Kings Cross
District of Sydney
New South Wales - Australia

Sydney Mardi Gras

The Sydney Mardi Gras is an annual LGBT pride parade and festival in Sydney, Australia, attended by hundreds of thousands of people from around Australia and from overseas. It is one of the largest such festivals in the world, and includes a variety of events such as the Sydney Mardi Gras Parade and Party, Bondi Beach Drag Races, Harbour Party, the academic discussion panel Queer Thinking, Mardi Gras Film Festival, as well as Fair Day, which attracts 70,000 people to Victoria Park, Sydney.

Located at -33.8807, 151.217 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Recurring events established in 1979, LGBT events in Australia, Pride parades, Festivals in Sydney, Parades in Australia, 1979 establishments in Australia

Taylor Square, Sydney

Taylor Square is a locality in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Taylor Square is located beside a major road junction, where Oxford Street meets Flinders Street and Bourke Street. Taylor Square is also on the border of the suburbs of Darlinghurst and Surry Hills. The square sits above the tunnel section of the Eastern Distributor part of Metroad 1.

Located at -33.8808, 151.217 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Sydney localities, Streets in Sydney, Gay villages in Australia

Potts Point, New South Wales

Potts Point is a small, densely-populated suburb of inner-city Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Potts Point is located 3 kilometres east of the Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of the City of Sydney. Potts Point sits on a ridge immediately east of Woolloomooloo, west of Elizabeth Bay and Rushcutters Bay and north of Darlinghurst.

Located at -33.868, 151.224 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Suburbs of Sydney

Woolloomooloo, New South Wales

Woolloomooloo is a harbourside, inner-city eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Woolloomooloo is 1.5 kilometres east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Sydney. It is in a low-lying, former docklands area at the head of Woolloomooloo Bay, on Sydney Harbour.

Located at -33.8704, 151.222 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Australian Aboriginal placenames, Suburbs of Sydney

Kings Cross railway station, Sydney

Kings Cross railway station is an underground railway station in Sydney, Australia. The station is on the Eastern Suburbs line, one of the Sydney underground railways. It serves the busy Kings Cross area, which is the densest residential area in Australia. Kings Cross is well known as the location of Sydney's red-light district. The station was opened in 1979 upon the completion of the eastern suburbs line.

Located at -33.8747, 151.222 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Railway stations in Sydney, Railway stations opened in 1979

Darlinghurst Gaol

Darlinghurst Gaol was an Australian prison located in Darlinghurst, New South Wales. The site is bordered by Victoria, Burton and Forbes streets, with entrances on Forbes and Burton Streets.

Located at -33.8797, 151.219 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Defunct prisons in Sydney, Psychiatric hospitals in Australia, Hospitals established in 1885, Government buildings completed in 1885, Infrastructure completed in 1885

SCEGGS Darlinghurst

SCEGGS Darlinghurst is an independent, Anglican school for girls, located in Darlinghurst, an inner-city, eastern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Founded in 1895, as the Sydney Church of England Girls Grammar School, the school's official name was replaced with SCEGGS Darlinghurst in 1995. The school has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 890 students from Kindergarten to Year 12.

Located at -33.8758, 151.218 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Anglican schools in Australia, Educational institutions established in 1895, Private schools in New South Wales, High schools in New South Wales, Girls' schools in Australia, Association of Heads of Independent Girls' Schools, Junior School Heads Association of Australia Member Schools, 1895 establishments in Australia

East Sydney, New South Wales

East Sydney is a small inner-city locality in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is situated immediately east of the Sydney central business district, adjacent to Hyde Park. East Sydney is a locality within the suburbs of Darlinghurst and Woolloomooloo in the City of Sydney. With the exception of William Street, the suburb remains primarily a residential area, and council proposals for street closures in 2005 indicate that it will probably stay that way.

