First Government House - Corner Of Bridge Street & Phillip Street - South Western Corner - Sydney - New South Wales

 First Government House - Bridge Street And Phillip Street -  South Western Corner - Sydney - NSW

Where The Museum Of Sydneyis Now, Is Where The Frst And Original Government

House Stood....

It's The House That Governor Bligh Was Supposedly Hiding Under the Bed When a The Red coats Of The New South Wales Army Corp Were Going to Put Him

under House Arrest. 

Where The Museum Of Sydneyis Now, Is Where The Frst And Original Government
House Stood....

It's The House That Governor Bligh Was Supposedly Hiding Under the Bed When a The Red coats Of The New South Wales Army Corp Were Going to Put Him
under House Arrest. 

5. First Government 

Bridge Street And Phillip Street South Western Corner.

Sydney's First Government House was built in 1789 for Governor Arthur Phillip. In November 1789, 2 Aboriginal men, Bennelong & Colebee, were captured at Manly under Phillip's orders & were held at Government House. 

After they escaped, Bennelong maintained cordial ties with Phillip. He often dined at Government House with his wife Barangaroo, & a number of Aboriginal people wwre buried within the gardens at his behest. In 1995 The Museum of Sydney opened on the site. A A Forest of pillars made of timber, stone & steel stands adhjacent to the Museum entrance.