Botany Bay

Garewell To Old Enfland Forver 

Farewell To The Well known Old Baileu 

Where I Used To Cut Such. A Fine Sqekl 

Too - Ra - Li -

Singing 

Too - Ra - Li - Ur - A - Lie Aye 

We're Bound For Botany Bay 

Taint leaving Old England we Cares a About 

We Mispells What awe Kbow 

Cos We're All Light Fingered Gentry 

Now The Captain Is Our Commander 

The 

The First And Second Class Passengers 

Knows What Us  Convicts 

Had I The Wings Of A a turtle 

And In Her Sweet Breasts I'd Die 

Site Of The Public Fountain

Site Of Piblic Fountain Designed By Francis Greenway 

- Macquarie Place, Opposite The Department Of Lands  

The Government Wharf - Circular Quay

Government Wharf - Circular Quay 

Alfred Street - Circular Quay, Near Loftus Street

In 1788, When The First Fleet Anchored In Port Kackson, The Head Of Sydney Cove Was V Shaped, Bisected By The Tank Stream, Which Entered The South Side Of The Cove Where Present Day Pitt Street Is. Surveyor James Meehan's Plan Of Sydney Showed Today's Alfred Street Covered With Water at HighTide. It Was Here That The Government Wharf Was Built On The Water Frontage Now Occupied By The Paragon Hotel. 

Commissariat Stores - Circular Quay

Commissaariat Stores 

Circular Quay West, In Front Of MaritimeServices  Building 

It Was Designed In 1809 By Joseph Foveaux, Who Commenced The Wrection Of The Store In The Site. Work Was Completed In 1812 By Governor Macquarie 

LINKS LINK LINKS - HELPFUL AND INSIGHTFUL LINKS FOR PEOPLE WITH QUESTIONS ABOUT SYDNEY & AUSTRALIAN HISTORY

Mirror Sydney - An album of Sydney encounters by Vanessa Berry. The psychogeography of the city. Places unusual, overlooked, hidden and secret. Minor landmarks and suburban oddities. Time and memory. Paying attention to the under-appreciated parts of the urban environment since 2012. Plenty Of Links To Other Sydney Sites And Resources, 

Past Lives Of The Near Future - Revealing Traces Of A Former Sydney.  Sydney’s past is still visible beneath the facade of today if you look close enough. Past/Lives seeks to uncover the secrets, reveal the hidden sides and tell the forgotten stories of Sydney using the clues that have been left behind through the years. Past/Lives chronicles those instances of poorly reconstituted Pizza Huts, lazily retooled milk bars and forgotten former points of significance we pass by or even notice every day, but never really stop to look at.

TROVE - Digital Print

First Fleet Links University Of woollongong

Dictionary Of Sydney - 

Project Gutenberg Australia -  A Truly Amazing Site with all e books and other material thats out of its copyright and is free to download. There is something there for everyone once you start looking.

Everything from The Journals From Captain Cook, Sir Joseph Banks, La Perouse, Arthur Phillip & the Firs t Fleet, to The Explorers, To The Indigenous, to Famous Australian Authors, From "The Magic Pudding", to the "Harp In The South", to "Storm Boy" To "The Wild Men of Sydney" 

I have personally downloaded so many titles from Project Gutenberg and its really helped me understand some of the stories from an earlier time in Sydney Town 

Simeon Lords Mansion - Macquarie Place - Sydney - NSW

Simeon Lord's Mansion 

Macquarie Place, Near Bridge Street


BUILT 1805 & DEMOLISHED 1908 

(103 Years Old) 



In 1805 Simeon Lord, Former Convict And Later Merchant, Trader And Manufacturer, Built A Mansion On This Site. It Was Not Demolished Until 1908

On the 22nd April 1790 Simeon Lord, Aged 19, Was Sentanced At Machester To Seven Years Transportation. HJe Arrived At Sydney Cover On the "Atlantic" on 20th August 1791

At That Time When Simeon Lord Arrived In Sydney Town He Scarcely Had a Friend In The World. 

