Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Green Bans
In the 1970s, the
militant building
union placed work
bans on develop-
ments in the inner
city considered
destructive to the
environment or
cultural heritage.
MR ETERNITY
Arthur Stace (1885-1967),
a reformed alcoholic, was
inspired by an evangelist who
said that he wanted to “shout
eternity through the streets of
Sydney”. “I felt a powerful call
from the Lord to write 'Eter-
nity'.” At least 50 times a day,
for over 30 years, he chalked
this word in perfect copper-
plate on the footpaths and
walls of the city. A plaque in
Sydney Square pays tribute
to Mr Eternity's endeavours.
The parade
of ornate
floats and showy dance
troupes stretches for
over 2 km (1¼ miles).
Ned Kelly
This 1946 portrait of
legendary hero Ned Kelly
is by Sir Sidney Nolan
(1917-92), an important
postwar painter.
Arthur Stace and “Eternity”, 1963
Floats
are marshalled in
Elizabeth Street, before
travelling along Oxford
and Flinders Streets.
Oz Magazine, 1963-73
This satirical magazine, which
had a major international
influence, was the mouthpiece
of an irreverent generation. It
was declared obscene in 1964.
Aboriginal Land Rights
In 1975, the first handover of
land was made to Vincent
Lingiari, representative of the
Gurindji people, by Prime
Minister Gough Whitlam.
1990
Population
of Australia
reaches 17
million
2000
Sydney plays host to
the first Olympic Games of
the new millennium
1997
INXS singer Michael
Hutchence commits suicide
in a Sydney hotel
2008
Sydney hosts
World Youth Day
1990
2000
2010
2003
Memorial unveiled to
the 202 people killed in
Bali bombing (2002)
1992
Sydney Harbour
Tunnel opens
1989
Earthquake strikes
Newcastle causing
extensive damage
2006
Sydney stages first Live
Earth concert replicated
simultaneously worldwide
