Sydney

Sydney is the capital of New South Wales, the oldest city in Australia, and one of the first in the world, on the South shore of the basin of Port Jackson. It is the entrance of a magnificent, almost land-locked, harbour for shipping of the largest tonnage. The situation of the city is superb, and it is surrounded by the richest scenery. The shores of the basin are covered with luxuriant vegetation, studded with islands and indented with pretty bays. It is well paved, has broad streets, and some fine buildings, the principal being the university, the two cathedrals, the post-office, and the town hall. It is a commercial rather than a manufacturing city, though its resources for manufacture are considerable, for it is in the centre of a large coal-field, in connection with which manufacturing industries may develop much more than it is at present.

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