| As the state capital of New South Wales (
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| | this was the result of smallpox.
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| in Australia, Sydney is certainly full of
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| | By 1820, there were few aborigines left
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| rich history that any traveler would like
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| | and the period of civilization began: the
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| to discover for themselves. Established
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| | education and Christianization of the
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| in 1788 when Briton Arthur Phillip
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| | natives. With the leadership of Governor
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| claimed Australia for England, Sydney has
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| | Macquarie, the city of Sydney began to
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| grown to be one of the more famous cities
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| | take a more organized form. Roads and
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| in the world, boasting over four million
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| | wharves were constructed and local
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| people for the population.
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| | development was rapid. People began
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| Situated along the Sydney Harbor, Sydney
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| | arriving from Britain and Ireland in
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| is known as the 'Harbor City' in which
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| | order to find a new life for themselves.
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| travelers and residents can enjoy such
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| | This influx of people led to some of the
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| sights as the Sydney Opera House and
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| | first villages and later towns in Sydney.
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| Harbor Bridge. A previous host of the
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| | As the era of gold rushes came and went,
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| Summer Olympics, Sydney is certainly
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| | the development of suburbs and improved
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| creating a destination for the travelers
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| | transportation also blossomed. The
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| of today and the future.
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| | construction of railways and tramways in
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| The indigenous Australians ( once roamed
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| | the nineteenth century aided this rapid
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| the lands of Sydney and the surrounding
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| | development. By the twentieth century,
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| areas for approximately thirty thousand
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| | Sydney already had a population of over a
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| years. And while their numbers dwindled
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| | million people. While the Great
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| before the arrival of Arthur Phillips,
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| | Depression hit Sydney hard, the Harbor
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| they still inhabited the area and made
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| | Bridge ( was still completed during that
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| their homes in the region.
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| | time.
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| In the past, there were three different
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| | With the second highest immigrant
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| languages spoken in Sydney: Darug,
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| | population of any larger world city,
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| Dharawal, and Guringai. Many of these
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| | Sydney is an interesting mix of culture
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| languages also have separate dialects for
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| | and expression. In fact, forty-five
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| various tribes and clans. These languages
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| | percent of the population is said to be
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| are all but gone now, but rock carvings
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| | migrants of some relation. This makes for
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| remain to tell the stories of these
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| | a different feeling in the city-one of
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| ancient peoples.
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| | acceptance and sharing, rather than
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| In 1770, James Cook was the first to see
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| | segregation.
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| Australia and note its existence. This
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| | This allows Sydney to be an ideal
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| led to the British convict settlement as
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| | vacation destination for those travelers
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| founded by Arthur Phillip. Founded in
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| | that want a sense of history and
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| Sydney Cove, this settlement was named
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| | development as well as great weather and
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| after the British home secretary. A few
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| | nearby activities. Sydney is more than a
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| years later in 1789, a virulent disease
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| | vacation hotspot; it's where time has
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| spread over the land, killing the
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| | shown that anything can be achieved with
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| indigenous populations-many believe that
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| | patience and hard work.
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