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Welcome to WikiProject Sydney! This WikiProject aims primarily to create, fill out, build, edit, construct, and modify articles about Sydney. Sydney is the oldest city in New South Wales and Australia and has many places of interest, significant events and interesting people that have helped form the unique character and style of the city. If you would like to join this project, we would love your help, so please add your name to the list below, and look at the to-do list for some suggestions on articles that you may be able to help with. You may also inquire on the talk page, or visit the Australian Wikipedians' noticeboard for collaboration on Australian articles in general.
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Sydney Buildings and structures • Bridges • Churches • Hospitals • Museums • Places of worship • Prisons • Shopping centres • Skyscrapers • Sport Venues Companies • Crime Culture • Media Education • Schools • Universities Geography • Local Government Areas • Localities • Regions • Suburbs History • Images • Parks • People Sport • 2000 Olympics Transport • CityRail • Ferry wharves • Highways • Metroads • Railway lines • Railway stations • Streets Visitor attractions	May 26: Paul Lennon resigns as Premier of Tasmania, and is succeeded by David Bartlett. Lara Giddings succeeds Bartlett as Deputy Premier. Apr 19: Prime Minister Kevin Rudd launched the Australia 2020 Summit in Canberra. Apr 13: Quentin Bryce named as the designated successor to Michael Jeffery as Governor-General of Australia. She will become the first female to hold the position. Mar 16: The Australian Government announces that the wrecks of the German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran and the HMAS Sydney have been found off the coast of Western Australia. The ships sank after a battle in 1941. Mar 16: Lewis Hamilton wins the 2008 Australian Grand Prix Mar 13: Melbourne, Adelaide, and Hobart experience some of their warmest weather on record for this season as result of an Australian autumn heatwave. More current events... Current events on Wikinews
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This is a list of participants in the WikiProject Sydney. To add your name, click "edit" and add your name at the bottom of the list, with a short message about areas of interest. Sydney articles Importance Top High Mid Low None Total Quality FA 1 1 3 5 GA 1 1 4 6 B 5 4 1 1 70 81 Start 8 1 10 11 1096 1126 Stub 1 1 5 6 996 1009 Assessed 14 8 18 18 2169 2227 Unassessed 24 24 Total 14 8 18 18 2193 2251 Just James - Resident of the Shire. I'll monitor and help maintain Shire-related pages. Jirrupin - A geographer wanting to help. Just made the requested Sydney Wildlife World but it needs more info/photos if you've got some. Whats new? - Happy to help ICB - the inner inner city i know well DaGizza - I know the North Shore fairly well Ta bu shi da yu Ambi Dysprosia Stormie Randwicked Graham - disclaimer: I don't know that much about Sydney, but I'll help where I can T.P.K. - limited by distance though The bellman i'll try and add some stuff about my neck of the woods clarkk XmarkX Nickj Jimm dodd Borofkin - movin' to Parramatta Techelf - I'll help here when I can - I do live in the place after all =) MrHate love my city Andrewa - Probably not a lot of time for it, but I've worked on a few articles, will do more and am happy to be asked specific questions John Rotenstein I'm starting to work on an update of Chatswood Alan GrieveI'll do my bit when I can. Fiona Working on Petersham and Lewisham Jasmine — Just contributing photographs for now. If you need a photograph taken, drop me a line and I'll see what I can do. I live in Annandale so the Inner West would be easiest. (And no, I can't drive!) Enochlau - random stuff Newhoggy - I'm working on Bankstown related pages Peter Konnecke- Beacon Hill NSW +streets +history +families +organisations Yeu Ninje - expand Sutherland Shire jpmanalo - I can expand on Gladesville, Cowan and Berowra and it's surrounds. I'll also add to the Leichhardt entry, and I may possibly create an entry for Norton Street (seeing I have lunch on Norton Street almost every day...). UPDATE (03/04/2006)- Now working on Newington, as I now go there frequently, and have found some tasty sources regarding the place. Daveb - Can provide info on North West / Hills District as time allows Hohohob - Will help out as much as possible Alexxx1 Mdmanser - will do my best JRG - railway stuff User:GarrieIrons - Western Sydney stuff working outwards from Mount Druitt Braue - I'm from Campbelltown, so mostly interested in Camden, Campbelltown and Liverpool. Blnguyen - Visitor from Adelaide, but you can get some info from street directories! westius - Love Sydney John Dalton - Ermington/Ryde area, Hornsby Area, Cycling, Public Transport, Engineering, Walking. Nomad Tales - Focus on city and inner east. Current project my home suburb of Woolloomooloo. Pelagic - have access to some Local Studies materials Amitch - Done some