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How did the 2004 merger with the City of South Sydney change the City of Sydney?

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Sydney: Harbour Bridge — Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney.

The 2004 merger between the City of Sydney and the City of South Sydney resulted in an increase in the geographical boundaries of the City of Sydney.1

While the administrative history of the city has been marked by several boundary changes—including reductions in size in 1968 and 1989—this 2004 consolidation reversed that trend by incorporating the neighboring City of South Sydney into the City of Sydney's jurisdiction.1