Sydney’s iconic harbour sits atop ancient Aboriginal river valley | Multimedia

Date: 16/04/2026 07:13 (UTC)
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By Edurne Morillo

Sydney, Australia, Apr 17 (EFE).- Long before the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge defined Australia's iconic skyline, the area now known as Sydney Harbour was a river valley...

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[FILE] A humpback whale swimming in Sydney Harbour 13 October 2003. EPA/NEIL PATCHETT/WATERWAYS AUTHORITY AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Date: 24/05/2024 08:01 (UTC)
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Date: 17/04/2026 09:58 (UTC)
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Sydney, Australia, Apr 17 (EFE).- Long before the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge defined Australia's iconic skyline, the area now known as Sydney Harbour was a river valley inhabited by Aboriginal communities, a hidden past now being rediscovered through Indigenous-led cultural tours.

Aboard boats navigating those same waters, local and international visitors are invited to rediscover a landscape that existed long before steel and concrete reshaped the coastline but now remains submerged beneath water and urban development.

(Camera: EDURNE MORILLO).

FOOTAGE OF THE SYDNEY HARBOUR BRIDGE AND THE SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE IN AUSTRALIA.

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Sydney’s iconic harbour sits atop ancient Aboriginal river valley

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Date: 17/04/2026 10:06 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EFE
Topic: Politics » Interior policy » Indigenous people
Social issue
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