Visions of Sydney Symposium

How have visions of Sydney shaped the city? This one-day history symposium and public lecture will explore 200 years of urban planning, from Macquarie to Moore. Prominent historians Dr Shirley Fitzgerald, Dr Grace Karskens, Professor Robert Freestone and Dr Paul Ashton will look at different eras in the city’s history, followed by an overview of the City of Sydney’s 2030 Vision by Bridget Smyth.

A Macquarie 2010 event presented in conjunction with the History Council of New South Wales. Macquarie 2010 marks the bicentenary of the beginning of Lachlan Macquarie’s 12-year tenure as the fifth governor of the colony of New South Wales

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Cost: General $90 | Conc/Members $75