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The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

Complementary medicine

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Hydro Majestic

Australian Massage Association

Cumberland College of Health Sciences

Brereton, John Le Gay (1827-1886)

Moore, William

Massage on the beach, Bondi 1980s

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Complementary medicine

Hydro Majestic

The Hydro Majestic hotel snakes for over a kilometre along the escarpment overlooking the Megalong and Kanimbla valleys. The grand vision of wealthy entrepreneur Mark Foy, the Hydro opened as an exclusive luxury hotel renowned for its opulence, fine food and entertainments. Over the decades it has undergone many transformations, updating its decor and amenities to suit changing tastes. After an extended period of decline, a revitalised Hydro reopened in 2014.

Australian Massage Association

Professional organisation originally founded in Melbourne before World War I, to promote and regulate the study of massage.

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Cumberland College of Health Sciences

Teaching college for physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, orthoptics and post-registration nursing. In 1990 it became the Faculty of Health Sciences within the University of Sydney.

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Brereton, John Le Gay (1827-1886)

Physician and author who believed in homeopathic medicine and established Sydney's first Turkish bath. He also lectured on cremation and rational clothing.

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Moore, William

Early practitioner of homeopathy in New South Wales, who acquired large landholdings in northern Sydney, and left money endowing the Glebe Homeopathic Hospital.

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Massage on the beach, Bondi 1980s

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