Author(s): BUTLER-BOWDEN, CAROLINE

Art and Photography

Sydney's European history covers scarely more than 200 years, however it was home to a number of Aboriginal clans for 40,000 years before that. There is a complex story of interaction between the urban and the natural. A unique sense ofplace has evolved over time with fragments of the past intertwined with the bold and the new. Most of the historic photos in this book catch Sydney scenes ofabout a century ago, in the decades just before and after the Federation of the British colonies to form Australia. Sydney's development mirrored Australia'sgrowth in confidence and affluence, producing an impressive display of public architecture and civic spaces.