  

Simeon Lords Flour Mill At Botany 

Simeon Lord's House, also known as Macquarie House, is a historic building located in Macquarie Place, Sydney. It is an important landmark that reflects the colonial history of the city. Here's an overview of the history of Simeon Lord's House:

Early Ownership and Construction:

• The house was built by Simeon Lord, a prominent colonial merchant and entrepreneur, in the early 19th century.
• Simeon Lord arrived in Sydney in 1791 as a convict and later established himself as a successful trader and property owner.

Location and Significance:

• Simeon Lord's House is situated in Macquarie Place, a historic area near Circular Quay that was named after Governor Lachlan Macquarie.
• The house's location in a prominent part of the city reflects Simeon Lord's influence and success in colonial Sydney.

Architectural Features:

• The building is a two-story Georgian-style structure with distinctive architectural features of the period, including sash windows and a symmetrical facade.
• The design of the house is a reflection of the architectural trends of the early 19th century.

Merchant's Residence and Business Hub:

• Simeon Lord's House served as both a residence and a place of business for Lord's various commercial ventures.
• Lord was involved in diverse business activities, including shipping, trade, and property.

Lord's Controversies:

• Simeon Lord was a controversial figure in colonial Sydney due to his legal disputes, financial dealings, and conflicts with other prominent figures.
• His involvement in the "Rum Rebellion" led to legal battles and controversies that marked his legacy.

Later Uses and Restoration:

• Over the years, Simeon Lord's House went through various ownerships and uses.
• In the 20th century, the building underwent restoration efforts to preserve its historical significance and architectural features.

Heritage Status:

• Simeon Lord's House is recognized as a heritage-listed building due to its historical significance and architectural importance.

Today, Simeon Lord's House stands as a tangible link to Sydney's colonial past and the individuals who shaped the city's development. It serves as a reminder of the complex history of the early colonial period and the people who played pivotal roles in Sydney's economic and social growth

Early Naval Office - George St North, Outside Rawson Institute For Men - John Piper

Early Navel Office - George Street North - Outside The Rawson Institute For Men

The Navel Officer Was The Forerunner Of The Collector Of Customs. One Of The Most Well Known People To Have Filled Tbis Position Was Captain Jon Piper. 
Captain John Piper Had Been Described By Some As "The Prince Of Australia

Captain Piper Was Born in 1773 in Ayshire, Scotland. And Arrived At Sydney Cove On The HMAS Pitt in 1792, As en Ensign Of The New South Wales Corps. 

Campbell's Wharf

Campbell's Wharf

Hickson Road, Near The Overseas Terminal Building




Robert Campbell Was Australia's First Substantial Merchant, Had Built by 1803 His Home, Wharf And First Storehouse. Immediately north Of This Building Some Of  His Later Buildings Still Stand

Australia's First Church

Australia's First Church

Johnson Place (Intersection Of Hunter, Bligh And Castlereagh Streets)

This Church, Built by Rev Richard johnson's Own Efforts, Was Opened on August 25th 1793. It Was Destroyed By Fire In 1798


The Text Of This First Sermon Preached In Australia Was "What Shall I Render Unto the Lord For All His Benefits Toward Me" (Psalm CXVI:12)

First Boat Built At Sydney Cove - Alfred St In Front Of Customs House

Alfred Street, In Front Of Customs House

The First Boat Built At Sydney Cove

On October 5th 1789, the first boat was built on the shore of Circular Quay. It was known as the “Rose Hill Packet” or “The Lump”. She was built by R. Reed, Carpenter of the HMAS Supply. 

Officers on the brig “Supply” on January 26th 17888 included Robinson Reed (or Reid), Master Carpenter. On 25th November James Davis, Seaman, was accused by Mr Reed of treating him disrespectfully. Davis was found guilty and sentenced to receive 400 lashes of the Cat - O - Nine - Tails. 