Located at -33.8753, 151.215 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Sydney localities

Rushcutters Bay, New South Wales

Rushcutters Bay is a harbourside eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia 3 kilometres east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Sydney. The suburb of Rushcutters Bay sits beside the bay it takes its name from, on Sydney Harbour. It is surrounded by the suburbs of Elizabeth Bay, Darlinghurst, Paddington, and Darling Point. Kings Cross is a locality on the western border.

Located at -33.8774, 151.228 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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2000 Summer Olympic venues, Olympic sailing venues, Suburbs of Sydney, Bays of New South Wales, Fishing communities in Australia

Elizabeth Bay, New South Wales

Elizabeth Bay is a harbourside suburb in eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Elizabeth Bay is located 3 kilometres east of the Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of the City of Sydney. The suburb of Elizabeth Bay takes its name from the bay on Sydney Harbour. Macleay Point separates Elizabeth Bay from Rushcutters Bay. The suburb of Elizabeth Bay is surrounded by the suburbs of Rushcutters Bay and Potts Point.

Located at -33.8714, 151.228 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Suburbs of Sydney, Bays of New South Wales

Bayswater Road, Sydney

Bayswater Road is a major street in the Kings Cross district of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The street is lined with nightspots, eateries, adult venues, dance clubs hotels, and is a popular destination for both Sydneysiders and tourists. It is considered to be a more upmarket precinct of Kings Cross (compared to Darlingurst Road). A busy electric tramway to Watsons Bay once ran down the thoroughfare, this was closed in 1960, replaced by buses.

Located at -33.8764, 151.225 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Streets in Sydney

St Vincent's College, Potts Point

St Vincent's College (commonly known as Vinnies), is a Roman Catholic, secondary, boarding and day school for girls, located in Victoria Street, Potts Point, an inner-city suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The college is one of Australia's oldest Catholic girls' schools, founded by the Sisters of Charity as a co-educational primary school in 1858, and celebrated its sesquicentenary in 2008.

Located at -33.8692, 151.224 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Girls' schools in Australia, Roman Catholic schools in Sydney, Educational institutions established in 1858, Boarding schools in New South Wales, Private schools in New South Wales, High schools in New South Wales, Catholic boarding schools in Australia, Roman Catholic schools in Australia, Association of Heads of Independent Girls' Schools

Harry's Cafe de Wheels

Harry's Cafe de Wheels is an iconic pie cart located in Woolloomooloo, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on Cowper Wharf Road, near the Finger Wharf and Fleet Base East of Garden Island Navy Base, opposite the Woolloomooloo Bay Hotel. Eight other Harry's Cafe de Wheels operate in Wharf Road, Newcastle, Capitol Square, Haymarket, North Parramatta, Tempe, Sydney Airport (Terminal 2), Liverpool, Burwood and Penrith.

Located at -33.8693, 151.221 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Sydney culture, Buildings and structures in Sydney, Food companies of Australia, 1938 establishments in Australia, Companies based in Sydney

Sydney Jewish Museum

The Sydney Jewish Museum is a museum in Sydney, Australia, which documents the Holocaust and the history of the Jewish people in Australia.

Located at -33.8791, 151.22 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Museums in Sydney, Jewish museums, Holocaust museums

St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney

St Vincent's Public Hospital, Sydney is located in the inner city suburb of Darlinghurst. Though part of the New South Wales state public health system it remains under the auspices of the Sisters of Charity. It is affiliated with the University of New South Wales Medical School.

Located at -33.8797, 151.221 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Teaching hospitals in Australia, Hospitals in Sydney, Hospitals established in 1857

Elizabeth Bay House

Elizabeth Bay House is a historic home in the suburb of Elizabeth Bay in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Built between 1835 and 1839, Elizabeth Bay House was known as 'the finest house in the colony'. Elizabeth Bay House is a home in the Regency style, originally surrounded by a 54-acre garden, but now situated within a densely populated inner city suburb. It is managed by the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales as a museum that is open to the public.

