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Convict road gang going up King Street c1843

Convict road gang going up King Street c1843

By

Frederick Garling

From the collections of the

State Library of New South Wales

[a128233 / V/84 (detail)]

(Mitchell Library)

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Garling, Frederick

State Library of New South Wales

Convicts

Roads

Hyde Park Barracks

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Georgian brick building at the southern end of Macquarie Street. Designed by colonial architect Francis Greenway to house male convicts, it subsequently became an immigration depot, government asylum, law courts and museum.

St James Anglican church Queens Square

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Early Anglican church which was Australia's tallest structure from 1822 to 1853 The copper steeple is 52 metres high and was part of the modification to the original plans which were for a courthouse on the site.

Supreme Court building King Street

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Georgian style courthouse on King Street next door to St James church. The building was originally intended to be the Georgian Public School, Macquarie's first public school, but was modified during construction to accommodate the Supreme Court instead.