In December 1788 Captain Collins recorded that 

“Mr Reid, The Carpenter of the HMAS Supply, now undertook the construction of a boat house on the east side, for the purpose of buildings, with the timber of this country, to launch or how capable of being employed in conveying provisions to Rose Hill, and for other useful & necessary purposes. 

Tank Stream Bridge & Head Of Sydney Cove -

Tank Stream Bridge & Head Of Sydney Cove -

 Bridge Street, northern Side, Between George & Pitts Streets

Bridge Street, Where The Tank Stream Debouched into Tidal Waters Of Sydney Cove Became The Main Link between East And West Sydney.

This Rivulet Was Christened the "Tank Stream" in May 1792, After Governor Phillip Had A Tank From Sandstone Made Which held 8000 Gallons Of Water.











Links
http://www.sydneyarchitecture.com/GON/GON023.htm 

The Tragedy of drought

THE TRAGEDY OF THE DROUGHT

THIS Is The Biggest Story In The  Nation By A Mile. 

The Grapes Of Wrath - A Drought In Oklahoma USA  Left The Farmers Broke And The Banks Closed On So They Could  Sell The Land To Big Corporations

multi Generational Farmers Being Evicted From Their Farms By The Police. The Fear Of Speaking Up. What Have The Bastard Banks Done To Our People. this Is a a Travesry Against Our People.  The ANZ Made 7 Billion. The NAB Is Eight In There In The Trough

When These People Are For WS Off Their Farms There Is Nowhere For Them To Go. There Are No Refugee Aeevices Wating 

There's Basically No Accommodation. They Camp about. Shocked Broken Ans Alone

Not One Farmer Has Asked For Help. Broken & Brutalised. The Banks Make Sure That The Farmer Feels It Is Their Own Fault 

After What I've Seen Happen My Own People 

Free Up The Land For Mining Companies Or Leave It Open for The Chinese To Come In & Buy It Cheap

The Mobilisation Pf Our Military Forces Has Come At A Great Cost To The  Taxpayer 

Financial & Emotional Carnage 

Honourable Farming families Caught In This Situation 

The Australian Media Doesn't Give  A Damn 

And So The Banks Have Been Free to Terrorise These People

Can't Provide The Mortgage Trail Because The Bank Has On sold The Mortgage. 

Australian People Need to Be Informed  & Enraged. This Is about .

All Farmers Rights Have Been Taken Away From The Farmer. The Mining Companies

Right Now, The Banks 

The Australian People Have No Idea What Is Being Done To Them 

There is A Gaping Wound right Across the Heartland Of This Country 

No Australian was Ever Consulted If They Wanted  It Mined  to Oblivion 

No Australian Was ever Consulted About If We Wanted Our Eland Sold On The Cheap 

If We're Ever Going To Do Something.. The Time Is Now 

We Will No Longer tolerate 

We Need A National Morotorium 

The farmers Feel Like They've Been Left And Hung Out To Dry

It's only 4% 

The Prime Minister, Treasurer & the rest Of The Cabinet 

they Must Fully Guarantee 

that Can Pay Its National Debt 

The Free trade Deal With China needs to Go To The Australian People Before It Is Approved 

The Australia. people Have Already Dug In 

People Are Beey 

The Narip la Land Twfiater 

Protected Fr Ownership. Investment Is One Thing but Ownership Is Another 

1 Million Cattle To ago To China. Where Are They Going To Come From??? Where Are These Cattle???  So Where Is The Breeding Stock To Ship Out To China Next Year. Out In The Bushies Have A Term For It - Bullshit - And If You Have to Wrap The Free Trade Agreement With China In Bullshit, More Than Likely The Rest Of It Is on The Nose

Cleveland house - Part 1

Cleveland House - Buckingham Street & Chalmers St - Central - Built Around 1823…

. It is Now 2023 So The House itself Is Approx 200 Yrs Old…. 