work on Rozelle, local pubs, White Bay Power Station. Happy to focus / collaborate on inner west. Gregwmay - live in Newtown, geography- and map-focused, may be able to help with some map images, have GIS software and skills etc., possibly some access to data although Australia is a stickler for royalties and copyrights. Don't drive, have digital camera and plenty of time until late April 2006. Quolnok - Probably only do stuff to things in the Shire (and mostly things in the western parts) particularly Bangor. Edward Kindred - I know the Northern Beaches area well Joseph Solis Ladida 99of9 - lives in the inner west, will work on Ashfield and Hurlstone Park Witty lama - Born and Bred Steve Cohen -- Hornsby/Pennant Hills area KaiAdin - lives in the Wattle Grove/Holsworthy area, familiar with the CBD near St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney Ziperingzap I live on North Shore and know a bit about trains. J Bar - Know the St George area well Rockdale/Kogarah/Hurstville and a bit about Sutherland Shire User:Nebuchanezzar - I plan on writing a large part of the new University of New South Wales article (with Witty Llama), as well as perhaps working on something for Camden and Campbelltown. I may even be able to help out with a few Sydney CBD articles. Angela26 I live at South Hurstville in the St George area. WoldoKeen to help out when and where I can. MyNameIsNotBob -- Will aid in whatever I can. Harryboyles -- CityRail Mako -- inner suburbs and North Shore, plus some general stuff User:Leam Mark -- I live in Western Sydney and know a lot about Sydney Bus Companies and Cityrail User:blu3d -- canterbury-bankstown, UTS, general CBD, anything random Quaidy actuarial disco boy - manly, warringah, pittwater LGA's User:Vicer - I live in Cronulla, Sutho Shire area. I lived in the St. George area most of my life so I know a fair bit about both Sutho and St. George areas. I can contribute information about both areas, as well as some knowledgable CityRail info. Terovian - From the Northern Beaches (Manly, Warringah and Pittwater LGA's), dedicated to expanding on Warringah Council's article, and other area's of intrest on the Northern Beaches. Sole - Born & Bred, will focus on Inner West area. Blackall46 - North Shore, Northern Beaches and Sydney/Middle Harbour - there to help anywhere. Atlantis Hawk Virtual Circuit - From Pittwater, do allot of photography. RaptorRobot Patricknoddy Cricketgirl - spent a fair amount of time on North Shore, Manly region and Shire. Will do what I can! Wyp - From the Southern Suburbs but I travel all over greater Sydney and will try to add photos for suburbs lacking them. Bandwagonman - Another bored Sydneysider lured in by Wikipedia, will help where I can. Jack Waffles - HS teacher from Granville, Sydney. Will help as much as possible. Hectic18 - bankstown region :) PalawanOz - Eastern Suburbs mainly Recurring dreams - monitor suburbs from South-East Sydney Jame§ugrono - HS student at Fort Street High School. I would be happy to assist where I can, just ask and I'll see if I can be of assistance. Pikablu0530 - Sydneysider in northern suburbs. I'll see what I can do, and particularly with CityRail info. Web107-Mainly Newcastle Lonelygirl16 10:27, 6 August 2007 (UTC) ætərnal ðrAعon → - Southerner. What else can I say? Straight out of the southern subs. I think I know some people here... User:Efansay - Bankstown's where I live, and that's all I can work on other then the Bexley area. I can also do stuff on Yagoona User:paulytlws - I live in Shalvey. Have edited the Shalvey article and I will try to get a photo of Mt Druitt Train Station and some other places. User:Sardaka - Live in eastern subs. Can contribute photos and sometimes text. Have already done so with several articles -1348- - Resident of the Northern beaches and know the areas of Manly & Warringah (Manly, Balgowlah, Seaforth, Dee Why, Collaroy, Cromer, etc.) especially in the areas of transport and the history of local pollitics. Also are familiar with the night life of the area. Bendiviolet - Originally a Novocastrian, been living in Sydney about a year; mostly interested in history, politics and railways. User:Dyllip - I can help with Shopping Centre articles. Bleakcomb - Whatever I can. I'll have a look at the requested photos. Roadrunnerz45 - Adding photos of railway stations. Sydney, home sweet home. User:Schellack - All things fooooooooood
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Here are some sub-pages with some strategy discussions and tools to help you edit pages on Sydney: General Strategy discussion Picture requests, offers to take pictures Railway station discussion
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Contents 1 Possible source for CityRail information 2 Peer review of Attack on Sydney Harbour 3 Attack on Sydney Harbour FAC 4 CityRail 5 Remember that giant hailstorm in 1999? 6 Today's Featured Article (Main Page - October 2) 7 Anyone live in the Inner West? 8 Peer review of Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney 9 List

