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</div> </div> </div> </div> <div data-history-node-id="18795" role="article" about="/index.php/entry/glebe_island" class="icon-entry slnsw-entry popup clearfix" uuid="138bb069-6595-b338-afba-b333c555292a"> <div class="header"> <div class="icons"> <i class="icon icon-entry"></i> </div> <h1><span popup="show" uuid="138bb069-6595-b338-afba-b333c555292a">Glebe Island</span> </h1> </div> <div class="content"> <div class="row"> <div class="left col-sm-6"> <div class="field field--name-field-description field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>From abattoir to shipping terminal, Glebe Island has been an intrinsic part of the development of industrial Sydney.</p></div> </div> <div class="right col-sm-6"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div data-history-node-id="19017" role="article" about="/entry/transport" class="icon-entry slnsw-entry popup clearfix" uuid="48ab2f9b-4595-7ab5-74cf-005eb8a76760"> <div class="header"> <div class="icons"> <i class="icon icon-entry"></i> </div> <h1><span popup="show" uuid="48ab2f9b-4595-7ab5-74cf-005eb8a76760">Transport</span> </h1> </div> <div class="content"> <div class="row"> <div class="left col-sm-6"> <div class="field field--name-field-description field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Sydney's transport has been shaped by the geography of the city, changing economic and social needs, technological limitations and advances, and political considerations. From walking tracks and animal haulage to the commuting city of today, transport has also shaped the city itself, opening up new areas and choking others. Carts, ferries, trains, trams, buses and cars have all figured in Sydney's transport history.</p></div> </div> <div class="right col-sm-6"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div data-history-node-id="19038" role="article" about="/entry/white_bay" class="icon-entry slnsw-entry popup clearfix" uuid="884d247c-6f65-a96a-7da4-d1105d584ddd"> <div class="header"> <div class="icons"> <i class="icon icon-entry"></i> </div> <h1><span popup="show" uuid="884d247c-6f65-a96a-7da4-d1105d584ddd">White Bay</span> </h1> </div> <div class="content"> <div class="row"> <div class="left col-sm-6"> <div class="field field--name-field-description field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Long a centre of waterfront industry, including a saw mill, a power station, an oil terminal, and a container wharf, White Bay is now a more peaceful place, with Birrung Park preserving some industrial heritage.</p></div> </div> <div class="right col-sm-6"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div data-history-node-id="19118" role="article" about="/index.php/entry/rozelle" class="icon-entry slnsw-entry popup clearfix" uuid="648cbc29-675e-ff7e-6f33-7ffc66c907de"> <div class="header"> <div class="icons"> <i class="icon icon-entry"></i> </div> <h1><span popup="show" uuid="648cbc29-675e-ff7e-6f33-7ffc66c907de">Rozelle</span> </h1> </div> <div class="content"> <div class="row"> <div class="left col-sm-6"> <div class="field field--name-field-description field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Late to be subdivided, Rozelle became a suburb of workers' cottages, allowing inhabitants to live near their work in the various industries along the harbour shore. 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