The Sydney Green Plaques – The 101 Round Green Historical Markers of Old Sydney – Royal Australian Historical Society – 1984 to 1988

Green Plaque No. 85, The Domain, sitting in a garden bed. Round, green and numbered, it is easy to see why you might call them clocks. Chris.sherlock2, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

If you've walked around the old parts of Sydney with your head up, or down, you've probably spotted them. Round green discs, a bit like a clock face, bolted to a wall or set into a footpath, each with a few lines of history and a number. I've always called them the green clocks. Their proper name is the Sydney Green Plaques, and there aren't 100 of them. There are 101.

I first put a bare list of them up on this blog in 2023. This is the fuller story: who put them up, when, what they say, and where to find them, with a link to my own post wherever I've written one up.

What the Green Plaques Are

The Dictionary of Sydney says that between 1984 and 1988 the Royal Australian Historical Society, working with the City of Sydney and the State Bank of New South Wales, produced 101 commemorative plaques. They were put up around the city's CBD on historic sites and buildings to mark the Australian Bicentenary. The Society's own history page puts it simply: in 1985 it worked with the State Bank to pick and place descriptive plaques on 101 historic sites in the Sydney area.

The very first one went up on 15 July 1984, on the site of the old New South Wales Savings Bank at Circular Quay, better known as Campbell's Bank. Its words read that the bank "was opened near this site on 17 July 1819. This marked the beginning of the State Bank of New South Wales". With the State Bank paying for a good part of the scheme, it's no surprise their own beginnings got plaque number one. The plaques were made by a sign company called Arrow Engravings, according to the Dictionary of Sydney.

The Dictionary also notes that a number of the originals have been lost or destroyed over the years, and that a program to replace them had begun. So if you go hunting for all 101, don't be surprised if a few are missing.

History House at 133 Macquarie Street, home of the Royal Australian Historical Society since 1971, and Green Plaque No. 2. Sardaka, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Where the Idea Came From

The Society didn't start with the green ones. An article in the Society's History magazine (No. 117, September 2013) says it was Charles Henry Bertie, the librarian and historian, who first suggested historical plaques for Sydney, inspired by London's Blue Plaques. The first RAHS plaque went up in 1919 to mark the site of the First Government House, and about 35 more followed over the next 40 years.

The Society itself goes back to 15 March 1901, when, on a day of heavy rain, not more than ten people turned up to the first meeting of the Australian Historical Society. It got the right to call itself Royal in 1918, opened its first History House at 8 Young Street in 1941, and moved to the present History House at 133 Macquarie Street in 1971. That building carries Green Plaque No. 2, which says it was designed in 1871 by George Allen Mansfield for George Oakes of Parramatta, pastoralist and politician.

The 101 Green Plaques

Here's the full list. The names come from the Dictionary of Sydney's record of the series. The locations are from my own field list, tidied up, with the Dictionary's details used where it gives them. Where I've written up the place, the last column links to my post.

