The Lumber Yard Bridge Street, Southern Side, Between George And Pitt Streets
Convict Tradesmen Were Employed In The Lumber. Yard, An Enclsoure Between George Street And The Tank Stream.
An Interesting Character That Worked At The Lumber Yard Was William Noah, From Shropshire, Who Had Been Sentanced to Death For Burglary, Reprieved, And Banished To Botany Bay For Life
On The 28th April 1818 Governor Macquarie Wrote - "Because Of His Long And Faithful Services As Clerk Overseerer Of The Lumber Yard, I Have Agreed To Pay William Noah A Salary Of Fifteen Pounds Sterling, From This Date."
And In That Year Governor Macquarie Gave Him A Full Pardon.
