Sydney

sid'ni, the capital city of New South Wales, Australia. It is one of the best built cities in the world. It faces a magnificent harbor capable of sheltering the world's navies. Several railways center here. Vast coal fields are at hand. The city is the seat of an enormous export trade in wool, ores, and meat products. The government buildings have been constructed in good taste and on a magnificent scale. Parks and streets, schools, and other public enterprises are managed in a liberal spirit and with intelligence. Sydney is already one of the great cities of the world. The population (1902) was returned at 481,830.