No.	Plaque	Where	My post
1	Campbell's Bank	Circular Quay West
2	History House	133 Macquarie Street	Read it
3	The Lands Department	Bridge Street, between Gresham and Loftus Streets	Read it · Marker 3 post
4	Treasury & Audit Office	Bridge Street, corner Macquarie Street	Read it
5	The First Execution	Corner Essex and Harrington Streets, The Rocks	Read it
6	St James' Church	King Street, near Macquarie Street	Read it
7	Tank Stream	Hunter Street	Read it
8	Mort's Wool Store	Young Street, corner Albert Street
9	Legislative Assembly Chamber	Parliament House, Macquarie Street	Read it
10	The Supreme Court	Elizabeth Street, corner King Street	Read it
11	General Post Office	Martin Place	Read it
12	The Strand Arcade	Between George and Pitt Streets
13	City Railway	St James station
14	Palace Garden gates	Botanic Gardens entrance, Macquarie Street	Read it
15	Bridge Street Bridge	Bridge Street, corner Pitt Street
16	The Observatory	Observatory Hill, The Rocks	Read it
17	Horbury Terrace	Macquarie Street, near Bent Street
18	Walsh Bay Wharves	Hickson Road, The Rocks	Read it
19	Redfern Mortuary Terminal	Regent Street, south of Central	Read it
20	Marcus Clark Building	Railway Square, George and Pitt Streets	Read it
21	Sydney Town Hall	George Street	Read it
22	Marble Bar	Hilton Hotel, between George and Pitt Streets	Read it
23	Sydney Exchange	Bridge Street, between Pitt and Gresham Streets	Read it
24	Mark Foy's Department Store	Castlereagh Street, near Liverpool Street	Read it
25	School of Arts	Pitt Street, south of the Hilton Hotel	Read it
26	Hydraulic Pumphouse	Pier Street, Darling Harbour	Read it
27	Lieutenant Governor's House	George Street, corner Grosvenor Street	Read it
28	National Trust Centre/Old Fort Street School	Observatory Hill, The Rocks	Read it
29	Georgian School	Elizabeth Street
30	Sydney Trades Hall	Goulburn Street, near Dixon Street	Read it
31	Conservatorium of Music	Between Macquarie Street and the Botanic Gardens	Read it
32	Judge's House	Kent Street	Read it
33	New South Wales Club	Bligh Street	Read it
34	Old Sydney Burial Ground	George Street, Town Hall area	Read it
35	York Street Synagogue	York Street	Read it
36	St Patrick's Roman Catholic Church	Grosvenor Street	Read it
37	Young Men's Christian Association	Pitt Street, corner Bathurst Street
38	Wyoming	Macquarie Street, corner Hunter Street	Read it
39	Australia Hotel	Castlereagh Street	Read it
40	Tramway Depot	Bridge Street, corner Phillip Street
41	Lord Nelson Hotel	Kent Street, corner Argyle Street	Read it
42	Australian Subscription Library/Former Public Library	Macquarie Street, corner Bent Street	Read it
43	Customs House	Alfred Street, Circular Quay	Read it
44	Australian Gas Light Company	Jenkins Street	Read it
45	Francis Greenway's House	George Street, corner Argyle Street	Read it
46	The Nightingale Wing	Sydney Hospital, Macquarie Street	Read it
47	AWA Building	York Street
48	The Lumber Yard	Bridge Street	Read it
49	Reading the Riot Act	Macquarie Street
50	The Lawsons' House	Phillip Street
51	The Mint	Macquarie Street	Read it
52	'Banjo' Paterson's Office	Bond Street
53	Larry Foley's Hotel	George Street
54	Boston's Windmill	Royal Botanic Garden
55	Governor's Bathing House	Royal Botanic Garden	Read it
56	Devonshire Street Cemetery	Elizabeth Street	Read it
57	The Carters' Barracks	Pitt Street, corner Eddy Avenue	Read it
58	George Allen's House	Elizabeth Street
59	The Outbreak of the Plague	Lower Fort Street, corner Ferry Lane	Read it
60	Semi Circular Quay	Alfred Street	Read it
61	The Sydney Gazette Office	George Street, corner Alfred Street	Read it
62	Simeon Lord's House	Macquarie Place	Read it
63	Glover Cottages	Kent Street	Read it
64	Culwulla Chambers	Castlereagh Street, corner King Street	Read it
65	Fort Phillip	Observatory Hill	Read it
66	Jack Lang's Birthplace	George Street
67	St Brigid's Church School	Kent Street, corner Argyle Street
68	Underwood's Shipyard	Underwood Street	Read it
69	Hyde Park Barracks	Macquarie Street	Read it
70	Powerhouse	Mary Ann Street, Ultimo
71	First Public Demonstration of Wireless	Elizabeth Street
72	Sydney Opera House	Bennelong Point	Read it
73	Site of the First Gaol	George Street, corner Essex Street	Read it
74	Theatre Royal	George Street	Read it
75	Queen Victoria Building (Police Office)	Queen Victoria Building, Druitt Street side	Read it
76	Queen Victoria Building (Markets)	Queen Victoria Building, Market Street side	Read it
77	The First Traffic Lights	Kent Street, corner Market Street
78	D'Arcy Wentworth's House	Macquarie Street, Queens Square
79	Former Supreme Court and Registry Office	Elizabeth Street and St James Road
80	Former Sydney Morning Herald Building	Pitt Street, corner O'Connell Street
81	F Kanematsu's Japanese Warehouse	O'Connell Street
82	Mitchell Wing	Mitchell Wing, State Library, Macquarie Street	Read it
83	David Jones' First Shop	George Street, corner Jamison Street	Read it
84	The Macquarie Wall	Royal Botanic Garden	Read it
85	The Domain	The Domain	Read it
86	Farm Cove	Farm Cove, Royal Botanic Garden	Read it
87	State Theatre	Market Street	Read it
88	Henry Parkes' Shop	Hunter Street
89	The Military Barracks	Wynyard Park	Read it
90	Hyde Park	Elizabeth Street	Read it
91	Sydney Grammar School	College Street	Read it
92	Water Police Court	Corner Phillip and Alfred Streets	Read it
93	Phillip Street Police Station B	Corner Phillip and Alfred Streets	Read it
94	Police Court C	Corner Phillip and Alfred Streets	Read it
95	The Tivoli Theatre	Castlereagh Street, corner Hay Street
96	A Great Fire in the City	Martin Place
97	Holy Trinity School	Argyle Street, The Rocks	Read it
98	The Trocadero	George Street	Read it
99	Lyons Terrace	Liverpool Street
100	State Bank Building	Martin Place
101	The Female Immigrants' Home	Corner Bent and Phillip Streets

