New Zealand initially expressed interest in joining the proposed Federation of the Australian colonies, attending the 1891 National Australia Convention in Sydney.

* Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre

At the Australian Federation Convention which produced the first draft that was to become the Australian Constitution in Sydney in 1891, a former Premier of New South Wales George Dibbs described as the " inevitable destiny of the people of this great country " the establishment of " the Republic of Australia ".

In the referendum campaign after the close of the Australasian Federal Convention, Reid, on 28 March 1898, made his famous " Yes-No " speech at the Sydney town hall.

In May he moved resolutions in the assembly approving of the proceedings of the conference that had just been held in Melbourne, and appointing himself and three other members delegates to the Sydney 1891 National Australasian Convention.

He headed the Queensland delegation to the 1891 Sydney Constitutional Convention ( where he was appointed vice-president ), and his fine legal mind brought him a leading role in its deliberations.

The 1891 Constitutional Convention was held in Sydney in March 1891 to consider a draft Constitution for the proposed federation of the British colonies in Australia and New Zealand.

In 1897 he was chosen as a Western Australian delegate to the Federal Convention, and attended meetings in Adelaide, Sydney and Melbourne.

After almost a decade of decline, Pi Kappa Alpha was " re-founded " as part of the Hampden-Sydney Convention, held in a student room of old Cushing Hall at Hampden – Sydney College.

Tea Gardens is located almost north of Sydney, about southeast of the Pacific Highway on the southern end of the Ramsar Convention listed wetlands of the Myall Lakes.

The boxing competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney was held over a period of sixteen days at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre in Darling Harbour.

Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics took place in the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre and was split into two disciplines, Freestyle and Greco-Roman which are further divided into different weight categories.

In the Senate pre-selection Convention in the Sydney Trades Hall in April 1960, with backing from Ray Geitzelt ( but lacking factional endorsement ) and with the luck of drawing first in addressing the delegates, Murphy won support with an impassioned but well structured and infectiously optimistic seven minute speech on the Labor Party's historical commitment to civil liberties and human rights.

The first Constitutional Convention was held in 1891 in the chamber of the Legislative Council of New South Wales in Macquarie Street, Sydney, around the corner from Garran's chambers in Phillip Street ; Garran regularly attended and sat in the public gallery to see " history ... in the making under my very eyes.

This led to the first National Australasian Convention, meeting in Sydney in 1891.

Sir Samuel Griffith identified with great clarity at the Sydney Convention perhaps the greatest problem of all: how to structure the relationship between the lower and upper houses within the Federal Parliament.

The Convention held meetings over the course of a year, beginning first in Adelaide in 1897, later meeting in Sydney, and culminating in Melbourne in March 1898.

The Dayton, Ohio Hamvention, the International DX Convention, the HAM RADIO event in Friedrichshafen, Germany, and the Central Coast Amateur Radio Club Field Day near Sydney in Australia are events where manufacturers most commonly introduce new products to the amateur radio marketplace.

Later that year, Fraser represented Western Australia at the Australasian Convention in Sydney.

* Intercolonial Convention, 1883: Report of the Proceedings of the Intercolonial Convention, held in Sydney, in November and December, 1883 ( Syd, 1883 )

* National Australasian Convention, 1891 to 1898, Official Record of the Proceedings … ( Sydney 1891, Adelaide 1897, Sydney 1898 and Melbourne 1898 )

* 1961: Grimson & Rose Exhibition House, Pennant Hills ( Sydney ), Australia

Australia has three architectural listings on UNESCO's World Heritage list: Australian Convict Sites ( comprising a collection of separate sites around Australia, including Hyde Park Barracks in Sydney, Port Arthur in Tasmania, and Fremantle Prison in Western Australia ); the Sydney Opera House ; and the Royal Exhibition Building in Melbourne.

