Thank you for all the links. When I was working in the Broadway area in the late 1950's I used to walk past these streets each day and to think my ancestors were living in Lodgings in Parramatta St/Rd & Bay St in the 1850's. Thanks again for your help. Joan ----- Original Message ----- From: "paynescrossing" > Hi Joan and list > > 1. Found a historical street name in Sydney? Need to check if the name > has changed? > > Go to the City of Sydney Archives and download their spreadsheet: > > http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/aboutsydney/historyandarchives/SydneyHistory/StreetNames.asp > > > 2. Looking for Sydney street maps? > > The City of Sydney Archives has a collection: > > http://www.photosau.com/cosmaps/scripts/home.asp > > > 3. Got an address between 1845-1948 and want to check who was the > tenant, owner, number of rooms, what sort of roof it had etc? > > The City of Sydney has put data from their rate assessment books online > at: > > http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/aboutsydney/historyandarchives/archives/servicesforresearchers/AssessmentBooks.asp > > > The corner of Bay Street and Broadway (formerly Parramatta street) is > now a shopping centre > http://www.broadway-centre.com.au/ > > formerly Grace Brothers (1904-1992) > http://www.sydneyarchitecture.com/GLE/GLE13.htm > > Regards > > > 2010/1/24 Joan Birtles <joanbirtles@bigpond.com>: >> Could I please ask if there would be any way in which I could find the >> Huntsman Public house in Parramatta Street, Sydney area, [which I believe >> possibly Parramatta Rd & near the Sydney University grounds now] in the >> year >> 1858. -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 6 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has removed 615 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len The Professional version does not have this message