The Lands Department building in Bridge Street, Green Plaque No. 3. The plaque says James Barnet designed it and it went up in two stages, in 1876 and 1888. sv1ambo, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Some of the Ones Worth Stopping For

No. 5 – The First Execution

At the corner of Essex and Harrington Streets in The Rocks, the plaque reads: "Thomas Barrett, a First Fleet convict, was hanged near this place on 27 February 1788 for stealing provisions and was buried nearby." That's barely a month after the First Fleet arrived. I've written the full story in The First Execution in the Colony.

No. 4 – Treasury and Audit Office

The old Treasury building, now part of the InterContinental Hotel. The plaque says Mortimer Lewis designed it and it was built in 1849–1851. sv1ambo, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The plaque says these offices were designed by Mortimer Lewis, Colonial Architect, and built in 1849–1851, and that "early shipments from the goldfields were stored here". See my post Treasury & Audit Office.

No. 6 – St James' Church

St James' Church, King Street, photographed by Henry King around the turn of the last century. Henry King (1855-1923), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

A lovely bit of trivia on this one. The plaque says the church was "intended in 1819 as a court house", was designed by Francis Greenway, and was consecrated by the Rev Samuel Marsden on 11 February 1824. My post: St James Church – 173 King Street.

No. 9 – Legislative Assembly Chamber

Outside Parliament House, the plaque says the chamber "has been occupied by the Lower House of the New South Wales Parliament since the inception of responsible government in 1856". My post: NSW Parliament.

No. 12 – The Strand Arcade

Inside the Strand Arcade, looking down from the top level. Chris Olszewski, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The plaque says the arcade was designed by John Spencer, opened in 1892, and is "the last remaining example of a form of retail shopping once common in Sydney".

No. 16 – The Observatory

Sydney Observatory on Observatory Hill, with the time ball on top, December 2022. Dicklyon, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The plaque says the building was begun in 1857 and used by the Government Astronomer until 1982, and that it "played a major part in both astronomical and meteorological studies in Australia". My post: Observatory Hill – Fort Phillip – Sydney Observatory.

No. 17 – Horbury Terrace

What's left of Horbury Terrace on Macquarie Street. Sardaka at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

These houses, the plaque says, were once part of a terrace of eight built in 1842 for Ouseley Condell. The name comes from the second owner, Thomas Holt, who was born in Horbury, Yorkshire.

No. 19 – Redfern Mortuary Terminal

Mortuary Station on Regent Street, where the funeral trains left for Rookwood. Sardaka, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

One of the more unusual stories on the list. The plaque says a funeral train service ran from Sydney to the Necropolis (Rookwood Cemetery) from 1867 until 1948, and that this station and a matching "receiving house" at the cemetery were finished in 1869. My post: Mortuary Station – Central – Chippendale.

