Bradman grew up in Bowral, which lies 50 miles south west of Sydney and made his first hundred for the local High School.

BBC: Statue honours Bradman

The 20-year-old man, who has not been named, is said to have fallen about 100 metres (300ft) at Wentworth Falls, west of Sydney, after slipping from rocks.

BBC: British tourist falls to death from Australia waterfall

Park ranger David Noble found the trees in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney, where the average rainfall in the mountains in 1, 050mm and 850mm at lower levels.

BBC: Inverewe's Jurassic tree grove endures wet summer

The sporting arenas have been built and tested, and the main Olympic gathering-place, on the site of an old abattoir at Homebush, west of Sydney, is ready for the opening ceremony on September 15th.

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Temora, a five-hour drive west of Sydney, with a rich aviation history as the site of Australia's biggest pilot-training school during World War II, was already a center for sport aviation activities such as gliding, parachuting and aerobatics.

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Other smaller dots on the west side of Sydney Harbour, such as the private island of Snapper and the navy base of Spectacle Island, are not generally open to the public.

BBC: The islands of Sydney Harbour

Since then, Tuqiri, who has signed a short-term deal at Welford Road, has played for Sydney side West Harbour.

BBC: Tigers complete deal for Tuqiri

The show spectacular has been choreographed by James Taylor, who has produced works for the Sydney Dance Company and The West Australian Ballet.

BBC: In Sydney, Christmas in July

When it comes to noisy and unsightly motorways, Parramatta Road, Sydney's major east-west artery, takes the cake.

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As in London, the main site was on reclaimed industrial land, a few miles west of the city centre, and it was connected to downtown Sydney by a new train line and ferries.

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