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Barham Villa, Darlinghurst 1845

By
George Edwards Peacock
From the collections of the
State Library of New South Wales
[DG 355 / a140024]
(Dixson Galleries)

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Peacock, George Edwards

Lawyer who was transported for forgery, and as a 'gentleman convict' turned to painting to improve his circumstances.

State Library of New South Wales

Darlinghurst

Used by its traditional owners, the Gadigal people, well into the 1840s, Darlinghurst was a quarry and windmill site before it became popular for the fine villas of the colony's well-to-do, in the 1830s. Subsequent booms and busts raised and lowered the suburb's fortunes, creating the mix of poor and posh, criminal and respectable that have made Darlinghurst one of Sydney's most interesting localities.

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Darlinghurst

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Inner suburb to the east of the city which has been home to both gentry and underclass. The former Darlinghurst Gaol is now the National Art School.

Barham

Darlinghurst villa designed by John Verge for Edward Deas Thomson. Purchased by SCEGGS Daringhurst in 1901 and remains as part of the school.

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