No. 23 – The Sydney Exchange

The plaque says the Sydney Exchange Company opened a building here on 30 December 1857 as a centre for merchants and for the exchange of commercial information, and that it became the Royal Exchange in 1901. My post: Royal Exchange of Sydney.

No. 26 – The Hydraulic Pumphouse

The old Hydraulic Pump Station at 17 Little Pier Street, Haymarket. Collywolly, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

My post: The Hydraulic Pumphouse – Pier Street.

No. 31 – Conservatorium of Music

The Conservatorium of Music, built as the Government House stables. sv1ambo, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

OpenPlaques records the wording of this one: the building was designed by Francis Greenway and begun in 1817 as stables and servants' quarters for Government House, and after a good deal of alteration it became the Conservatorium of Music in 1915. My post: Sydney Conservatorium of Music.

No. 41 – Lord Nelson Hotel

The Lord Nelson Hotel on the corner of Kent and Argyle Streets, Millers Point. sv1ambo, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The plaque says the hotel was first licensed in 1841 when the landlord was William Wells, a former convict, and that "it is believed to be the oldest existing hotel building in Sydney". My post: Lord Nelson Hotel – The Rocks.

No. 43 – Customs House

Customs House, Circular Quay. Photograph by Greg O'Beirne, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons

The plaque says the first Collector of Customs was appointed in 1827, the department had been on this site since 1845, and after Federation customs duties passed from State to Federal control. My post: Customs House – 31 Alfred Street.

No. 51 – The Mint

The Royal Mint's Sydney branch on Macquarie Street in 1870, attributed to Charles Pickering. attributed to Charles Pickering, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

The Mint building on Macquarie Street today. Sardaka at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

My post: The Sydney Mint – Macquarie Street.

No. 59 – The Outbreak of the Plague

Down on Lower Fort Street the plaque tells a grim one: "In 1900 bubonic plague broke out in Sydney. Arthur Payne, a lorry driver at the wharves who lived in a house near this site, was the first person to contract the disease." It goes on to say that much run-down housing in this part of The Rocks was knocked down during the clean-up. My post: Sydney and Bubonic Plague – Rats.

No. 67 – St Brigid's Church School

St Brigid's Church School on Kent Street, Millers Point. sv1ambo, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The plaque says the building was designed to the specifications of Dr W.B. Ullathorne, Vicar-General, and opened in 1835 as a school and "occasional chapel", and that it had kept serving both purposes ever since.

No. 69 – Hyde Park Barracks

Hyde Park Barracks on Macquarie Street. Kanzcech, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

My post: Hyde Park Barracks – Macquarie Street.

No. 71 – First Public Demonstration of Wireless

The Dictionary of Sydney says this plaque marks the Royal Society of NSW's lecture room at 5 Elizabeth Street North. On 13 August 1919 Fisk had a gramophone record of the national anthem played in the Amalgamated Wireless office at 97 Clarence Street and sent across by wireless to the lecture he was giving here.

No. 72 – Sydney Opera House

The Opera House from the Harbour Bridge, 2008. Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The plaque says the Opera House was begun in 1957 and officially opened on 20 October 1973, and that the site had earlier held Fort Macquarie, finished in 1821, and a tram depot opened in 1903. My post: The Sydney Opera House.

No. 73 – Site of the First Gaol

On George Street at the corner of Essex Street. I've written this one up in full in The First Gaol – George Street North.

Nos. 75 and 76 – The Queen Victoria Building

The Queen Victoria Building, which carries two green plaques. Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The QVB carries two plaques. No. 75 marks the old Central Police Station and Court House. No. 76 says the building first opened on 21 July 1898 and was brought back into commercial use in 1986 after a big renovation, and that an earlier market house designed by Francis Greenway was used from 1827 until 1892 as the Central Police Court. My posts: The Queen Victoria Building and The Police Offices – George Street.

