4. *Sydney is Australia's oldest city. Captain Cook
stopped near here at Botany Bay in 1770. The
first Europeans who came to Australia put up
their tents at Sydney Cove. Soon the first
houses were built, and in only 200 years the
city grew from nothing into a home for 3.5
million people.
5. *Despite the history, Sydney is the most modern
place in Australia. Its buildings are the highest,
its fashions are the newest and its colours are
the brightest
9. *Paddington is an area of beautiful houses one
hundred years old near the centre of Sydney.
10. *Australian cities have the same problems as
other cities of the world. There are poor
people, homeless people, people with drinking
problems, and people with no hope. There are
many families with only one parent, and it is
very difficult for some young people to find a
job. The problems are big ones, but at least
the cities are small. Sydney, the largest city,
has only 3.5 million people.
