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The Argyle Cut, The Rocks c1900

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The Argyle Cut, The Rocks c1900

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State Library of Victoria

[Accession no: H2007.78/19]

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Argyle Cut

Roadway cut through deep rock between The Rocks and Millers Point, begun by convict labour in 1843, and completed in 1859, with later completion of bridges over the cut. The cut was altered again in the 1920s with the construction of the approaches to the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

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Merriman Stairs

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A set of steps which linked Argyle Street with what was Princes Street in The Rocks, named after James Merriman, a City of Sydney alderman and mayor. The stairway was demolished for the construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

The Rocks

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Suburb located north of the central business district on the western shore of Sydney Cove. Characterised by a precinct of restored nineteenth-century buildings which are a major tourist attraction, it was recognised as a separate suburb in 1993.