No. 82 – Mitchell Wing

The Mitchell Library under construction in 1907. Federated Builders' Association of Australia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

This plaque sits on a stone balustrade facing Shakespeare Place, west of the Mitchell Wing steps. It says the wing opened in 1910 and "houses the priceless Australian and Pacific collection bequeathed to the people of this State by David Scott Mitchell". My post: State Library of NSW – Mitchell Wing.

No. 84 – The Macquarie Wall

The surviving piece of the Macquarie Wall in the Royal Botanic Garden. Sardaka, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

"In 1810, at the instigation of Governor Macquarie, work began on a wall 950 feet long to separate the government domain from the town. Only this small portion of that wall now remains." My post: The Macquarie Wall.

No. 85 – The Domain

This is the one in the photo at the top. Going by the photographer's notes on Wikimedia Commons, it reads: "The government domain was set aside in 1788 for the private use of the Governor of New South Wales. It first opened to the people in 1816 and later became a place for public recreation." My post: The Government Domain.

No. 91 – Sydney Grammar School

Sydney Grammar School on College Street, from the Tyrrell Collection. Tyrrell Photographic Collection, Powerhouse Museum, No known restrictions, via Wikimedia Commons

The plaque says the building was finished in 1835 and used by the Sydney College until 1850, that Sydney Grammar School has been there since 1857, and that the University of Sydney was inaugurated here in 1852. My post: Sydney Grammar School.

Nos. 92, 93 and 94 – The Phillip Street Police Precinct

The Justice and Police Museum, the old Water Police Court buildings on Phillip Street. sv1ambo, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The old Phillip Street Police Station. Sardaka at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Three plaques in a row on one corner: the Water Police Court (92), the Phillip Street Police Station (93) and the Police Court (94). My posts: The Water Police Court, Historical Marker 93 and Historical Marker 94.

No. 95 – The Tivoli Theatre

The plaque says the theatre opened as the Adelphi in 1911, later became the Grand Opera House, was renamed the New Tivoli in 1932, and stood on the site until 1969. "It was famous as the home of vaudeville in Sydney."

No. 97 – Holy Trinity School

Holy Trinity, the Garrison Church, at Millers Point. sv1ambo, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

My post on the church next door: Garrison Church.

No. 101 – The Female Immigrants' Home

The last of the set, in Bent Street. "Caroline Chisholm, 'the emigrant's friend', opened the Female Immigrants' Home on this site in 1841. During a major period of free migration Mrs Chisholm worked to improve conditions for women migrants on their arrival in the colony."

Sydney Town Hall, Green Plaque No. 21. JustARandomEditor123, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Another view of the Lord Nelson, No. 41. sv1ambo, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The Phillip Street buildings from another angle, home to plaques 92, 93 and 94. sv1ambo, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Timeline

• 15 March 1901 – The Australian Historical Society holds its first meeting.
• 1918 – The Society is allowed to add "Royal" to its name.
• 1919 – The first RAHS plaque marks the site of the First Government House.
• 1919–1959 – About 35 more RAHS plaques go up.
• 1941 – The first History House opens at 8 Young Street.
• 1971 – The Society moves to History House, 133 Macquarie Street.
• 15 July 1984 – Green Plaque No. 1 goes up at the site of Campbell's Bank, Circular Quay.
• 1985 – Many of the early numbers go up, including History House, the Lands Department, the Treasury, the First Execution, St James', Parliament and the Strand Arcade.
• 1984–1988 – All 101 plaques are installed for the Bicentenary.
• September 2013 – History magazine No. 117 runs an article on the green plaques scheme.
• 2015 – I post Historical Markers 3, 93 and 94.
• 2021 – The Dictionary of Sydney is archived. Its record says a replacement program for lost plaques had begun.
• August 2023 – I post my first list of all 101.

