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	Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > Culture of Sydney
		Early Sydney was a convict colony, with a military government.
		The "New South Wales Corps" was notoriously corrupt and self seeking and was known as the "Rum corps" Early Sydney was molded by the hardship suffered by early settlers, the penal nature of the settlement, the corruption of the military and an understandable lack of respect for authority.
		The gay community, and the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras.
	www.kids.net.au /encyclopedia-wiki/cu/Culture_of_Sydney (149 words)

	Culture of Sydney - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Many of the individual cultures that make up the Sydney mosaic are centred on the ethnic, linguistic and religious communities formed by waves of immigration.
		The Sydney Symphony Orchestra is internationally noted and frequently performs at the Sydney Opera House.
		Sydney is famous for its gay community, centred on Oxford Street, and the annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Culture_of_Sydney (564 words)

	Sydney - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sydney is located in a coastal basin between the Pacific Ocean to the east and the Blue Mountains to the west.
		Sydney occupies two geographical regions: the Cumberland Plain, a relatively flat or rolling region lying to the south and west of the harbour, and the Hornsby Plateau, a plateau north of the harbour, up to 200 metres (656 ft) in elevation, dissected by forested valleys.
		Sydney Football Stadium (also known as Aussie Stadium) is home to such clubs as Sydney Roosters, Sydney FC and the NSW Waratahs, and the neighbouring Sydney Cricket Ground has been home to numerous sports for over a century, but is the main home for cricket and Australian rules football in the city.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sydney (4395 words)

	Culture of Sydney - Definition, explanation
		The Sydney Symphony Orchestra is internationally noted and frequently performs at the Sydney Opera House.
		Sydney is a host to many different festivals including the Sydney Festival, a celebration of free performances throughout January; the Big Day Out, a travelling rock music festival which originated in Sydney; the Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras (see below) and the Sydney Film Festival.
		Sydney is famous for its gay community, centered around Oxford Street, and the annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/c/cu/culture_of_sydney.php (791 words)

	Learn more about Culture in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Moreover, anthropologists understand "culture" to refer not only to consumption goods, but to the general processes by which such goods are produced and given meaning, and the social relationships and practices in which such objects and processes are embedded.
		Cultural studies developed in the late 20th century, in part through the reintroduction of Marxist thought in sociology, and in part through the articulation of sociology and other academic disciplines such as literary criticism, in order to focus on the analysis of subcultures in capitalist societies.
		Because the 18th and 19th century distinction between "high" and "low" culture is not appropriate to the mass-produced and mass-marketed consumption goods with which cultural studies is concerned, these scholars refer instead to popular culture.
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /c/cu/culture_1.html (842 words)

	ipedia.com: Sydney Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Sydney is a significant global and domestic tourist destination and is regularly declared to be one of the most beautiful and livable cities in the world, admired for its harbour, beaches and cosmopolitan culture.
		Sydney is located between the Pacific Ocean to the east and the Blue Mountains to the west.
		Sydney is also home to several large ethnic communities throughout the greater metropolitan area, and a significant gay community who host the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras along Oxford Street.
	www.ipedia.com /sydney.html (1874 words)

	The Sydney Morning Herald: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Miranda devine is a columnist and writer for the sydney morning herald, noted for her right wing stance on a range of social and political issues....
		The sydney push was a predominantly left-wing intellectual sub-culture in sydney from the late 1940s to the early 70s....
		The sydney theatre company (stc) is one of australias most well-known and notable theatre companies operating from the wharf theatre near the rocks...
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/t/th/the_sydney_morning_herald.htm (2021 words)

	All Sydney Hotels
		Sydney is home to one of the world’s most beautiful harbors, with the imposing Opera House as the jewel in its crown.
		Sydney is carved out between mountains and the sea, the city offers the almost any activity from a slow hike to extreme sports.
		The Sydney Opera House – a feat of avant-garde architectural vision – epitomizes the city’s desire to lead the New World in the 21st century.
	www.sydney.australia-online-hotel-reservations.com (285 words)

