Built in 1858, Sydney Observatory – which sits up on top of the hill at Millers Point in Sydney city – gained international recognition under Henry Chamberlain Russell, the government ...

Sydney’s previous rainfall record was set in 1950, when 2,194.0mm was dumped over the city. Weather records have been kept at Observatory Hill since 1858. Milton Speer, a meteorologist from the ...

By Friday evening Observatory Hill's rain total during the past six weeks was nearing 500 millimetres, already the wettest April-May in 21 years. With three weeks left in the month, Sydney's April ...

Early recordings from the Bureau of Meteorology have minimum temperatures across most of Sydney, except for the Airport, Observatory Hill and Harbour dropping below 5C on Wednesday morning.

The stars have fascinated humans for eons, and beautiful observatories honor their mesmerizing attraction while helping us further understand the world around us. In addition to being ...

Sitting on top of a hill, right next to the harbor bridge and one of the busiest city highways in Australia, the Sydney Observatory looks small and quaint today.