The City of Sydney is the local government area covering the Sydney central business district and surrounding inner city suburbs of the greater metropolitan area of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Established by Act of Parliament in 1842, the City of Sydney is the oldest, and the oldest-surviving, local government authority in New South Wales, and the second-oldest in Australia, with only the City of Adelaide being older by two years.
Lower George Street, Sydney in about 1828
City Council chambers, Sydney, 1840s
The Sydney Town Hall, seat of the City Council
Alexandria is an inner southern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Alexandria is located 5 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of the City of Sydney. The postcode is 2015.
Parkview Hotel, Mitchell Road
Tram lines, Mitchell Road, early 1950s
Tram from Mitchell Road in Henderson Road early 1900s
Former Alexandria Town Hall, Garden Street