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Wool Stores, Circular Quay c1890s

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Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences
[85/1284-1585]
(Tyrrell Photographic Collection)

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Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences

Established in 1879, the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences' venues include the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney Observatory and Museums Discovery Centre at Castle Hill.

Economy

With the arrival of Europeans, the traditional economy of Aboriginal clans was disrupted, and gave way to the convict economy of the Commissariat and government stores. But this closed economy was soon opened by free settlement, whaling and sealing, shipping and farming success, making Sydney the port for a vast hinterland. Depressions and booms alternated, bringing poverty and prosperity to the city. Sydney's growth and diversity mean that regional economies now exist within the Sydney region.

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Wool

Circular Quay

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Area of Sydney's central business district that surrounds the quays built on reclaimed land from the 1830s.