[edit] Possible source for CityRail information

I recently did a quick search on Google for possible sources and came across a few references to A Compendium of CityRail Travel Statistics published by RailCorp. If someone could get a copy, then it could be a valuable source. Harryboyles 06:51, 23 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Peer review of Attack on Sydney Harbour

I've just started a peer review for the Attack on Sydney Harbour article, at Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Peer review/Attack on Sydney Harbour. As this falls under the grounds of WikiProject Sydney, I'm requesting that members of this group come forward and find the flaws in the article before it makes a run for A-class review, and hopefully Wikipedia:Featured article candidates. -- saberwyn 06:30, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Attack on Sydney Harbour FAC

Attack on Sydney Harbour is currently up for Featured Article Candidature. I would appreciate it if memners of WikiProject Sydney could come forward and make their thoughts known in this discussion. -- saberwyn 01:23, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] CityRail

Apologies if this is in the wrong place. A discussion has opened at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Trains#CityRail templates over the formatting and presentation of succession templates on CityRail articles. Best, Mackensen (talk) 01:00, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Remember that giant hailstorm in 1999?

The one which caused $1.7 billion damage? If anyone has any photos they could upload, that'd be great. Government agencies can't give me much, unfortunately. If you could upload any form of photo of this event or the aftermath, I'd be extremely grateful. Cheers, Daniel 11:49, 5 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Today's Featured Article (Main Page - October 2)

Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra railway line, Sydney is the featured main page article today. The first Sydney article I believe to be featured there. Well done everyone. JRG 03:40, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Anyone live in the Inner West?

Sardaka, J Bar and some others have been compiling some heritage photos of suburbs around Sydney. Can someone take a photo of Llangollen House in Summer Hill? It's at 52 Grosvenor Crescent near Summer Hill station (the hospital site). I believe it's going to get demolished soon, and while it's in a bit of a dilapidated state at present, it's better that we get a photo now than not at all. While someone is at it, a photo of Grosvenor Hospital (the former mansion Carleton which is mentioned in teh Summer Hill article) and some of the mansions on Victoria St, Ashfield, opposite Trinity Grammar School, would be helpful too. There's a heritage page at Ashfield Council with some helpful files on different houses in the area. Any help would be much appreciated. JRG 08:43, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

How soon is it being demolished? For me the problem in getting a photo is not geographical proximity, but access to a camera. If it's urgent, I could try to arrange something. Bruiseviolet (talk) 05:59, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

Fairly soon, I gather - they have been assembling construction buildings in the old driveway. JRG (talk) 05:39, 28 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Peer review of Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney

I've started a peer review for the Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney article (it can be found here). The article was promoted to GA in November and I feel it could potentially be a FA, but im not sure what else needs to be done to it before I take it to FAC. I would appreciate any suggestions. Loopla (talk) 06:57, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] List

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Government_schools_in_New_South_Wales has been noticed and is being discussed at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Australian_Wikipedians%27_notice_board - cheers SatuSuro 00:53, 29 March 2008 (UTC)