One of Sydney’s first and most densely populated suburbs, Darlinghurst has always been in the headlines. The land was first granted to John Palmer, who arrived in Australia on the First Fleet, and the suburb was initially named Henrietta Town after Governor Macquarie’s wife. In 1831 his successor, Governor Darling, changed it to Darlinghurst, after his own wife. Darlinghurst was home to the colony’s wealthiest, with 17 extravagant white villas lining the the hill down to Woolloomooloo, owned...