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Highlights include Argyle Cut, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Barangaroo Reserve, Bondi Beach: the Sunday when the sea changed, Bondi Icebergs: a Sunday habit stronger than the cold, Bronte Baths: lessons brought by the sea.

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  1. Argyle Cut: story on the “Shores of Sydney Harbour: from Barangaroo to the Sydney Opera House” route

    This stop will explain how a private plan for a road became a public passage through the ridge.

  2. Art Gallery of New South Wales: story on the “From Barracks to Gallery: Macquarie Street and The Domain” route

    The finale will show how the definition of a portrait became the subject of a court case and destroyed the friendship of two artists.

  3. Barangaroo Reserve: story on the “Shores of Sydney Harbour: from Barangaroo to the Sydney Opera House” route

    Here, the route is set by a dispute over who owns the shore and what way of life should prevail on it.

  4. Bondi Beach: the Sunday when the sea changed: story on the “Sydney by the Open Ocean” route

    This is where the route’s main theme begins: how lifesavers responded to the force of the open ocean amid mass urban recreation.

  5. Bondi Icebergs: a Sunday habit stronger than the cold: story on the “Sydney by the Open Ocean” route

    This stop will show how lifesavers turned winter training into a rule of belonging to the club.

  6. Bronte Baths: lessons brought by the sea: story on the “Sydney by the Open Ocean” route

    This stop connects a sheltered sea basin with a movement that changed competitive swimming.

  7. Cadmans Cottage: story on the “Shores of Sydney Harbour: from Barangaroo to the Sydney Opera House” route

    The story of a former convict will show how service on the water gave one man a second career and a government house its name.

  8. Clovelly and Gordons Bay: Several Names for the Same Water: story on the “Sydney by the Open Ocean” route

    The crossing of two bays will explain the origins of their multiple names and the boundaries of marine protection.

  9. Coogee: a calm shore with a troubled past: story on the “Sydney by the Open Ocean” route

    The finale will return to the commercial baths and the investigation that began with a festive lure for the public.

  10. Government House, Sydney: story on the “From Barracks to Gallery: Macquarie Street and The Domain” route

    Here you will see how a rare power of the governor could dismiss a premier who had retained a majority.

  11. Hyde Park Barracks: story on the “From Barracks to Gallery: Macquarie Street and The Domain” route

    Here the convict system will simultaneously deprive hundreds of people of their freedom and restore it to one man.

  12. Museum of Contemporary Art Australia and the edge of Circular Quay: story on the “Shores of Sydney Harbour: from Barangaroo to the Sydney Opera House” route

    Here you will see how a single demolition changed the city's attitude toward old buildings.

  13. Observatory Hill: story on the “Shores of Sydney Harbour: from Barangaroo to the Sydney Opera House” route

    Here you will understand why navigational precision in the harbor depended on one astronomer's daily schedule.

  14. Parliament of New South Wales: story on the “From Barracks to Gallery: Macquarie Street and The Domain” route

    Here, a dispute over a hereditary upper house becomes a struggle over the structure of self-government.

  15. Royal Botanic Garden Sydney and The Domain: story on the “From Barracks to Gallery: Macquarie Street and The Domain” route

    The failure of the first government farm explains the origins of the cove, the garden, and the surrounding park.

  16. St James' Church: story on the “From Barracks to Gallery: Macquarie Street and The Domain” route

    This stop will show how an official dispute permanently swapped the church and the courthouse.

  17. State Library of New South Wales: story on the “From Barracks to Gallery: Macquarie Street and The Domain” route

    This stop explains how a private collection was preserved for public reading rooms.

  18. Sydney Opera House Forecourt: story on the “Shores of Sydney Harbour: from Barangaroo to the Sydney Opera House” route

    The finale will show how the Sydney Opera House's ceremonial entrance once accommodated a crowd that would not have fit in any of its halls.

  19. Tamarama: the bay where the public became participants: story on the “Sydney by the Open Ocean” route

    The history of the fence will explain why free access to the sea had to be defended as a public right.

  20. The Mint: story on the “From Barracks to Gallery: Macquarie Street and The Domain” route

    An ordinary procedure for accepting gold will become evidence in a criminal case here.

  21. Waverley Cemetery: give a person back their name: story on the “Sydney by the Open Ocean” route

    A small inscription makes it possible to separate family memory from an urban legend.

  22. Western Broadwalk: story on the “Shores of Sydney Harbour: from Barangaroo to the Sydney Opera House” route

    A lunch break reveals the Sydney Opera House before its shells—as a construction site with its own first song.