His work was included in numerous group exhibitions including Involving Technical Materials and Processes, organized by Experiments in Art and Technology, in collaboration with the Brooklyn Museum, Brookly, NY and The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY ( 1968 ); New Learning Spaces & Places, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN ( 1974 ); Whitney Biennial Exhibition, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY ( 1975, 1977, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991 ); Documenta 6, Kassel, Germany, ( 1977 ); Venice Biennale, US Pavilion, Venice, Italy, ( 1980 ); Sydney Biennale, Sydney, Australia, ( 1982 ); II Bienal de La Habana, Havana, Cuba, ( 1986 ); The Thinking Eye, International Center for Photography, New York, NY, ( 1987 ); Passages de l ’ image, Musée national d ' Art moderne-Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France, ( 1990 ); Video Art: The First 25 Years, The Museum of Modern Art, and The American Federation of Arts, New York, NY, ( 1995 ); Info Art ’ 95, Kwangu Biennial, Gwangju, Korea, ( 1995 ); Electronic Highways, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY, ( 1997 ); and Rational / Irrational, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, Germany, ( 2008-2009 ).

* The Archibald Fountain-City of Sydney Virtual Exhibition

The Sydney International Exhibition of 1879 showcased the colonial capital to the world.

The Powerhouse Museum has its origins in the Sydney International Exhibition of 1879.

Badminton was held at The Dome and Exhibition Complex at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney from 17 – 23 September 2000.

Distributed in the United Kingdom, France and Italy in 1972, " Artbook " was released in Australian in 1973 to coincide with Sharp's return to Australia and his " Art Exhibition " at the Bonython Gallery, Sydney.

The Sydney International Exhibition ( 1879 )

The Garden Palace was a large purpose-built exhibition building constructed to house the Sydney International Exhibition ( 1879 ) in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

A major encroachment was the construction of the Garden Palace for the Sydney International Exhibition ( 1879 ); only its gates remain after a fire in 1882.

* Pigdon: John Pigdon, British, Commissioner for Sydney International Exhibition, Melbourne Exhibition, MCC Councillor, Mayor ( 1877 ).

* Official Exhibition Site: Powerhouse Museum Sydney at www. powerhousemuseum. com / starwars

Recent exhibitions of indigenous LGBT artists including fa ' afafine, were the 2006 Le Vasa Art Exhibition in San Francisco, 2007 Measina Fa ' afafine Art Exhibition in Auckland, and the 2008 Hand in Hand Art Exhibition in Sydney.

* Australian Centre for Microscopy & Microanalysis, The University of Sydney

An example of a hockey field – Sydney Olympic Park Hockey Centre 2000

Despite this, the newly established State Planning Authority were continuously criticised for not being totally accountable to the public, particularly as the pro-business Sydney Commissioners worked side-by-side with the Planning authority to increase developments in the Sydney CBD to their highest levels ever, embodied by the construction of the MLC Centre, the demolition of the Theatre Royal, Sydney and the Australia Hotel.

* the Guild Centre of the Sydney College of Advanced Education.

Prominent Australian conservative think tanks include The Centre for Independent Studies, the Sydney Institute and the Institute of Public Affairs.

** AMP Centre, Sydney, Australia

Venues included the Perth Entertainment Centre, The Seagull Stadium on the Gold Coast, Memorial Drive in Adelaide, the Sydney Entertainment Centre and a final concert at the Melbourne Tennis Centre on 23 December 1988, the same night that the last episode of Young Talent Time went to air on Network Ten.

Other important investments that have helped position Sydney as an eastern hub of Nova Scotia include the twinning of Highway 125 and the creation of the Centre for Sustainability in the Environment at nearby Cape Breton University, which draws hundreds of international students each year.

Esplanade in Sydney looking South, showing the Sydney Justice Centre and Commerce Tower.

Based in Sydney, its performance season at the Sydney Opera House runs for approximately eight months of the year, with the remainder of its time spent in the The Arts Centre in Melbourne ( where it is accompanied by Orchestra Victoria ).

* Sydney Entertainment Centre

The Carriageworks Centre for the contemporary arts, Darlington, Sydney

MLC Centre, Sydney, 1972 – 75

* 1972 – 75: MLC Centre, Sydney, Australia

* 1984 – 89: 9 Castlereagh St ( formerly Capita Centre ), Sydney, Australia

* 2001 – 07: Ian Thorpe Aquatic Centre, ( formerly " Ultimo Aquatic Centre ") Sydney, Australia