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Mr Eternity
Arthur Stace (1885–1967),
a reformed alcoholic, was
inspired by an evangelist who
said that he wanted to “shout
eternity through the streets of
Sydney”. “I felt a powerful call from
the Lord to write ‘Eter nity’.” At least
50 times a day, for over 30 years,
Sydney Olympic Park he chalked this word in perfect
The facilities built west of the city centre for the 2000 Olympic copper plate on the footpaths
Games are a lasting legacy for a booming population that lives and walls of the city. A plaque
and works in this precinct. The ANZ Stadium hosts matches in Sydney Square pays tribute
of the rugby union, rugby league, Australian Football League to Mr Eternity’s endeavours.
and the Australian national soccer team.

Arthur Stace and “Eternity”, 1963
Bicentenary
The re-enactment of the First
Fleet’s journey ended in
Sydney Harbour on Australia
Day, 1988. A chaotic flotilla
greeted the “tall ships”.

Oz Magazine, 1963–73 Aboriginal Land Rights
This satirical magazine was the mouth piece In 1975, the first handover
of an irreverent generation inspired by a of land was made to Vincent
left-wing subculture of intellectuals known Lingiari, representative of the
as the Sydney Push, who challenged the Gurindji people, by Prime
status quo from the 1940s to the 1970s. Minister Gough Whitlam.

1990 Population of Australia 2007 Sydney 2015 Malcolm
reaches 17 million 2003 England stages first Earth Turnbull becomes
beats Australia Hour and Live Australia’s fourth 2016 Australia’s
1997 INXS singer Michael as Sydney hosts Earth concert for Prime Minister in population reaches
Hutchence commits the Rugby World climate change 5 years following a 23 million; Sydney’s
suicide in a Sydney hotel Cup final tops 5 million
awareness leadership challenge
1980 1990 2000 2010 2020
1992 Sydney Harbour 2010 Julia Gillard named as country’s 2013 Kevin Rudd 2015 Barangaroo
Tunnel opens first female Prime Minister becomes Prime Reserve opens,
Minister for a second transforming the
1989 Earthquake strikes 2000 Sydney hosts the time, only to lose to Sydney Harbour
Newcastle causing first Olympic Games of Tony Abbott three headland foreshore
extensive damage the new millennium months later

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