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Brickfield Hill, George Street, Sydney 1873

By
JR Clarke
From the collections of the
State Library of New South Wales
[a089535 / SPF/535]

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Clarke, JR

State Library of New South Wales

Bricks

Sydney is unusual in the extent to which the urban landscape has been profoundly influenced by the basic, yet ancient, building material of bricks. Bricks made by the first convict brickmaker were used in the public buildings of the new colony, and the presence of brickyards influenced a succession of localities, from the inner city to the outer suburbs.

Roads

Starting as a tiny settlement on the edge of a great continent, Sydney developed roads as Europeans moved out into the hinterland. They became gateways to the port and city that Sydney Town grew into.

Retail

Roads

Victorian architecture