Cleveland House Is Situated On Part Of Section 408 Of The Parish Of Alexandria, Which Comprised Of 10 Acres Of Land Origianlly Granted To Charles Smith In 1809 And Came To Be Known As Cleveland Gardens.

From The Date Of The Original Grant Until The Subdivision Of  The Cleveland The Only Roads Giving Access To The Boundaries Of Elizabeth Street South And Devonshire Street.

Historical Notes 

Cleveland House was built in about 1823-4 for prominent emancipist merchant Daniel Cooper. The house was built on about twelve acres of land which was originally granted to Charles Smith by Governor Macquarie in 1809 (Annable, 1991:12). Smith used this land, known as Cleveland Gardens, as either a market garden or nursery. Upon his purchase of the land Cooper spent (Pounds)4000 on construction of the house, believed to be the work of architect Francis Greenway (Annable, 1991: 5). The Cooper family moved into the house in 1825 but only resided there until 1829 when Cooper separated from his wife. At the time the house was let to provide Mrs Cooper with a source of income. (Annable, 1991:6) 

Until 1855 the house and its land was let out mainly to various families for residential purposes. However, in the 1830s the property was also used as a school. During this time the property is believed to have held prime views of the Darling Harbour and city areas. The decision in 1850 to build Redfern terminus brought industry to the area. This resulted in the subdivision of many of the gentlemen's estates in the neighbouring suburb of Surry Hills. This caused Surry Hills to be built out and changed its character from a picturesque 'village' to a high density suburb (Annable, 1991:6). 

Daniel Cooper returned to England in 1831 and left the house in the trust of James Cooper on the death of his ex-wife, Hannah, in 1836. Daniel Cooper died in 1853 and James Cooper sold the estate, which now amounted to around 13 acres (Annable, 1991:22), jointly to Moorehead and Walker (Annable, 1991:14-15). In 1855 this estate was subdivide into eight sections as part of the redevelopment of Surry Hills. The section containing the house and the outbuildings, lots 7, 8 and 12, were sold as a single property to Isaac Levey and inherited by his son, Montague, in 1860. For a short time after the subdivision the property was used for residential purposes but from 1858 the uses were varied. Uses included a school, laundry, boarding house, gentlemen's apartment and a government labour bureau (Annable, 1991:6) 

A further subdivision of land, lots 7 and 8, occurred in 1886. However, only 2 of these were purchased. From about the mid-1870s the outbuildings were used as a cordial factory, Barrett's. It is thought that some new buildings and extension of existing buildings took place to accommodate the factory. This use continued until it was sold to Peach and Jones bottle merchants in 1896 (Annable, 1991:6). At this time, the house was still owned by Levey (Annable, 1991:16). 

In 1903, the Order of the Sisters of the Good Samaritan purchased the entire unit of the original 1855 subdivision, with the exception of the two lots that were purchased in the 1886 subdivision. The Order used the property as a receiving place in the city for its refuge. Cleveland House was used as a convent for the nuns. They built a large four-storey building to house the refuge and a commercial laundry which was opened in 1904 (Annable, 1991:8) In the late 1920s the refuge became a home for aged and infirm women (Annable, 1991:17) 

In 1946 the property was sold to the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary who used it for the same purposes as the Good Samaritans (Annable, 1991:8) 

In 1958 Cleveland House was purchased by the NSW Society for Crippled Children. The refuge, built in 1904, was used as a hospital, clinic and for administration. Cleveland House was also used for administration. The former convent garden was filled in to be used as a lawn area and later for parking. Additional small buildings were constructed on the site (Annable, 1991:8). 

The property was sold in 1988 to Denerin Pty Ltd and all the buildings with the exception of Cleveland House were demolished and further subdivisions have occurred (Annable, 1991:8). Today there is a small garden at the front of the house and a grassed area between the side of the house and Chalmers Street. A large apartment complex is located at the rear (south) of the house. 