Where the Sources Disagree

• When they went up. The Dictionary of Sydney says 1984 to 1988, with No. 1 going up on 15 July 1984. The RAHS history page gives 1985. The 2013 History magazine abstract says the program was launched in 1988. They probably went up over the four years, with 1988 as the Bicentenary year.
• Which bank. The Dictionary of Sydney's main entry and the RAHS both name the State Bank of New South Wales. The Dictionary's entries for single plaques, and OpenPlaques, list the Rural Bank of New South Wales as a creator.
• 100 or 101. I remembered there being 100 of them. Every source I found says 101.
• Blue or green. The photo of No. 85 on Wikimedia Commons is titled a "blue plaque", but the plaque in the picture is clearly green.
• No. 13. My list called it St James Railway Station. The Dictionary of Sydney names the plaque "City Railway" and says it is outside St James station.
• No. 20. My list put it at Railway Square. The Dictionary of Sydney gives 814 George Street, near Pitt Street.
• Nos. 93 and 94. My list put them at Phillip and Alfred Streets, but my 2015 post on No. 93 says Phillip and Albert Streets.
• Lord Nelson licence. Plaque No. 41 says the hotel was first licensed in 1841. The Commons photo description says the licence was issued in 1842.

My Earlier Posts

• No. 2: History House – 133 Macquarie Street – Sydney – New South Wales
• No. 3: The New South Wales Lands Department – Bridge Street – Old Sydney
• No. 4: Treasury & Audit Office – Bridge St and Macquarie Street
• No. 5: The First Execution In The Colony - Corner Essex St & Harrington Street
• No. 6: St James Church - 173 King Street
• No. 7: The Tank Stream – Sydney – From Gadigal Water to Stormwater Drain
• No. 9: NSW Parliament - Macquarie Street - Sydney
• No. 10: NSW Supreme Court - King Street - Queens Sqaure - Sydney - NSW
• No. 11: Sydney G.P.O. - General Post Office - Martin Place - Sydney - NSW
• No. 14: The Garden Palace – The Sydney International Exhibition of 1879 and the Great Fire of 22 September 1882
• No. 16: Observatory Hill - Fort Phillip - Sydney Observatory - Sydney - New South Wales
• No. 18: Walsh Bay Wharves - The Rocks Area - Sydney - New South Wales
• No. 19: Mortuary Station – Central – Chippendale
• No. 20: Marcus Clarke Building - Railway Squre - George Street And Pitt Street - Sydney - NSW
• No. 21: Sydney Town Hall – George St & Park / Druitt Street – Sydney
• No. 22: The Marble Bar – Pitt Street – Sydney – Historical Significance
• No. 23: Royal Exchange Of Sydney - Bridge Street - Between Pitt And Gresham Street - Sydney
• No. 24: Mark Foys - Liverpool And Elizabeth Streets
• No. 25: The Sydney Mechanics School Of Arts - Pitt Street - Sydney
• No. 26: The Hydraulic Pumphouse - Pier Street - Darling Harbour - Sydney - NSW
• No. 27: Lieutenant Governor’s Residence - George And Grosvenor St
• No. 28: The National Trust Centre - Formerly Fort Street School - Former Military Hospital - Observatory Hill - Sydney
• No. 30: Sydney Trades Hall - Goulburn Street Cnr Dixon Street - Sydney
• No. 31: Sydney Conservatorium of Music - The Old Government House Horse Stables - The Government Domain - Sydney
• No. 32: The Judges House – Kent Street – Sydney
• No. 33: The New South Wales Club - Bligh Street - Sydney
• No. 34: Old Sydney Burial Ground - Town Hall Area - George Street - Sydney - New South Wales
• No. 35: York Street Synagogue - York Street - Sydney
• No. 36: St Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church – Grosvenor Street – Sydney
• No. 38: "Wyoming" - Macquarie Street - Sydney
• No. 39: Australia Hotel - Castlereagh Street - SYDNEY
• No. 41: Lord Nelson Hotel – The Rocks – Sydney – New South Wales
• No. 42: Sydney’s First Free Subscription Library - Bent Street - Sydney - New South Wales
• No. 43: Customs House – 31 Alfred Street – Circular Quay – Sydney Cove – From Warrane to the City Library