Located at -33.8701, 151.226 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Museums in Sydney, Historic house museums in Australia, Houses in Sydney, Neoclassical architecture in Australia, Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales

Finger Wharf

The Finger Wharf or Woolloomooloo Wharf is a wharf in Woolloomooloo Bay, Sydney, Australia. The structure is the largest timbered-piled building in the world and was completed in 1915. During its working life for around 70 years it mainly handled the export of wool, but also acted as a staging point for troop deployment to the World Wars as well as a disembarking point for new migrants arriving in Australia.

Located at -33.8675, 151.221 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Sydney, Visitor attractions in Sydney, Buildings and structures completed in 1915

Artspace Sydney

The Artspace Sydney Visual Arts Centre is a leading international residency-based contemporary art centre, housed in the historic Gunnery Building in Woolloomooloo, fronting Sydney Harbour in Sydney, Australia. Devoted to the development of new ideas and practices in contemporary art and culture, since the early 1980s, Artspace has been building a critical context for Australian and international artists, curators and writers.

Located at -33.8694, 151.221 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Arts centres in Australia, Contemporary art galleries in Australia, Art museums and galleries in Sydney

National Art School

The National Art School is an art school in Sydney, Australia. It is a Public Company Limited by Guarantee with a board of directors. It has Institutional Registration and Course Accreditation supported by the DET Higher Education Directorate.

Located at -33.8798, 151.219 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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National Art School, High schools in New South Wales

The Tender Trap (club)

The Tender Trap was a cabaret nightclub that ran in Sydney, Australia from December 1994 to January 2000. It was one of the most successful Sydney clubs of the 1990s. The Tender Trap club pre-dated the mid 90s lounge culture phenomenon, but as the phenomenon grew, so too did the popularity of the club.

Located at -33.8734, 151.224 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Sydney culture, Drinking establishments in Australia, Defunct nightclubs, Nightclubs in Australia

Boomerang, Elizabeth Bay

Boomerang is a historic home in the suburb of Elizabeth Bay in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Built in 1926, it lies on Billyard Avenue and has been ranked as one of the most expensive houses in Sydney.

Located at -33.8702, 151.228 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Houses in Sydney, Australian architecture, Houses completed in 1926, Mediterranean Revival architecture

Sydney Gay and Lesbian Holocaust Memorial

The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Holocaust Memorial Project was founded by a group of community activists. Over the years they raised funds and decided, with South Sydney City Council, on the site at Green Park in Darlinghurst, in Sydney, Australia. Darlinghurst is considered the heart of Sydney's gay and lesbian population. Green Park is adjacent to the Sydney Jewish Museum, which ensures that the memorial retains its historic meaning. The memorial was constructed over a period of months in 2000.

Located at -33.8794, 151.22 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Monuments and memorials in Sydney, Holocaust commemoration, Persecution of homosexuals in Nazi Germany and the Holocaust, 2000 in LGBT history, 2001 in LGBT history, LGBT in Australia

Victoria Street, East Sydney

Victoria Street is a street in Sydney, Australia, which goes through the suburbs of Darlinghurst, Potts Point and the locality of Kings Cross. It is 1.6 kilometres in length.

Located at -33.88, 151.22 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Streets in Sydney

Downunder Hostel fire

The Downunder Hostel Fire was a lethal fire on 17 September 1989, set shortly before 5:00 am in a backpackers hostel on Darlinghurst Road in the Kings Cross area of Sydney, Australia. Kings Cross is a very popular destination with international backpackers visiting Australia. The fire was the fifth most deadly disaster in Australia in 1989.

Located at -33.8737, 151.223 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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1989 in Australia, Fires in Australia, 1989 fires, Hotel fires, Arson in Australia, Articles created via the Article Wizard, Murder in Sydney

Savoy Hotel fire

The Savoy Hotel on Darlinghurst Road in the Kings Cross area of Sydney, Australia burned down on 25 December 1975 with the loss of 15 lives. It was the deadliest hotel fire in Australia at that time.

Located at -33.8736, 151.223 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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1975 in Australia, Fires in Australia, 1975 fires, Hotel fires, Arson in Australia, Articles created via the Article Wizard, Murder in Sydney