The house has been in private hands throughout its 186 year history. It is today owned by LGS Enterprise, which runs a medical education business InViVo Communications from the building (Central Sydney magazine, 10/2/2010, 4).

Check out Cleveland House Part 2, Part 3 & Part 4 

How To Be Nornal In Australia

How To Be Normal In Australia

March 15, 2012 at 2:12am

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I've Started Reading A Book I Found In My Travels Called "How To Be Normal In Australia" And I'm Shocked!!!!!  It Comes Across As A Legitimate Read, Or Is The Author Just Taking The Piss Out Of Australian Culture or do People Perceive Us Being That Bad??? How Do They say It.... "Aussie Aussie Aussie... Oi Oi Oi".. A Guide For The Puzzled Visitor From Overseas, the Desperate Local, and The OverWhelmed Beginner..."A Practical Guide To The Uncharted Territory of Antipodean Relationships.." (whatever That Means)...

 

Chapter 1. The National Sport in Aust is Splitting The Bill

 

Chapter 2. How To Avoid People. Only Hang With Your Mates, With Collective Consensus With The Alpha Male. Anyone That Is Not Part Of The Group Should Be Made To Know It. 

 

Chapter 3. Always Be Sorry. No Matter What. All Care No Responsibility. Saying Sorry Usually Gets The Average Aussie By. 

 

Chapter 4. Facial Grimacing For Beginners - Learning The Different Grimacing Between Australians. 

 

Chapter 5 Mother's Day - Only Australian Mother's Know How Hard It Is To Teach Children Patience to Keep children Waiting As Along As Possible Chapter 6. Never Appear Worried - Denying Emotional Concern & Involvement - example Road Accidents - Join A Crowd Of Idle Observers - Under No Circumstance To Touch, Help Or Move Anyone. That Is Job Of Authorities... (Anyone With A Badge???) Remember in Australia... The only Worrying You Should Do Is Never Appear To Be Worred...

 

Chapter 7. How To be Passive - Australian Males Understand Only Too Well That The Less energy They Use or the More Passive They Behave, The Greater Their Chances Of Being Picked Up. They Know That Women Have To take The Initiative

 

Chapter 8. Why Kissing Always Means "Yes".... Australians Will Kiss For One Purpose And One Purpose Only....

 

Chapter 9. A Modest Observation.. - men In Australia Become Gay If They Like Women, and heterosexual if They Don't... (Well That's A Revelation)

 

Chapter 10 - Sex By Attrition - Australians Consider That Any Admission Of Desire Shows A Demeaning Lack Of Character. Any Reference to Real Intentions Should Bring out A "Hot Denial"

 

Chapter 11. How  To Become Respectable - Australians Have a Great AdMiration For Gamblers - Racecourses, dog tracks, poker machines, Lotto Agencies, Scratchies, TAB's, Raffles, competitions, Promotions, Casinos, instant Prizes Etc. It's Important to Train children At An Early Age to Buy Lotto For birthdays, Melbourne cup Sweepstakes, pokies  etc.... A FAMILY THAT BETS TOGETHER, GETS TOGETHER

 

Chapter 12. Australian Wedding - Each Planned Stage to tying the Matrimonial Know Should  be the Source of Acrimonious Fights Between Bride, Groom & Their Families.

 

Chapter 13. Three Games For Beginners. Keeping Necessary tension with Partner... "Doesn't Matter"... "Someone Saw You!!!!"... "Us. Really!?!?"

 

Chapter 14. Bringing Down Children. Childhood Should Consist Of "Don'ts".. If A Child Has A Natural Passion, Force Them As Much As Possible Away From It In The Hope They'll Lose Interest Or Be Discouraged. Don't Teach Children Too Much As It Might Give Them An Advantage Over Others

 

Chapter 15. The Seven Ages Of Man. 0 - 25 - Involves A Lot Of Hard WorkAfter 25 Come The Good Times. You Can Let Go. It's An opportunity to Let Your Guts Hang Out Over Your Stubbies Shorts & Stay Exclusively in your age GroupChapter 16 - The Bedroom. Australians Learn From Their Parents That The Real mirror To The Soul Is The state Of Their Bedroom. Give Bedroom A Rigid And Uninviting Appearance. 

