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Sydney

Sydney is the capital of New South Wales and the largest city in Australia, on Port Jackson on the south-east coast. It grew from the penal settlement founded at Sydney Cove by the First Fleet under Arthur Phillip in January 1788, the first British colony in Australia. It became a major port and commercial centre and now has more than 5 million inhabitants.

Sydney
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Sydney. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/sydney
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