Sydney
Under the reign of Queen Victoria federation of the six colonies occurred on 1 January 1901. Sydney, with a population of 481,000, then became the state capital of New South Wales. The Great Depression of the 1930s had a severe effect on Sydney's economy, as it did with most cities throughout the industrial world. For much of the 1930s up to one in three breadwinners was unemployed. Construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge served to alleviate some of the effects of the economic downturn by employing 1,400 men between 1924 and 1932. The population continued to boom despite the Depression, having reached 1 million in 1925.
Collie, New South Wales
Collie is a village and parish in central New South Wales, Australia. The town is located in Warren Shire and on the Oxley Highway, north west of the state capital, Sydney. At the 2016 census, Collie and the surrounding area had a population of 194. The name, "Collie", could have derived from an Aboriginal word meaning "water".