 

 

Chapter 17 - The Loungeroom - generally It's The Last Place You take People into. Ensure Loungeroom has a Stale Ambience.Loungeroom Furniture Should Appear to be Cemented Or Bolted Down. Sofas Chairs Etc A Long Way From Each Other to prevent undue Intimacy and discourages relaxing Place Coffee Tables Too Close So People Can't Stretch Their Legs. Huge empty Spaces in The middle Of The room

 

 

Chapter 18. The Twilight Zone. - Steps Are taken for the Elderly in Australia from the outset to Protect The aged from Any Possible Abuse from their Families. This Is Why They Gather The Elderly Together, & Keep Them Safely 9& Securely) in One Place.... Under The Care Of Stragers.... The Nursing Home

 

From About 40yrs old onwards discourage mixing with younger people. They Should Attend RSL's & Bowling clubs. Discourage Parents from spending Time At Your Place. They Might Like It and Makes It Harder to get Them into A Home.  Visit Them At Fewer & Fewer Intervals so eventually, except for a couple of hours on Christmas Day, They Won't Ever Have To See The Family Again. 

 

 

Chapter 19 - Renoivations - Generally It Has  A Strong Correlation With The Marital Problems With The People Undertaking It. To keep A Marriage Going, Do Not Finish Renovating. Leave Bits Permanantly unfinished. If All Improvements Are Made And finished, in Australia Research Shows the Property will Be Sold.

 

 

Chapter 20. Keeping The Peace... An Australian Mother Knows Only Too Well That "The Family" is A volatile Institution. She Also Knows It's Up To her To Be Peacekeeper, So The Family Is Not Plunged Into Anarchy through Open Arguements & Face To Face Conflicts. First Thing Is To Keep Everyone As Far Apart As Possible."Don't Bother Your Father..."  "you Better Tell Me First..."  "You're Upsetting Your Sister..."  "Leave The Kids Alone..." if contact Occurs.... "Stop It Both Of You...."   "I don't Want To Hear AnyMore About It!!!!".... "I Think You Two Better Stay Away From Each Other...."The Advantage Of Unresolved conflicts is that Australians Grow Up without Knowing how To Argue And Make Up

 

 

The Mother's Ultimate Aim Will Be to Discourage Any Kind Of Exchange Of Views, Personal Or General, As It could  potentially Lead to A Full Blown Drama

 

 

The Mother's Hand Of Manipulation Will Become undetectable As The Years Go on

 

 

Chapter 21 -  How to Recognize your Father

 

 

Father Is Like The Country's Governor General. Only Recognisable for His Uniform And Appearance at Special Occassions. Also Usually Deivers The Physical Punisment Once Child Is Proven Guilty And Convicted, By Way Of Hitting, or Having A Certain Object Of Fear Like A Belt, Wooden Spoon Or Implement Which Will Deliver Pain

 

 Mother operates Like The Modern Prime Minister. Expected to make Important unpopular Decisions. She Tries To remain In Power As Long As Possible. children Represent the opposition. Heard Only After whinging, Shouting And Stamping Of Feet. All Patriotic Australians Abide By This Rule, trespassing It Could Plunge The Whole Family into A Constitutional Crisis. 

 

 

Chapter 22. how to be No Trouble. the highest Praise That Can Be Given To A Child Is.... "That They Were No Trouble..." This Must Be Pointed Out At Every Opportunity.you Must Always Point out How Much trouble Your Neighbours, Cousins, Sisters Etc are Having With Their Children.

