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Pyrmont Quarry 1893

By
Alfred Tischbauer
From the collections of the
State Library of New South Wales
[a1528589 / SV/38]
(Mitchell Library)

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Tischbauer, Alfred

State Library of New South Wales

Pyrmont

Home to the Gommerigal people until the 1830s, Pyrmont peninsula remained undeveloped until the 1840s despite its proximity to Sydney Town. Quarrying the Pyrmont sandstone became a major industry, changing the natural features of the place. Wharves, factories and haulage provided work for the people who moved in, until the industry moved out, and another transformation began in the 1980s.

Quarrying

Sandstone

Pyrmont

Peninsular inner-west suburb between Darling Harbour and Johnston's Bay. Quarried for its sandstone, it later became a heavily industrialised working-class enclave, then gentrified as industry declined.

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