Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
DIRECTORY
EMBASSIES AND
CONSULATES
Canada
Level 5, 111 Harrington St.
Map
1 B3.
Tel
9364 3050.
New Zealand
Level 10, 55 Hunter St,
Map
1 B4.
Tel
8256 2000.
Republic of Ireland
Level 26, 1 Market St.
Map
4 E2.
Tel
9264 9635.
United Kingdom
Level 16, The Gateway,
1 Macquarie Place.
Map
1 B3.
Tel
9247 7521.
USA
MLC Centre, 19-29 Martin Place.
Map
1 B4.
Tel
9373 9200.
MEDIA
Sydney's chief daily morning
newspaper is the
Sydney
Morning Herald
. It includes a
comprehensive listing of local
entertainment on Fridays and
Saturdays. The other Sydney
daily is the
Daily Telegraph
.
The
Australian
is a daily
national paper with the most
comprehensive coverage of
overseas news, and the
Australian Financial Review
largely reports on interna-
tional monetary matters.
Time
magazine is Australia's
leading international news
magazine. Most of the major
foreign newspapers and
magazines are widely
available at many newsstands.
Sydney is well served with
AM and FM radio stations. The
state-run ABC (Australian
Broadcasting Corporation)
stations cater for various tastes
from rock to classical, as well
as providing a range of
services, including news, rural
information for farmers, arts
commentary and magazine-
style programmes. There are
also community radio stations
that cater to local cultural and
social interests. Details of
current programming are
available in local newspapers.
Sydney has two state-run
television stations. The ABC's
Channel 2 provides news and
current affairs coverage,
children's programmes and
high quality local and
international drama. The
multicultural Special
Broadcasting Service (SBS)
caters to Australia's many
cultures with foreign
language programmes. In
addition, there are three
commercial television
stations, Channels 7, 9 and
10, offering a variety of
entertainment from sport and
news to soap operas. Many
more stations are available on
the cable network, Foxtel.
Drinking fountain in the city
are also quite common, partic-
ularly in department stores and
major museums and galleries.
Clean drinking fountains can
be found throughout the city.
Spring, or distilled, water is
also often freely available from
dispensers in waiting areas of
chemist shops, travel agents
and offices.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES
Anglican
St Andrew's Cathedral,
Sydney Square, George St.
Map
4 E3.
Tel
9265 1661.
Baptist
Central Baptist Church,
619 George St.
Map
4 E4.
Tel
9211 1833.
Catholic
St Mary's Cathedral, Cathedral St.
Map
1 C5.
Tel
9220 0400.
Interdenominational
Wayside Chapel of the Cross,
29 Hughes St, Potts Point.
Map
2 E5.
Tel
9358 6577.
Islamic
King Faisal Mosque,
175 Commonwealth St.
Map
4 F4.
Tel
9281 0440.
Jewish Orthodox
The Great Synagogue,
187 Elizabeth St.
Map
1 B5.
Tel
9267 2477.
Presbyterian
St Peters Presbyterian Church,
Cnr Blues Point Rd & Blue St,
North Sydney.
Tel
9955 1662.
Uniting
St Stephen's Church,
197 Macquarie St.
Map
1 C4.
Tel
9221 1688.
Standard Australian three-pin plug
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES
Australia's electrical current
is 240-250 volts AC. Electrical
plugs can have either two or
three pins. Most good hotels
will provide 110-volt shaver
sockets and hair dryers, but a
flat, two- or three-pin adaptor
will be necessary for other
appliances. These can be
bought from electrical stores.
CONVERSION TABLE
Imperial to Metric
1 inch = 2.54 centimetres
1 foot = 30 centimetres
1 mile = 1.6 kilometres
1 ounce = 28 grams
1 pound = 454 grams
1 pint = 0.6 litres
1 gallon = 4.6 litres
PUBLIC TOILETS
Free public toilets are to be
found in Sydney's public
places, galleries and museums,
department stores and all bus
and railway stations. They are
generally well serviced and
clean. Baby changing facilities
Metric to Imperial
1 centimetre = 0.4 inches
1 metre = 3 feet, 3 inches
1 kilometre = 0.6 miles
1 gram = 0.04 ounces
1 kilogram = 2.2 pounds
1 litre = 1.8 pints
