. ... Read more
New South Wales
New South Wales state (1991 pop. 5,164,549), 309,443 sq mi (801,457 sq km), SE Australia. It is bounded on the E by the Pacific Ocean. Sydney is the capital. The other principal urban centers are Newcastle , Wagga Wagga , Lismore , Wollongong , and Broken Hill . More than half the population... Read more
Jane Campion
Jane Campion 1954-, New Zealand film director, b. Wellington; grad. Victoria Univ., Wellington (1975), Sydney College of the Arts, Australia (1979), Australian School of Film and Television, Sydney (1984). Campion, who both wrote and directed most of her early films, is particularly adept at depict... Read more
Cape Breton Island
Cape Breton Island island (1991 pop. 161,686), 3,970 sq mi (10,282 sq km), forming the northeastern part of N.S., Canada, and separated from the mainland by the narrow Gut, or Strait, of Canso. The easternmost point is called Cape Breton. The center of the island is occupied by the Bras d'Or salt l... Read more
John Winston Howard
John Winston Howard 1939-, Australian political leader and prime minister (1996-2007), b. Sydney. A graduate of Sydney Univ., a conservative lawyer, and a member of the Liberal party, he was elected to parliament in 1974 and served as minister for business and consumer affairs (1975-77) and treasur... Read more
Sir John Carew Eccles
Sir John Carew Eccles , 1903-97, Australian neurophysiologist. He was educated at the Univ. of Melbourne and at Magdalene College, Oxford. He was director (1937-44) of the Kanematsu Research Institute of Sydney Hospital and taught at the Univ. of Otago in New Zealand and at the Australian National U... Read more

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Sydney
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cities Sydney Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Founded: 1788; Incorporated: 1842 Location...Metric system Monetary Units: Australian dollars Telephone Area Codes: 2 (Sydney area code); 61 (country code for Australia) Postal Codes: 2000...
Piddington, Sydney (1918-1991) and Lesley(1925-)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology Piddington, Sydney (1918-1991) and Lesley(1925...stage telepathy acts of modern times. Sydney Piddington was born in Australia in 1918...couple worked up a telepathy act based on Sydney's experience in Changi jail, and the...
Sydney Chapman
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Sydney Chapman The English geophysicist Sydney Chapman (1888-1970) made fundamental contributions to gas...theories of magnetic storms, auroras, and ionospheric layers. Sydney Chapman was born at Eccles near Manchester on Jan. 29, 1888...
Omarr, Sydney (1926-)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology Omarr, Sydney (1926-) U.S. astrologer born on August 5, 1926...Dial Way to a Healthy & Successful Life (1973); Sydney Omarr's Astrological Guide (1974); Sydney Omarr's Astrological Guide to Sex and Love (1974).
North Sydney
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 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 base for the Cape Breton fisheries. There is ferry service to Newfoundland.
Sydney Opera House
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre Sydney Opera House, unusual and controversial building, designed by Jorn Utzon...Tote Theatre Company, which in Jan. 1979 was replaced by the newly formed Sydney Theatre Company. During 1979 the STC held a season of plays performed by...
Sydney, Basil
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre Sydney, Basil (1894–1968), actor. The distinguished English leading...remembered in America for his Hamlet, which he played in 1926 in modern dress. Sydney's other Shakespeare roles in New York include Romeo, Petruchio, and Prince...
Sydney Mines
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 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. There are steel mills, foundries, and machine shops...
Sydney harbour, attack on
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to World War II Sydney harbour, attack on, night raid by three Japanese midget submarines which...hours. The Japanese submarines which had transported the midgets shelled Sydney and Newcastle, and sank three merchantmen, before departing. One midget...
Smith, Sydney
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History Smith, Sydney (1771–1845). One of the ablest polemicists in a period of...father was severe, often in financial difficulties, and ungenerous. Sydney was educated at Winchester and New College, Oxford, where he took orders...

Dictionary entries related to "Sydney"