	Sydney - TCP Poetry Wiki (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Sydney is a significant global and domestic tourist destination and is regularly declared to be one of the most beautiful and liveable cities in the world, admired for its harbour, beautiful coastline, warm and pleasant climate and cosmopolitan culture.
		Sydney's urban area of 1,687 km² is similar to that of Greater London, although it has less than half of that city's population.
		Sydney occupies two geographical regions: the Cumberland Plain, a relatively flat or rolling region lying to the south and west of the harbour, and the Hornsby Plateau, a plateau north of the harbour, up to 200 m in elevation, dissected by forested valleys.
	www.criticalpoet.com /mediawiki/index.php/Sydney (3337 words)

	Sydney Travel Guide - Sydney City Tourist Information Guide Australia
		Sydney Travel Guide - Well here you are in the fascinating city of Sydney so you will want to enjoy as much as you can because there is so much to see and do.
		The Sydney Opera House is one place you must visit while you are in the Sydney area.
		Come to Sydney, the beaches and the people and the things to do and see are some of the finest in the world, as you will see.
	www.sydneycitytourist.com (395 words)

	ipedia.com: Culture Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		As a rule, archeologists focus on material culture, and cultural anthropologists focus on symbolic culture, although ultimately both groups maintain interests in the relationship between these two dimensions.
		Moreover, anthropologists understand "culture" to refer not only to consumption goods, but to the general processes which produce such goods and give them meaning, and to the social relationships and practices in which such objects and processes become embedded.
		Cultural studies developed in the late 20th century, in part through the reintroduction of Marxist thought into sociology, and in part through the articulation of sociology and other academic disciplines such as literary criticism, in order to focus on the analysis of subcultures in capitalist societies.
	www.ipedia.com /culture_1.html (916 words)

	G'day Sydney - Tourist attractions and sights to see in Sydney, Australia.
		Before you head out drinking in Sydney, it is worth taking a brief history lesson, or else you are likely to be in for an evening notable only for being almost entirely dry.
		That said there are now a tremendous number of bars in sydney, which describe themselves as "boutique" bars, to the point where the old "hotels" are becoming something of a dying breed.
		This is the place to go if you want a busy but friendly atmosphere, with occasional impromptu performances from fiddlers and the like who bring their instruments to the pub like a Yorkshireman brings his whippet.
	www.gdaysydney.com /drinking.html (1520 words)

	Aboriginal Arts and Culture in the City
		Aboriginal art and culture are accessible throughout the year in Sydney, but there are also significant and specific annual events.
		NAIDOC Week is a national celebration when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people share their culture with families and friends, and in particular with schools, in an effort to educate and entertain the broader population.
		The Festival of the Dreaming was dedicated to the presentation and promotion of Indigenous culture, primarily Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, with some international involvement, and events were held in the NSW State Library, the Museum of Contemporary Art, the Opera House and The Wharf at Walsh Bay.
	www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au /barani/themes/theme10.htm (1722 words)

	Sydney travel guide - Wikitravel
		Sydney [1] is the capital city of the south-eastern Australian state of New South Wales.
		Sydney is the oldest European settlement in Australia, having been founded as a British penal colony on 26 January 1788 (now celebrated as Australia Day, a national public holiday, with major festivities around the city and the Harbour).
		Sydney's most expensive hotels are generally located in the CBD and the Rocks district, near the business hub of Sydney, close to many restaurants, and with excellent harbour views.
	wikitravel.org /en/Sydney (6140 words)

	French Language and Culture in Sydney
		The courses are conducted in English, with a sprinkling of French, and are ideal for all those who want to explore the wonderful corners of France, together with aspects of its music, cinema, cuisine, and art, and are not necessarily students of the French language, or French speakers.
		Our Cultural Courses for 2005 will include a look at the life and films of one of France's most acclaimed, and sadly missed, movie directors, François Truffaut (in March), a "visit" to Versailles (in May), and, following last year's success, we will "revisit" Le musée du Louvre (in July).
		Cultural Courses are 5 weeks in duration and include one 2.5 hour meeting per week.
	www.frenchcentre.com.au /welcome/page23.php (285 words)

