Sydney Past and Present


Read by Phil Benson

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An account of the early history of Sydney, Australia's first colonial city. Best known for his collection of light-hearted yarns, Steve Brown's Bunyip and other Stories, J. A. Barry first published the chapters of this book as a series of articles in the Town and Country Journal. Published shortly after the Federation of Australia in 1901, Barry's version of Sydney's nineteenth century history is anecdotal and entertaining, and opens a window on to the attitudes and concerns of its times. (6 hr 37 min)

Chapters

The Founding of the City 21:29 Read by Phil Benson
Weakly Infancy 18:58 Read by Phil Benson
The Harbour - Macquarie's Buildings 21:47 Read by Phil Benson
Early Social Life 19:08 Read by Phil Benson
Sydney in the Twenties 23:12 Read by Phil Benson
Sydney in the Twenties (Continued) 23:21 Read by Phil Benson
The Early Thirties 23:17 Read by Phil Benson
The Later Thirties 29:31 Read by Phil Benson
The Early Forties 28:30 Read by Phil Benson
In the Forties 24:53 Read by Phil Benson
In the Forties (Continued) 27:39 Read by Phil Benson
Sporting in the Forties 29:37 Read by Phil Benson
Some Early Suburbs & Islands 23:41 Read by Phil Benson
Sydney in the Fifties 24:58 Read by Phil Benson
The Fifties And Sixties 24:21 Read by Phil Benson
The Sixties and Seventies (Conclusion) 25:07 Read by Phil Benson
The Rocks Resumptions 7:52 Read by Phil Benson