 

 

The Description of "No Trouble Children" Really Means.... They didn't do Anything in particular..... Stayed out Of Parents Hair..... Never Spoke Unless they Were Spoken To..... Spent A Lot Of Time Out Of Home Amusing Themsleves..... Or Sat Around For Hours Staring At The TV

 

 

Chapter 23 - Fathers Day

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Darlinghurst Gaol - Taylor Square - Bourke Street - Forbes Street - Burton Street - Darlinghurst Road -

Darlinghurst Gaol - Taylor Square - Darlinghurst 

Ten Things  You May Not Have Known About Darlinghurst Goal. 

1. In The Early 1820's, The NSW Colonial Administration Decided To Invest In A New Prison Facility. A Site was Identified At Darlinghurst Hill & The Architect Francis Greenway Was Asked To Design It. Darlinghurst Goal Was To Overlook Sydney As A Constant Reminder That Sydney Town Was A Convict Settlement. 
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2. In 1822, Construction Of The Walls Began Using Convict Labour. After An Early Flurry, Funds Eventually Ran Out And Work On The Site Stopped. Sydney's Existing Jail At The Rocks Eventually Suffered From Intense Overcrowding & Public Pressure Led The Darlinghurst  Goal Project To Restart In 1835. 

The Later Designs Of The Prison By Architect Mortimer Lewis, Were Radically Changed by George Barney, Who Then Took Over The Project. After 1841 Even George Barneys Designs Were Changed By The Administration To Fit In More Prisoners In The Complex. 

In The Original Plans, Each Cell Was To Accomodate 1 Prisoner, But That Was Changed To Each Cell Holding 3 Prisoners. Outside The Walls, Near The Front Entrance, Effluent & Sewage Collected In A Big Pond, With The Stench Rising Up To Greet Anyone Who Came Past It.

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3. The First Prisoners Were Housed In 1841. However, The Prison Itself was Not Completed Until 1881. 
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4. Over The Decades, The Darlinghurst Goal Hosted Some Significant Prisoners, Including - 

Poet Henry Lawson. Lawson, Who Did Time For Drunkeness & Non Payment Of Alimony, Recorded His Experience In His 1908 Poem, One Hundred & Three - His Prison Number 

- Captain Moonlight

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5. Makeshift Public Gallows Were Locates Outside The Main Gate In Forbes Street. A Permanent Gallows Was Located Inside The Main Wall Near The Intersection If Darlinghurst Road & Burton Street. Among The 79 People Executed Was Notorious Bushranger Captain Moonlight In 1880.

Also Executed - John Knatchbull - Hanged in 1844

- jimmy Governor - Hanged in 1901

- The Last Woman Hanged In NSW Was Louisa Collins in January 1889

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6. Conditions In The Goal Deteriorated & It Was Plagued With Drainage, Security & Disease Problems. The Long Bay Goal Superceded Darlinghurst When It Opened In 1914 With Such Mod Cons As Cell Lighting & A Prison Library. 
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7. The Jail Was Used As An Internment Camp During World War One. In 1921 The Buildings Were Converted Into The East Sydney Technical College. 
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8. In 1921, The National Art School Also Took Up Residence In The Old Prison Buildings. Students Who Passed Through The NAS Include -