	Culture of Sydney - InformationBlast
		Many well-known Australian rock bands have had their genesis in Sydney, from Midnight Oil to INXS, as well as a host of independent groups from punk rock Radio Birdman, indie rockers The Clouds and The Crystal Set, to electronic music pioneers Severed Heads and Itch-E and Scratch-E.
		Sydney has been home to many visual artists, fom the lush pastoralism of Lloyd Rees depictions of Sydney Harbour to Jeffrey Smart's portraits of bleak urban alienation.
		Sydney is a host to many different festivals including the Sydney Festival, a celebration of free performances throughout January; the Big Day Out, a travelling rock music festival which originated in Sydney, and the Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras (see below).
	www.informationblast.com /Culture_of_Sydney.html (401 words)

	ArchitectureWeek - Culture - Postcard from Sydney - 2006.1108
		I thought I was prepared to meet the Sydney Opera House.
		My favorite view was from a sailboat in Sydney Harbor, with another sailboat in the foreground, on a picture-perfect day.
		I visited and revisited the Sydney Opera House, seeing it at different times of day, from a variety of vantage points — from land, from sea, from the air.
	www.architectureweek.com /2006/1108/culture_1-1.html (256 words)

	CMEPlanner.com
		Overlooking magnificent Sydney Cove, The Rocks was once a rough-and-tumble neighborhood populated by prostitutes, thieves and rowdy sailors' bars.
		Savor Cadman's Cottage, Sydney's oldest dwelling, which was built in the early 1800s, and marvel at the famous Argyle Cut, a tunnel constructed through solid rock by convict laborers using hammers and chisels.
		Sydney prides itself on its profusion of parks, and there are few lovelier anywhere than the Royal Botanic Gardens, laid out on the shores of the harbor and located only minutes from the Central Business District.
	www.cmeplanner.com /html/int/cities/syd.asp (434 words)

	The vicious underbelly of urban culture - Opinion - smh.com.au
		It is a culture where to be a "real man" you know how to drink (or take drugs), how to swear, how to fight into submission men who are "different" to you, and how to dominate women.
		It is a culture where acting out violence is a rite of passage, it is how boys become men and individuals join the group.
		It is a culture of bullying, where the line between high spirits and abusive behaviour is blurred and the line between sex and rape is often non-existent.
	www.smh.com.au /news/opinion/the-vicious-underbelly-of-urban-culture/2005/12/12/1134235999893.html (755 words)

	Sydney DiaryStar : Whats on in Sydney
		Sydney Kings vs The Gold Coast at the Sydney Entertainment Centre Basketball fans rejoice, the Sydney Kings are due to face their Gold Coast rivals in what promises to be an exciting game.
		The Beach Boys Concert at the Sydney Entertainment Centre Sure Brian Wilson the genius who really created the sound and revolutionized the band with the Album Pet Sounds is absent but he was never that good in front of an audience anyway.
		AJC Springfest Lawn Party 2007 at Royal Randwick Race Course The Spring racing carnivale is on its way again and this years festivities promise 6 hours of live entertainment, Food and Beverages plus of course the fashion and steeds racing on the track.
	sydney.diarystar.com.au (1093 words)

	Ape Culture - The 2000 Sydney Summer Olympics
		Sydney is a friendly city and these are the friendly games.
		It includes the line "My city is a whore, opening itself to the world" which captures the ambivalence many Australians felt about the Games-excited to show off their city to the world but worried it will no longer be theirs and will be overrun with tourists.
		Sydney wowed the world and now that the Olympics and Paralympics are over, the city seems a bit depressed.
	www.apeculture.com /travel/olympics.htm (2097 words)

