Dictionary of Sydney

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

Emigrants Barracks

Timber huts on Bent Street opposite Phillip Street that housed government sponsored migrants on their arrival in Sydney between 1837 and the mid 1840s. Tents were also pitched to accommodate when large numbers of people arrived in ships. The Government Printing Office was also located in the same complex from January 1841. 

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Name
Alternate
Immigrant Buildings
Alternate
Immigrant Barracks
Alternate
Emigrant Buildings
Property
Occupied by
Nov 1841 - May 1842
Occupied by
1847 - May 1857
Type