 Margaret Olley, Ken Done, Max Dupain, Reg Mombasaa & The Sculptor Raynor Hoff, James Gleeson, John Coburn, Fiona Hall, Wendy Sharp, Jeffrey Smart, John Olsen, 
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9. Also Within The Complex Is The Cell Block Theatre Which Was Announced In 1955 By Hollywood Legend Katherine Hepburn. Hepburn Made a Speech Noting How Appropriate It Was That A Member Of The Second Oldest  Profession In The Business,  Should Open A Building Which Had Housed Women From the Oldest Profession. 
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10. Darlinghurst Goal Is The Oldest Surviving Large Jail Complex In Australia. 
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Prisoners Were Marched In Chains From The Decaying Prison In Old George Street North To The Big New Goal In Darlinghurst In 1841. 
There were 159 fillings in the cavalcade, 119 men and 40 women.
Three years later a crowd of 10,000 were outside the Gaols Great Stone Wall To  Watch Murderer John Knatchbull hang on the public gallows. Until 1852 All Hangings Were public. The last hanging out the jail was in 1907, of the 67th Person to die on the gallows there.
The Goal Had Been Planned In 1835, was a long time building. 13 years earlier, convicts had begun to dig stone for its wall On Goat Island & in the Woolloomooloo Quarries. Some of the marks they carved in the blocks, So That A Tally could be kept Of Their Quota in the cut stone, Is Still Legible. 
The Gaol Was Planned by Mortimer Lewis, After The Original Designs From Francis Greenway Many Years before.   On An American Model, As A Series Of Curved buildings Grouped Around A Chapel. In 1840, A Time Of Depression, Free Labour Was Used On the Chief Gaoler's House And Two Cell Wings Under A Scheme To Ease 
"The Great Destitution Among The Working Classes."
Strenuous But Not Always Successful Efforts Were Made To Extract  Useful Work From The Prisoners, Who Worked At trades Seven hours A Day. Discipline Was Severe. 
One Of The Few Amenities Was the Fact That No Cell Had A Ceiling Less Than 10 Feet High. 
In World War 1, German Prisoners Of War Were Housed in the Gaol, & Long Bay Gaol Took Over The Criminals. In 1921 The Massive Buildings Threw off their Ugly Past - Darlinghurst Gaol Opened Its Gates To Hopeful youth & Became East Sydney Technical College. 

2022 - The Latest News About The Darlinghurst Site 

 Darlinghurst Law Courts To Become Centre Of New Cultural Precinct

St Peter's Church - Watson's Bay

Known About.....

St Peter's Church.... Watson's Bay NSW

1. The Chirch Will Celebrate It's 150th Anniversary In June 2014. It Was Formed On June 22 1863.

2. St Peter's Was Built To A Design By Edmund Blackett. Since It's Establishment, It Has Played  A Pivotal Role In Community Life In Watson's Bay.

3.  The Pipe Organ In The West Gallery Is Among The Oldest in Sydney. It Was Built In 1796 By Robert And William Gray From London. Legend Suggests It Was Lent To Emperor Napolean, Long Before It Was Installed In The Church In 1920. 

4. Records Indicate That Support For An Anglican Church Dates From 1847. At A Meeting On June 27, 1847, Bishop Broughton, The Bishop Metropolitan, Expressed His Desire That The Proposed Watson's Bay Church Should Be Named St Peters. But It Then Took 17 More Years To Build. The First Church Built In Watson's Bay Was An Independent Chapel Built Near South Head Lighthouse In 1839. 

5. The Gates Were Added In 1929, Signalling The Completion Of The Church As A Full Parish. The Gates Were Dedicated To The Memory Of Those Killed In The Greycliffe Ferry Disaster

6. The Original Hall Was Built As An Addition On 1911. The Church's Rectory Was Built In 1923.

7. For The First 10 Years Of St Peter's History, It Was A. Branch Church Of St Marks In Darling Point. With The Opening Of All Saints Church  In Woolahra, In 1876, The District Of Watsons Bay Was Transferred To That Parish. It Remained There For 25 Years. 

By 1900, The Congregation Had Built Up To 17 Families Paying Pew Rents, Which Enabled St Peter's To Be Properly Furnished And To Establish A Sizable Sunday School. 

8. John and Janette Howard were Married There In 1971. The Former Prime Minister And His Wife Wed On April 4

9. St Peter's Church Was Officially Consecrated Almost 150 Years Ago On December 27, 1864. It Was Consecrated By Dr Barker, Who Was Then Bishop Metropolitan Of Sydney. Dr Barker Was Assisted By Dean Cowper, Dean Of Sydney, And Rev Kemmis. Rev Kemmis Saw St Peter's Constructed And Then Consecrated During His Time Looking After The Church Between 1864 &1876.

10.