It consisted of the abolished seats of Sydney-Gipps and Sydney-Lang and parts of the abolished seats of Sydney-King and Sydney-Denison. In 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation, it was absorbed into Balmain.
The area that previously included the Sydney-Gipps and Sydney-Lang districts, as well as parts of the Sydney-King and Sydney-Denison areas, became part of Balmain in 1920 when proportional representation was introduced.