Literary Thoughts edition presents The City of Sidney by John Arthur Barry
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"The City Of Sydney" is an account of journalist and author John Arthur Barry (1850–1911) of the city of Sydney and its growth, from its foundation to the present 1900s.
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John Arthur Barry. The City of Sydney (John Arthur Barry) - fully illustrated - (Literary Thoughts Edition)
Literary Thoughts Edition presents. The City Of Sydney: The Story of its Growth — From its Foundation to the Present. by John Arthur Barry
Publisher’s Note
Chapter I – The Founding of the City
Chapter II – Weakly Infancy
Chapter III – The Harbor—Macquarie's Buildings
Chapter IV – Early Social Life
Chapter V – Sydney in the Twenties
Chapter VI – Sydney In The Twenties (Continued}
Chapter VII – The Early Thirties
Chapter VIII – The Later Thirties
Chapter IX – The Early Forties
Chapter X – In The Forties
Chapter XI – In The Forties.—(Continued.)
Chapter XII – Sporting In The Forties
Chapter XIII – Some Early Suburbs & Islands
Chapter XIV – Sydney In The Fifties
Chapter XV – The Fifties And Sixties
Chapter XVI – The Sixties And Seventies—(Conclusion)
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“SYDNEY PAST AND PRESENT” was first published serially in the “Town and Country Journal,” and the great interest taken by the public in the subject was shown not only by the large demand for copies of the paper, but also by the frequent enquiries received by the Editor as to whether the illustrations and letterpress would be published in book form. THE NEW SOUTH WALES BOOKSTALL COMPANY aware of this demand, purchased the book rights of the letterpress and pictures, and the public have now an opportunity of acquiring in a connected form, this record of the oldest Australasian city.
During the first publication of the articles several letters were received correcting obvious errors of the Press, and less obvious ones of the author, who has in some cases made alterations in the text suggested by these letters.
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Briefly, the events of his five years’ term embraced the first use of the printing press, the discovery of the lost herd of cattle, and the forming of the settlement of Newcastle, on the Hunter River.
So far as Sydney itself was concerned, the only building of importance seems to have been that of the first school. Here 300 children were taught, and, after service each Sunday, catechised by the Rev. Mr. Johnson. Various windmills, too, were erected to grind the settlers’ corn. This was done gratuitously by the government. In 1800 Captain Hunter was superseded by Captain King.