Pollack, Sydney
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers POLLACK, Sydney Nationality: American. Born: Lafayette...Millimeter (New York), June 1975. "Sydney Pollack: The Way We Are," an interview...October 1975. "Dialogue on Film: Sydney Pollack," in American Film (Washington...
Parkinson, Sydney
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography PARKINSON, SYDNEY ( b , Edinburg, Scotland, ca , 1745...in the annals of scientific discovery. Sydney was the younger son of Joel Parkinson...formal one since he signed himself both Sydney and Sidney — but in his teens...
Greenstreet, Sydney
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers GREENSTREET, Sydney Nationality: American. Born: Sydney Hughes Greenstreet in Sandwich, Kent, England, 27 December...On GREENSTREET: article— Pickard, Roy, "Sydney Greenstreet," in Films in Review (New York), August...
Sydney
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable Sydney Sydney Opera House a striking building at Sydney harbour the roof of which is composed of huge white shapes resembling sails or shells. Designed by the Danish architect Jørn Utzon (1918– ), it was opened...
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music Sydney Symphony Orchestra. Orch. based in Sydney, NSW. Began in 1932 as broadcasting orch. (ABC) also giving public and schools concerts. Title of Sydney SO adopted permanently in 1945. First cond. Joseph Post...
Sydney 9
Book article from: A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art Sydney 9. A group of nine Australian artists founded in Sydney in 1960 with the object of introducing a better understanding...held only one exhibition (shown in Melbourne as well as Sydney) before disbanding. John Olsen was the best-known...
Sydney Group
Book article from: A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art Sydney Group. A group of Australian artists founded in Sydney in 1945 to offer an alternative exhibiting venue to the New South Wales Society of Artists, which was considered to be in decline. Wallace Thornton (1915–91) was the...
Godolphin, Sydney, 1st Earl of
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Godolphin, Sydney, 1st Earl of (1645–1712) English statesman who gave loyal service to CHARLES II , JAMES II , and Queen ANNE . Although...
Nicholson, (Sir) Sydney (Hugo)
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music Nicholson, (Sir) Sydney (Hugo) ( b London, 1875; d Ashford, Kent, 1947). Eng. organist and composer. Org., Carlisle Cath. 1904–...
Cockerell, Sir Sydney
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists Cockerell, Sir Sydney. See Fitzwilliam Museum .

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Sydney's Century: A History. (JAS Review of Books). (book review)
Magazine article from: Journal of Australian Studies; 12/1/2001; ; 700+ words ; Peter Spearritt, Sydney's Century: A History, University of New South Wales Press, Sydney, 2000, 319 pp, hb $79.95. In the past...and Australian history. At the same time the Sydney Olympic Games put Sydney in the international...
Sydney, star who sang for the King.(Book Review)
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 11/4/2005; 700+ words ; ...Critic's choice SIMPLY DEVINE: THE SYDNEY DEVINE STORY (Black & White, ALONG time...Presley was in the audience listening to Sydney Devine giving it laldy on Heartbreak Hotel...describe it. Nowadays, few would consider Sydney to be a rocker. Most would probably think...
SYDNEY OLYMPIC VILLAGE BECOMES LARGEST MICROS-FIDELIO FRONT OFFICE.
News Wire article from: AsiaPulse News; 9/18/2000; 700+ words ; ...hospitality industry, announced that the Sydney Olympic Village has become the latest...Fidelio. The total number of rooms for the Sydney Olympic Village amounts to 13,748 with...Brian Dumka, Village Systems Manager, Sydney Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games...
Sydney to Hobart the race history 1945-2000.
Magazine article from: Offshore Yachting; 12/1/2001; 700+ words ; ...Australia's most famous ocean race, the annual Sydney to Hobart. Now in its 57th year, the Sydney to Hobart ranks in world status with the Fastnet...Zealand Endeavour (named Tasmania for the 50th Sydney to Hobart in 1994), Ragamuffin, Morning...
Sydney's strategic time zone. (Special Advertising Supplement: Sydney - A World Financial Capital)
Magazine article from: American Banker; 8/19/1991; 700+ words ; Sydney's Strategic Time Zone Sydney is the first international financial center to trade each day...critical. When the world's stock markets crashed in October 1987, Sydney took a bigger hit in percentage terms than any other international...
Transurban buys Sydney toll roads BUSINESS ASIA by Bloomberg
Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune; 12/15/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...Group said Wednesday that it would buy Sydney Roads Group, which operates three highways...will offer one share for every 5.7 Sydney Roads shares, the companies said in a statement. The bid values Sydney Roads shares at 1.35 dollars each...
Sydney Harbour Bridge Hosts 6,000 People for 'Breakfast on the Bridge'.
PR Newswire Europe; 10/25/2009; 700+ words ; SYDNEY, October 25 /PRNewswire/ -- NSW Premier Nathan...confirmed the success of the first breakfast on the Sydney Harbour Bridge. For the first time in its history, Australia's iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge closed today for 6,000 people...
SYDNEY GAS BOARD REJECTS BID OF QUEENSLAND GAS.
News Wire article from: AsiaPulse News; 4/18/2006; 700+ words ; ...April 18 Asia Pulse - Takeover target Sydney Gas Ltd (ASX:SGL) today released its...opportunistic and highly conditional. The Sydney Gas board has unanimously recommended...offer of one its shares for every two Sydney Gas shares. In its target's statement...
Oly: Sydney made Olympic Games more prestigious: Samaranch
Newspaper article from: AAP General News (Australia); 10/19/2000; 631 words ; ...News (Australia) 10-19-2000 Oly: Sydney made Olympic Games more prestigious: Samaranch By Krystyna Rudzki SYDNEY, Oct 19 AAP - The Olympic Games have...more prestigious than ever before after Sydney's outstanding success in hosting the...
OLY: Factbox on Sydney s Olympic venues
Newspaper article from: AAP Sports News (Australia); 8/31/2000; 700+ words ; AAP Sports News (Australia) 08-31-2000 OLY: Factbox on Sydney s Olympic venues SYDNEY, AAP - Factbox on the 2000 Sydney Olympic venues: HOMEBUSH BAY PRECINCT: Distance from Sydney City 14km STADIUM AUSTRALIA...