	Italian Institute of Culture in Sydney
		The IIC in Sydney and Melbourne are the only institutions in Australia that organise diploma exams (CELI, CILS and IT) from the University of Siena, Perugia and Roma 3 for the Certification of Italian as a Foreign Language;
		Students of the IIC in Sydney receive information and invitations relating to cultural events organised by the Institute.
		Consult theÂ Timetable of courses organised by the Italian Institute of Culture in Sydney.
	www.iicsydney.esteri.it /IIC_Sydney/Menu/Imparare_Italiano/I_corsi_di_lingua (164 words)

	Airport Sydney, Australia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Draws on a philosophy of visual culture which allows for art to be popular and accessible to a broad audience of both art lovers and those who 'don't know about art but know what they like'.
		She specialises in the creative development and management of public art projects and exhibitions; strategic cultural development for business and government; and regional cultural planning.
		We want to establish a strong sense of identity for Sydney Airport, unique in the world, with a riveting sense of 'landing' on Australian soil, acknowledging that cultural tourism, and in particular indigenous cultural tourism, is a significant motivator for in-bound tourism.
	www.euran.com /airportsydney.htm (1841 words)

	Australian People
		Sydney is a multicultural city made up of people who've come from all parts of the world.
		These cultures, mixing with a society of mainly British and aboriginal decent, have produced a cosmopolitan and egalitarian cultural climate, making Sydney one of the world's largest cultural mixing-pots.
		This means drinking in pubs, going to the footy (Australian rugby), and hanging loose away from the prying eyes of their wives and children.
	www.worldroom.com /pages/wrnsyd/customs/syd_ppl.phtml (767 words)

	Culture vulture Sydney - NSW - Travel - MyNRMA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Start your Sydney art trawl at the city's highest natural point, Observatory Hill - immediately to the west of the Harbour Bridge - with a spectacular view of Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour's official name).
		Sydney's numerous commercial art galleries cater for most tastes in art, from Outback kitsch to postmodern obsessive.
		Despite the fact that Sydney city has its back turned firmly to the inland, much of life and art in the early colony of New South Wales took place west of the city at Parramatta.
	www.mynrma.com.au /advertisewithus/sydney_sydm.asp (1027 words)

	Carnivale Christi 2002 - Young Catholics restoring Sydney's Christian culture
		Carnivale Christi, a wholly youth initiative, is a joint project of the Sydney Archdiocese Youth Events Committee, the Society of St Peter, Life/Theatre and the Sydney University Catholic Chaplaincy.
		The rise and rise of the Catholic Church in Sydney over the past two years is astounding, and a great deal of the recognition for this can be attributed to an increase in faith among young people.
		The Society of St Peter (based at Sydney University) and Life/Theatre are but two of a number of organisations that have been pro-actively promoting the Faith through their visible presence in the arts and on campus.
	www.ad2000.com.au /articles/2002/apr2002p6_966.html (1236 words)

	Ape Culture - Sydney Sleaze Ball 2000
		When I arrived in Sydney 8 months ago, it was Mardi Gras season.
		According to The Sydney Morning Herald, Sinead bailed on Sleaze because she wanted to sing an Irish love ballad, while the organizers had something a little more upbeat in mind.
		As the new day dawned, I waited at the bus stop and watched hordes of people make their way from the Ball, bound for the clubs of Oxford Street which were opening at 8:00 AM to accommodate those who don't stop til they've got enough.
	www.apeculture.com /travel/sleazeball.htm (918 words)

	Italian Institute of Culture, Sydney (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Italian Institute of Culture in Sydney is the cultural office of the Consulate General of Italy and it is part of the Italian
		The aim of the Italian Institute of Culture is to strengthen the cultural ties between Australia and Italy through the exchange of the cultural experiences of the two countries, as well as to promote a wider and more accurate knowledge of the Italian culture in its various aspects, from Humanities to Science and Technology.
		• to establish contacts with institutions, organizations and personalities of the Australian cultural and scientific world, fostering proposals and projects which promote or involve the Italian culture or are aimed at the cultural and scientific cooperation between the two countries;
	www.iicsyd.org /iic/index_eng.htm (310 words)

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