Darlinghurst, New South Wales

Darlinghurst is an inner eastern suburb of Sydney, Australia. The suburb is named after Elizabeth Darling, the wife of Ralph Darling, who was the Governor of the state of New South Wales during the early 19th century. It is located wholly within the local government area of the City of Sydney.

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Sydney - Australia - Elizabeth Darling - Ralph Darling - Governor - New South Wales - 19th century - City of Sydney

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Once a slum (in the 1920s) and a red-light prostitution district, as of the 1990s and early 2000s, it has undergone urban renewal and become a rather upmarket, cosmopolitan and diverse area.

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1920s - 1990s - 2000s - Urban renewal

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The area is most famous for the annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. The parade which marks the end of this festival takes place on Oxford Street, the main street that runs through several suburbs, including Darlinghurst. Darlinghurst has two of Sydney's museums: the Australian Museum (a natural history museum) and the Sydney Jewish Museum. The suburb also includes St Vincents Hospital, and is associated with the Sacred Heart Hospital on Victoria St, and the Garvan Institute, a medical research institute. The Darlinghurst Court House at Taylor Square is one of Sydney's most historic buildings. It is adjacent to the also historic Darlinghurst Gaol, which is now the East Sydney campus of the Sydney Institute of Technology.

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Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras - Oxford Street - Australian Museum - Natural history - Sydney Jewish Museum - St Vincents Hospital - Garvan Institute - Taylor Square - Darlinghurst Gaol - Sydney Institute of Technology

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