• No. 44: The Australian Gas Light Company - Jenkins Street - Sydney
• No. 45: Francis Greenway’s Residence – George Street, Cnr Argyle Street – The Rocks – Sydney
• No. 46: Sydney Hospital – The Rum Hospital – Macquarie Street, Sydney – From Macquarie's Rum Deal to the Nightingale Wing and Il Porcellino
• No. 48: The Lumber Yard - Bridge Street - Southern Side - Between George & Pitt Streets
• No. 51: The Sydney Mint – Macquarie Street – Sydney – New South Wales
• No. 55: The Governor’s Bathing House – Royal Botanic Gardens – Sydney – New South Wales
• No. 56: Devonshire Street Cemetery – The Burial Ground Under Central Station
• No. 57: Carter’s (Belmore) Barracks – Devonshire Street Cemetery
• No. 59: Sydney and Bubonic Plague in 1901 – Rats
• No. 60: Semi-Circular Quay – Port Jackson – Sydney Harbour
• No. 61: Sydney’s First Newspaper - The Sydney Gazette - George St Near Alfred St - Circular Quay
• No. 62: Simeon Lords Mansion - Macquarie Place - Sydney - NSW
• No. 63: Glover Cottages - Kent Street - Sydney - New South Wales
• No. 64: Culwulla Chambers – 67 Castlereagh Street, Cnr King Street – Sydney
• No. 65: Fort Phillip – Observatory Hill
• No. 68: Underwood Street - Laneways - Sydney - New South Wales
• No. 69: Hyde Park Barracks - Macquarie Street
• No. 72: The Sydney Opera House – From Cattle Point and Bennelong Point to Fort Macquarie and Utzon's Sails – 1788 to Today
• No. 73: The First Gaol – George Street North, The Rocks – Sydney's Log Gaol, Stone Gaol and Gallows – 1797 to 1841
• No. 74: The Sydney Theatre Royal - George Street Sydney - New South Wales
• No. 75: The Police Offices - George Street - Sydney - New South Wales
• No. 76: The Queen Victoria Building – George Street – Sydney – New South Wales
• No. 82: State Library Of New South Wales - Mitchell Wing - Macquarie Street - Sydney
• No. 83: David Jones - Retailer - First Store - George Street Cnr Barrack Street - Sydney - NSW
• No. 84: The Macquarie Wall – The Royal Botanic Gardens
• No. 85: The Government Domain – Next to the Royal Botanic Gardens – Macquarie Street – Sydney – NSW
• No. 86: Farm Cove – Next to the Royal Botanic Gardens – Sydney – New South Wales
• No. 87: The State Theatre - Market Street - Sydney - New South Wales
• No. 89: Wynyard – From Gadigal Country and the Military Barracks to Wynyard Square, Wynyard Park and Wynyard Station – Sydney – NSW
• No. 90: Hyde Park - Sydney
• No. 91: Sydney Grammar School - College Street - Sydney
• No. 92: The Water Police Court – Phillip Street, Circular Quay – Edmund Blacket's 1856 Courthouse and the Justice and Police Museum
• No. 93: Phillip Street Police Station – Corner Phillip St & Albert St – Green Plaque – Historical Marker 93
• No. 94: Sydney Police Court – Historical Marker Number 94
• No. 97: Garrison Church - Lower Fort Street - Argyle Street - The Rocks
• No. 98: The Trocadero - George Street - Sydney
• No. 3: The Lands Department - Sydney Historical Marker Number 3 - Bridge Street - Sydney

Sources

• Dictionary of Sydney, "Sydney Green Plaques": https://dictionaryofsydney.org/artefact/sydney_green_plaques
• Royal Australian Historical Society, "Our History": https://www.rahs.org.au/our-history/
• "Sydney's green plaques scheme", History (RAHS magazine), No. 117, September 2013, p. 24, abstract on Informit: https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.T2026051100009702133468472
• OpenPlaques, Green plaque No. 59154 (Conservatorium of Music, No. 31): https://openplaques.org/plaques/59154
• My earlier list, "The Historical Sydney Green Plaques" (2023): https://myozhistoryjourney.blogspot.com/2023/08/the-historical-sydney-green-plaques.html
• Dictionary of Sydney entries for each plaque, Nos. 1 to 101, linked from the table above.
• Wikimedia Commons file pages for each photo, linked from the pictures.